The U.S. Department of Transportation advises passengers on flights to Hilo and Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airports in Hawaii to check with their airlines before departure about the volcanic eruption situation at Mauna Loa. Mauna Loa is the largest active volcano in the world, and yesterday its first eruption occurred after almost four decades, it is written...

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