Ash Clouds

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/apr/18/iceland-volcano-ash-travel-chaos-friday


The ash cloud struck again. Government ministers have said it would not be safe for aircrafts to fly across most of northern Europe tomorrow.
Another day passed by after the ash cloud from the Icelandic volcano struck again and prevented flights in and out of the UK. Ministers met for an hour and a half in Downing Street to talk about the matter.
Earlier in the day there was hope of a resumption of air travel tomorrow, with airlines trying to put up test flights.
But the transport secretary Lord Adonis said, following advice from the Met Office, it had been concluded that it would "not be safe for flights across most of northern Europe to take place tomorrow".
Ministers said everything was being done to try to help the thousands of Britons stranded abroad by the closure of UK airspace.


I think it's really good of the English government to carry out a test flight despite the ash cloud. People are still stuck at Airfields all over the world and have been there for hours, so it's a good thing that the government does something to help these people. Of course it's a difficult situation and a test flight carries risks with it but I think that it would be a good idea to launch a flight without a pilot or other personnel. It's not dangerous and it could help to give the Government an idea of if the sky is going to be safe enough for other flights to become active again.