In 1982, a British Airways 747 flew through an ash cloud during the eruption of Mount Galunggung in Indonesia.

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The ash cloud resulted from an eruption in the Eyjafjallajoekull area of Iceland.

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England, one of eight teams yet to travel to the Caribbean for the 12-team tournament, could have flown from Dubai, if their scheduled flight from London had remained grounded because of the volcanic ash cloud produced by an eruption in Iceland.

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