UK Airspace closed!
 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8621407.stm

All UK and Scandinavian airspace is closed due to the volcano is Iceland.

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I was going to say 'Do keep up there at the back' as this is now old news, but allowing for timezones I suppose it's new news for you. The joke doing the rounds at home I believe is 'Iceland! We said send cash.......';)

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I did post this much earlier than it appeared, but my chair was accidentally sitting on the PC cable, so it got blocked for a bit.

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Ahh, it's important to make sure that your cables run 'downhill' so that your posts can flow down to the internet easily. ;)

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Much to the annoyance of my boss, who is flying from Pittsburgh to Heathrow tonight. Or, rather, she isn't.

Bless.

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My mum and dad were due back in NI from Australia today. They arrived in Heathrow 12 hours ago. They are in their 70's and it looks like they might have to sleep on the airport floor tonight if they can't get booked into a hotel:(

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That sucks. Particularly after such a long trip.

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Yeah it really does suck. Their not used to travelling (never been to London) so they're nervous about leaving the airport and there's not much I can do from here.

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Interestingly, according to this article, the airport at Reykjavik is not affected/closed.
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/1...celand_volcano

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That's sucks for them :thumbdown:

The irony is, the skies around heathrow have been empty since lunchtime yesterday and will continue to be until tomorrow (Saturday) BUT the weather is beautiful. There isn't a cloud (ash or otherwise) in the sky.

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I know it's beautiful here today too.
Thankfully my mum and dad managed to get booked into a hotel near heathrow but they won't be going anywhere until at least tomorrow morning.

Another slight irony is my OH is in London working for a band who just happen to be called ASH:eek:

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not THE ash?

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Oh Yeah she was taking me over
Oh Yeah it was the start of the summer

On warm June evenings
She would come to my house
Still in her school skirt
And her summer blouse
Talking too long as the night came on
It was the best time of my life
Her bee stung lips
Kisses sweeter than wine
The things she whispered
With breathless sighs
The summer air was soft and warm
Her eyes were making silent demands
As her hair came undone in my hands

This song still moves me for a whole set of entirely wrong reasons... Assuming we are talking about the same band.

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Its all right for you lot.....we have the in laws staying with us and they are due to go home Monday.....:fingerscrossed:

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Yip that's them :)

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Looks like no flights today either my brother is stuck in Barcelona now too until at least Tuesday:thumbdown:

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I did laugh, the Ad at the bottom of the page when I read this was for Iceland Package holidays. I presume they didn't mean the supermarket lol

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You shouldn't be taking this too lightly. The last time this volcano went bang the eruption lasted two years.

Read this link http://www.wired.com/science/discove...dayintech_0410 for an example of what can happen in these circumstances.

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oooh - sorry hun!!! xxx

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UK airspace closed until 1am Monday GMT, latest news, OH is stuck in San Francisco, could be in a worse place I suppose, pity she isn't gay lol :eek::rofl:

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She could well be by the time she gets home in the Autumn.

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:rofl::rofl: Thats why I've told her to head for Lethbridge and I'll meet her there when the skies open again :rofl:

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At the moment:

Airspace closed:
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, UK

Partial closures:
Italy (northern airspace closed until Monday)
Norway (limited flights in north)

Flights operating:
Greece, Portugal, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Spain

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Some air-lines are doing test flights or something. Even if this continues I reckon some capacity will return in the next few days.

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KLM and a Ukranium airline have sent 747's up with no effect apparently, BA is following suit today however airforce planes were flown on test flights earlier also and reported engine damage. I would hope passenger safety will prevail and not financial loss!

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Yep you're probably right. I'd hate to be in the same position of the airlines. They need to make money but to put passengers in the air against advice, as it stands now, could be costly too if anything bad happens.

I personally hope it continues for a little while longer. At least through next week. That'll be a quiet week for me as i have clients flying in :thumbsup:

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http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...rticle1538779/

The ash cloud has apparently started to move west, some flights from St. Johns to US and Canadian destinations were cancelled due to it. (Only a small amount, 13)

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God I hope it sorts itself out, we emigrate on the 22nd May to Oshawa,:(

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My parents finally made it home this morning. They got a bus from Heathrow to Liverpool and then the overnight boat to Belfast. Just hoping now that my brother and sister-in-law can escape from Barcelona on Wednesday.