Mexico City -
For the second time in 10 days, the Popocatepetl volcano east of Mexico City has spewed ash into the sky, forcing cancellation of flights at the nearby Puebla International Airport.
A statement from the government's airport oversight agency on Wednesday said operations in Puebla were suspended at 6.30am to allow airport personnel to clean runways and other areas covered in ash.
Officials expected the airport to resume normal operations soon.
The suspension affected three flights on Wednesday.
On February 15, a similar eruption caused the cancellation of three flights at the airport.
According to Mexico's National Centre for Disaster Prevention, a series of explosions at the volcano overnight tossed hot rocks 760 yards (700 meters) down the volcano's cone.
Sapa-AP