Ash clouds threaten air traffic

[Royalistflyer]

I said much earlier on this thread that I had been in the Indian Ocean/Indonesia incident when the a/c lost all four engines simultaneously. This was daytime - bright sun "clear" visibility - yet all four engines stopped. Restart was achieved only at a much lower altitude as the glassification dislodged. It was slow - one engine at a time. Just because you can't see the bl**dy stuff from the ground doesn't mean it isn't there!