UK flights/Airports shutdown for up to 3 days
Apr 15th 2010, 8:55 am
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UK flights/Airports shutdown for up to 3 days
UK flights/Airports shutdown country wide for up to 3 days due to Icelandic Volcanic Ash.
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All closed?? But I am on my way to heathrow today to start my visa validation trip!!
Apr 15th 2010, 10:17 am
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Apr 15th 2010, 10:18 am
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Sky news UK definitely said ring your airline/airport but apparantly volcanic ash is a well known plane clogger which equals crash.
Apr 15th 2010, 10:26 am
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Airline are uncontactable (engaged constantly). We are staying at airport hotel tonight and due to fly lunchtime tomorrow. Just going to go down and see what happens, my hotel is paid for already so might as well. :-(
Apr 15th 2010, 10:39 am
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Apr 15th 2010, 10:43 am
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Good luck, it will all depend on cloud thickness, speed, direction etc..
Apr 15th 2010, 10:45 am
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I remember the BA 747 that had 4 engines shut down due to being clogged with ash, so I can see why they are taking this seriously.
Apr 15th 2010, 10:52 am
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Thanks peeps. Yes I can understand why they take it seriously too and wouldn't want to take a chance. It is my 40th birthday too, was supposed to be spending it in the FourSeasons hotel and having dinner overlooking harbour and opera house. Now maybe I have holiday inn at heathrow to look forward to. Oh well, I will look back and laugh.