Earlier this month, the ash cloud from Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano saw the cancellation of tens of thousands of flights, leaving millions of passengers stranded.Now comes a startling admission from the UK Civil Aviation Authority's head of airworth
Earlier this month, the ash cloud from Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano saw the cancellation of tens of thousands of flights, leaving millions of passengers stranded.
Now comes a startling admission from the UK Civil Aviation Authority’s head of airworthiness, Jim McKenna.
After examining newly released satellite images taken during the crisis, Mr McKenna said: “It’s obvious that at the start of this crisis there was a lack of definitive data.
“It’s also true that for some of the time, the density of ash above the UK was close to undetectable.”
Airlines, already pushing the British government for tens of millions of pounds in compensation, will no doubt use Mr McKenna’s comments to back their claims.
The decision not to allow flights was based on Met Office computer modelling.
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