Thanks Jim
Jim, clarification much appreciated.
Yesterday was a difficult day for the industry made worse by an inconsistent approach from national bodies. My own employers opinion was:
"As I suggested in my email yesterday, today has proved to be a very
testing day due to the dynamic nature of the volcanic ash situation.
This has been made more difficult because of the inconsistency in the
approach and interpretation being applied by different national
authorities and air traffic units in determining the level of
contamination and corresponding status of airspace."
That is a small part of what was a very good e mail. I am not trying to start an EU squabble but given the stakes involved they need to get their act together.
It would also appear that some flights did operate in areas considered by others to be no fly zones. Would be interesting to see if the engines suffered any ill effects.
Bigpants