Originally Posted by
humanoid94
KLM almost lost a bird to a volcano.
All four engines flamed out; almost all electric power failed; the cockpit windshield were sandblasted, depriving the pilots of forward vision; and the aircraft lost over 10,000 feet in altitude before the pilots got two engines running again. Repairing the aircraft cost $80 million, in 1989 dollars. Ever since, KL have had a very strict volcanic ash policy, causing them to cancel or reroute flights even though other airlines happily keep flying.
Johan