Ryanair backtracks – flight problems were ash related
11.05.10
Ryanair has said that volcanic ash was found in the engines of two of its aircraft at Belfast City Airport. Four Ryanair flights were cancelled from the airport on Sunday, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded. Initially, the airline said the planes had separate technical problems unrelated to the ash cloud, but after further tests it confirmed that two of its aircraft showed small traces of ash in their engines.
The planes had flown in UK airspace that was open and unrestricted at the time. The spokesman said Ryanair cannot explain why there was ash in the engines other than there are trace elements of it in the atmosphere. He said: ‘These aircraft will return to service once the manufacturer's approved procedures for such cases has been completed by Ryanair's engineers.' He added that there ‘was no risk or cause for concern.’
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