On 15/04/2010 18:51, wrote:
On 15 Apr, 18:44, wrote:
Interesting looking at flightradar24.com - Not a single civil movement
over the UK and a lot of western Europe . . . .

www.flightradar24.com

I don't really understand why this is such a big deal though.

Presumably the ash cloud is not 'that' dense otherwise we would have a
blackout.

Why then is it so important that aircraft avoid what seems to be a
little bit of fine dust?

I understand that the plane can suffer engine failures etc if it goes
through dense cloud of volcanic ash but is that likely to happen at such
limited concentrations?

And will I have to clean the car again once it's all fallen out of the
sky!!??

Are you going to be the one to volunteer to take a large passenger jet
to Oslo at up to 30000ft?

No, thought not.

No, of course not because I've been advised not to.

What I asked was why not and from your sarcastic reply "Cuddles", I
guess you don't have the answer either!

However, a bit of googling has, as usual, found the answer.

For those interested, here is the reason why the planes have been
grounded . . .

http://tinyurl.com/y394h58