The lockdown of the airspace above Europe has been called off, but the chaos among travellers has not ceased a bit. The ash cloud that covered the United Kingdom and West Europe was allegedly too dangerous for planes to fly through, since it posed as a threat for engines and instruments. For safety reasons airplanes were kept on the ground, leading to thousands of stranded travellers. Due to the shape of the cloud, not every country has opened its airspace yet; leading to a holey cheese that made the start up of the air travel more complicated and subsequently slowed it down.
Of course, the whole situation may have been horrific for all the homebound travellers, but honestly, I was fascinated by the whole chaos. With all the modern technology, on which we blindly trust, we are propelled back to ancient times by an old volcano somewhere on Iceland. I was sceptical about the early precautious lockdown, however. I could not imagine the dust to be so devastating for the engines of an airplane. Thousands of planes fly through sand clouds on daily basis, and we never hear about them. But still, I’m glad the human lives are not worth taking the risk.
Of course, the whole situation may have been horrific for all the homebound travellers, but honestly, I was fascinated by the whole chaos. With all the modern technology, on which we blindly trust, we are propelled back to ancient times by an old volcano somewhere on Iceland. I was sceptical about the early precautious lockdown, however. I could not imagine the dust to be so devastating for the engines of an airplane. Thousands of planes fly through sand clouds on daily basis, and we never hear about them. But still, I’m glad the human lives are not worth taking the risk.
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