New Rules Affecting Flights and Volcanic Ash
Flybe will be the first airline in the UK to be able to fly within the new CAA approved safe levels of volcanic ash. The CAA called upon the industry to bring forward thoroughly researched proposals to safely improve the ability to fly in the vicinity of low level volcanic ash concentrations. Flybe worked closely with the Met Office, Bombadier and Pratt & Whitney their engine manufacturers in Canada to develop the proposals.
This means that all travellers will be less affected by any future ash clouds coming our way. If the new rules had been in place when the ash cloud first came across UK and European airspace, far fewer flights would have been affected. This means that the delays that affected thousands of passengers when the ash first arrived are less likely to affect so many in the near future.
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