Thanks a lot, Chile

Who knew that a volcano 10,495 kilometres (6522 miles) away could be such a pain?

The Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcano in Chile

All Qantas and Virgin Australia flights between Melbourne and New Zealand have been cancelled since early Sunday. I'm booked to fly to Wellington, New Zealand this Friday with Air New Zealand who, for some reason, hasn't cancelled a single one of their flights. Instead, they've chosen to fly their planes lower in the sky to avoid the ash clouds. Lucky me!

(See the WSJ article)