2012 Event After a century of silence, Mount Tongariro in New Zealand erupts, spreading volcanic ash across the country's central North Island and affecting airports 2010 Event Iceland's volcano causes Britain's two busiest airports to close in addition to Dublin Airport and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol 2010 Event Ash from the Iceland volcano causes new flight restrictions at airports including Shannon Airport and Ireland West Airport Knock 1992 Event Supreme Court rules fund soliciting can be banned at airports 1985 Event Terrorists kill 20 and wound 110 attacking El Al at Rome and Vienna airports, President Reagan blames Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi 1962 Event U.N. command forbids flights to Katangese airports 1945 Event German air raid on allied airports at Eindhoven/Saint-Trond/Brussels 1942 Event Red army occupies German airports at Tasjinskaja and Morozowsk 1925 Birthday PER Bailey, director, Gatwick and Stansted Airports