Ryanair has confirmed that two of its aircraft that performed emergency landings at Belfast City Airport on Tuesday had traces of volcanic ash in their engines.
The airline initially reported that the aircraft had separate technical problems unrelated to the Icelandic ash plume, according to the Irish Independent.
Ryanair was unable to explain the ash in the engines of the planes, as they had been flying in UK airspace, which was open and unrestricted at the time.
The low-cost airline joined Irish airline AerLingus in criticising EU Governments for what it called “excessive and inappropriate” closures of European airspace.
Aircraft manufacturers have provided guidance to all airlines for this kind of minimal exposure. Other aircraft operators have faced this level of exposure, which will become routine while the ash plume remains.
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