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Old 16th May 2010, 15:08
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Bus driver refusing to drive because it is rainy outside?
Surgeon refusing to do the job because there is some blood around?
Plumber says he will not fix it as hammer may incidentally hit the finger?

How often you hear that and what would be you reaction?

Get a live and stop moaning about greedy CEOs. You were all paid for April, aren't you? Did you ever care where CEO got money to pay your salaries after loosing revenue due to grounded flights? Not your business? Yeah, right. So do your business - fly aircraft. Or leave the industry.
Yup, agree.
However, we now seem to have a large group of junior 'pilots' on this forum who seem to be woefully uninformed about the subject of volcanic ash, and together with aviation authorities in Europe, who have not had to cope with this much before (except perhaps the Italians)...all seem to be scared of their own collective shadows, and will look for any excuse to not fly.
It would therefore appear that the entire commercial aviation business throughout Europe/UK is going to the dogs (so to speak)...and I for one, couldn't care less.
Let them stew in their own juice.
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