Unless the plane wants to take the long way around... the plane would fly west.
You would go north.
North West
South east.
it takes 8 hours to travel from Italy to Canada by plane.
You would be travelling eastwards.
East
It would take about 11 hours to fly from Florida to Italy. There is approximately 5,163 miles between the two locations.
by car: 3 1/2 days by plane: 2 hours
Outwards
North-East on a plane.
The closest volcano to the UK is located on the island of Iceland, specifically the Eyjafjallajökull volcano. It last erupted in 2010, causing disruptions to air travel across Europe.