European visitors to Spain, during April, fell 30% due to the effects of the volcanic ash cloud.

European visitors to Spain, during April, fell 30% due to the effects of the volcanic ash cloud.: "European visitors to Spain, during April, fell 30% due to the effects of the volcanic ash cloud.

The Catalunya community was less affected by the volcano, down 7.2%.

If the data of foreign tourist arrivals in the first quarter pointed to slight signs of recovery, the closure of airspace because of the ash cloud caused by the volcano Eyjafjall has killed, at a stroke, the first green shoots of a depressed sector after two consecutive years of decline. With most European airports closed for a week,"