Journey to Polish presidential funeral[edit]
18 April 2010 Saakashvili, despite an ash cloud from the Eyjafjallajökull volcano, because of which airspace over most of Europe was closed, made his way to Polish president L. Kaczynski's funeral. Dozens of foreign mourners had had their flights cancelled. Mikheil Saakasvhili was flying from the USA and first landed in Portugal, then Italy, Turkey, Bulgaria and Romania and finally Kraków airport (Poland), just on time to meet the funeral conduct walking to Wawel Cathedral.[25][26]