# Volcanic ash disrupts flights in Australia

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 13, 2011, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/volcanic-ash-disrupts-flights-in-australia/585294 "2011-06-13T05:35:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2011, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/volcanic-ash-disrupts-flights-in-australia/585294/1 "2011-06-13T05:35:18Z")

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Ash from an eruption in Chile on 4 June has managed to reach Australia after [travelling across the Atlantic ocean, past South Africa and across the Indian ocean.](http://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/volcanic-ash-delays-australian-air-travel-how-did-it-happen/17655)

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**Author:** ![Girl\_From\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3da27b/32.png) [@Girl\_From\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girl_From_Mars)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2011, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/volcanic-ash-disrupts-flights-in-australia/585294/2 "2011-06-13T07:52:04Z")

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My Dad is on a flight from LAX to Auckland, but has been told he’ll likely end up in Sydney. Shame because we live in Melbourne and that would have been much more convenient!