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Old Apr 17, 2010 | 1:56 pm
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Originally Posted by miikka
Flying in lower altitude to avoid the ash cloud (below the ash cloud) will consume more fuel
Yep... so in the end getting people home or not is all about fuel costs to the airlines. Which comes as no surprise.
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