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How ash could damage air planes

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How ash could damage air planes

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Al Jazeera English

16 Views • Jun 01, 2012

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Several European countries have closed their airspace after a cloud of ash thrown up by a volcano in Iceland spread over the continent.

The tiny particles of ash could cause severe damage to aircraft as they could get sucked into jet engines, clog fuel systems and obscure window screens.

Al Jazeera's Emma Hayward explains.