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Old 26th Sep 2021, 13:32
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La Palma (SPC/GCLA) closed by volcanic ash

After a few days of eruptions, airport finally closed, with accumulations of ash on the runway. Mostly inter-island flights, but there are normally a few jets a day from mainland Europe. Nearby Tenerife, about 100nm away, rolls on as normal.

Which makes one wonder, when the Iceland volcano erupted about 10 years ago, why the whole of Western Europe airspace was closed, when not a speck of volcanic dust was seen.
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