The superheated particles turn to glass inside the engine and stop it dead.
You'd think that with all the bolleaux that the media spout on aviation we'd not do it ourselves in this place. What an utter load of hogwash! Still, it would never do to let facts or accuracy get in the way of a good story, would it?
Easyjet
never do
anything that costs money unless it is confidently expected expected to turn a profit (and preferably huge bonuses too) so either they've found a market or this is another industry changing bombshell like the revolutionary and virtually fuel-less sonic cruiser from the renowned design stable of their genius chief aerodynamicist and aerostructures supremo (aka the breakdown mechanic). And we all know when the first of those is going to be delivered...