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Originally Posted by wodin
Harumph!
We, here in the beautiful Sandwich Islands live with it all the time, especially with interisland flights. Planes coming and going to the Big Island, where the active volcano is, have the highest cycle (one takeoff and one landing) rate of any in the world, and are continually flying through vog (volcanic fog composed of gases and ash from Kiluea).
It results in a higher maintenance schedule for the aircraft, but little in the way of safety issues. Some of the older plane’s windshields look like they’ve been sand blasted, and the paint work is shiny only on new planes.
I don’t often have the opportunity to call the Brits wimps, but this is one!  
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WIMPS!!! If I wasn't drinking my weak, milky tea with plenty of sugars and eating my limp egg and cress sandwiches I'd take you to task on that one.
