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Restless Mt. Redoubt nixes more flights

04/01/09
Alaska’s Mt. Redoubt just won’t settle down.  Here’s a Twitter-ed update Alaska Airlines sent out Tuesday about the impact of volcano eruptions on flights: Nighttime flts in/out of ANC canceled due to Mt. Redoubt. Check flt status in a.m. b/4 leaving home… This is getting sort of old. Flights into and out of ANC has […]

Alaska volcano brings strange planes to Seattle

03/27/09
It’s not just passengers who are having their flight plans disrupted by the repeat eruptions of Mt. Redoubt.  Many cargo freighters heading to Anchorage for refueling are instead diverting to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA). According to airport officials, so far SEA is getting at least three times  the normal arrivals of  international cargo planes: 45 […]

Can that ash-alert for flights to Alaska

03/24/09
Alaska Airlines resumed flights in and out of Alaska today now that the ash from Mt. Redoubt has settled. A big help: airplanes in Anchorage were wrapped in a protective plastic sealant overnight so that engines didn’t get damaged by abrasive ash particles. No photos have been shared, so I have an image of an […]