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by turbohedgehog 3421 days ago
At the time, there was a zero tolerance policy for volcanic ash with jet engines. However there are now upper bounds on the density of ash allowed, so if an Eyjafjallajökull-like eruption happened again today, not as much air traffic would have to shut down.
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Katla has much more potential than Eyjafjallajökull.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katla_(volcano)