Ash clouds, and particles carried thousand of miles by winds are not the same thing. I am an airline pilot. I work in airline management in safety and risk management. The hysterical response to this event is a classic example of people who know nothing, acting with authority they should not have. BA 009 and KLM 867 flew through ash clouds close to the source. Equating them with flying into Europe after an eruption in Iceland is stupid. Finally, someone in Europe is starting to ask the correct questions - and to point the finger in the correct direction: “scientists” and politicians.
Bump an informed voice of reason.