Why Can’t Planes Fly in Volcanic Ash?

Image via Wikipedia British Airways is haemorrhaging £20m (€23m) a day, 150,000 British holidaymakers are stranded and most of Europe’s airports are lying empty, with the exception of the odd bit of tumbleweed. So what’s all the fuss about – it’s only a bit of dust isn’t it? Well, no. This isn’t any old dust, it’s volcanic dust and [...]

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