The Times (April 22)
2010/ 04/ 23 by jd in Global News
Flights have resumed across Europe. Some are now complaining the weeklong flight ban was unnecessary. Airlines are even demanding cash for ash. The Times, however, says the authorities made the right decision. It would have been insane to “allow airliners to merrily fly in until one or more of them fell abruptly from the sky.” Too little is known about the limits of safety. Aircraft aren’t currently equipped for ash detection. Pilots don’t have experience flying through ash. The flight ban was the right thing to do.
