Give Me A Break…
The BBC says that the IATA is still kvetching and looking for a government hand-out: Ash cloud chaos: Recriminations over Europe flight ban
There have been bitter recriminations over the almost week-long closure of large parts of European airspace because of volcanic ash from Iceland.
Airlines are seeking compensation from governments over the unprecedented shutdown, which they say cost them $1.7bn (£1.1bn).
But scientists have said regulators had few options beyond flight bans.
…Virgin Group chairman Sir Richard Branson meanwhile told the BBC that he believed governments would be unlikely to impose a blanket ban again.
“I think if they’d sent up planes immediately to see whether the ash was actually too dangerous to fly through or to look for corridors where it wasn’t very thick, I think that we would have been back flying a lot sooner,” he said.
The bans were imposed because volcanic ash – a mixture of glass, sand and rock particles – can seriously damage jet engines.
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April 22, 2010 6 Comments
Show A Little Respect
She’s the only planet we have, if we blow it, we can’t pack up and move.
Wikipedia as a brief Earth Day entry, but links to other sites.
April 22, 2010 5 Comments
