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Volcanic ash from Chile grounds Australian and New Zealand flights once more. As the
ash cloud from Chile's Puyehue-Cordón Caulle volcano complex circled the world for a second
time, Australia and New Zealand air travel was disrupted once again. Over 120,000 passengers,
including South African president Jacob Zuma, were stranded on Tuesday, June 21 when Australian
airlines such as Qantas, ***, Jetstar and Tiger cancelled flights in the Australian
cities of Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Canberra, Adelaide, and Hobart. Qantas also cancelled
services across the Tasman Sea to and from New Zealand on Wednesday, while *** Australia
cancelled its New Zealand flights indefinitely. With the base of the ash plume floating at
a height of 7,300 meters as of Wednesday, operators such as Air New Zealand said they
would fly at lower altitudes to be able to maintain domestic flight service, while Qantas
and *** Australia began to resume flights to and from Sydney and Melbourne, Australia.
Our appreciation, all airline officials and other personnel, for your safety precautions.
May such dangerous circumstances soon be curbed through humanity’s eco-balancing actions�