is this a preview of what happens on lost?*
like the other black smoke monster, the volcanic ash from the eruption underneath the eyjafjallajokull glacier in iceland has been causing all kinds of problems. since last week, hundreds of people have been evacuated, thousands of european flights canceled and a presidential funeral has been missed.
losing over $200 million a day, the airlines took things into their own hands this weekend. dutch, german and french airlines have run test flights without passengers and have all returned safely with no problems to the planes. the concern is the ash, which when caught in a plane’s motors can cause them to shut down like it did in 1989 with a boeing 747. meterologists are saying the winds are varying and the volcano’s eruptions irregular so it’s still not safe.
it’ll be up to the national aviation authorities when the airspace is opened back up but if i were stuck in europe on vacation, you can bet i would be hoping it’s not anytime soon.
*there’s been some very smart marketing around the tv program, lost. for the past few weeks, the big question has been - what happens if the black smoke were to get off the island? btw, the photo is a picture of oceanic 815, when the plane broke apart. did you ever notice before now that the black smoke trails behind it?
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never noticed the black smoke! interesting. i’m with you, if only the volcano had errupted last month when i was in europe–instead of trying to catch some z’s before heading to my monday morning flight, i’d be planning my day in paris. ah well…