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A QANTAS A380 Airbus, one of the last international flights to depart Sydney International Airport shortly before a 3pm suspension of flights in Sydney on Tuesday. AAP

Explainer: Why can’t planes fly through volcanic ash?

A volcanic ash cloud produced by Chile’s Puyehue volcanic eruption has circumnavigated the globe and floated over Australia twice, disrupting flights and leaving over 120,000 passengers stranded. The Conversation…

Travel chaos? You ain’t seen nothing yet

Australian travellers whose flights have been cancelled due to the Chilean ash cloud won’t want to hear what Dr Clive Oppenheimer…

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