I would have been happy to fly from day 1. I have 25 years of experience of flying in all kinds of crap. The pilota are the ones who decides when and where it's safe to fly aeroplanes, not faceless bureaucrats.
Which airline do you fly for again? I'll make a note to avoid paxing on it. I assume you also ignore the faceless bureaucrats who forecast storm cells as well, right?
Day 1 in Finnish airspace, 2,000km from the volcano? I'll leave you to it.
ORAC
The airlines don't come out of this smelling of roses. They're the ones who have dragged their feet for years to prevent a safe ash level being set...
Guardian: Why airlines resisted setting safe dust level for flights – until now
Good point, useful article with some good journalism (despite the publication!)