Most of the ash is blowing northwest , toward sparsely populated Greenland , and the European aviation industry collected valuable safety data during last year 's event . NEW : Iceland 's eruption has ` ` paused , '' the Danish Foreign Office says . Poland could be affected later Wednesday . A cloud of volcanic ash from Iceland is affecting European air traffic . It is safe and most flights will go as normal , Eurocontrol says .
NEW : Iceland 's eruption has ` ` paused , '' the Danish Foreign Office says . Poland could be affected later Wednesday . A cloud of volcanic ash from Iceland is affecting European air traffic . It is safe and most flights will go as normal , Eurocontrol says .