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Old 21-04-2010, 18:55   #215
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Re: Airports closed as volcanic ash drifts toward UK

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Originally Posted by Flyboy View Post
Not to cast a shadow on this, but the specualtion that the Polish president "encouraged" the pilot of his plane to land in bad weather, could be described as a similar scenario. I wouldn't put it past Walsh to "bully" someone into declaring the skies are safe.
are the airlines carrying out extra checks and inspections of the planes because surely even if they catch the remnants of the ash cloud it could still damage engine parts over a period of time some short haul planes will do 3 or 4 trips a day into Europe and damage could have a cumulative effect
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