Volcanic Eruption

[Mayfly]

in Iceland has closed a lot of UK airports & all domestic flights - hope no-one was going on holiday

Virtual radar shows the only flights are basically south bound out of Heathrow..........

[Dickon]

Says all airline passengers are facing massive disruption across the UK now

[10680]

Someone just told me that a volcano has erupted in Iceland. I'm going to shop at Morrisons.


I don't know

The Cod War
Banks

& now Volcanoes

what have we ever done to the Icelanders?

[Dougs]

Dam Dam ratts im in italy now ive got to drive home thats about 16-17 hours drive from Parma
some days i HATE my job going to find a dark corner and hug my knees and rock a bit!

[Mayfly]

I'll give you a hug Dougs!!!

[Dougs]

thanks Mayfly, this year has not been good for flying so far i have had 3 flights canceled and another 3 delayed (they were due to snow in Germany)
having seen first hand the state the engines get into after flying through the ash cloud so i am glad they are being cautious but i am really fed up with traveling at the mo!
just looked at my travel options,
drive to Calis 11.5 hours
ferry 1.5 hours
drive back to coalville from dover 3.5 hours
happy days!

[Mayfly]

can you not fly nearer to Calis then drive over - or is it all to do with the car you'll be driving?

[Dougs]

i have had a look at flights but the only one i could find bellow £400 extra (the customer has to pay this) was easyjet tomorow from linate at 13:00 to paris which wont help alot so i think its gonna have to be the hard way or not at all the car i have is a Hertz hire car so i should be able to drop it off at Calis and get on the ferry as a foot passanger got a feeling its going to be a Very long day!
fly BE (who got me here) have canceled all flights today and are reviewing tomorrows flights aswell so not looking very good, the news said that the ash cloud is coming over to europe so that wont help either

[34053]

I have heard (on LBC Radio) that all UK Airports will be closing from midday today (until at least 6pm)!

PW

[Mayfly]

well best of luck --hope you have a good journey Dougs

[Hihonyr8811]

Yep, all UK air space will close at 11:30.

Coningsby ATIS is saying station closed until further notice, glad I caught that, was going to go after mum got bak from the dentist.

If this cloud shifts there might be a good sunset tonight

[Wedgy]

Best of luck Dougs!

[10680]

Yep, all UK air space will close at 11:30.

Coningsby ATIS is saying station closed until further notice, glad I caught that, was going to go after mum got bak from the dentist.

If this cloud shifts there might be a good sunset tonight

I was going to ask if the RAF was affected.

[Hihonyr8811]

Yep, looks like the RAF are affected too , Waddington never opeded as far as I can tell, and havn't heard anything from Cranwell either and as I say I can just about pick up coningsby ATIS on the scanner so I know about that one.

[Jigsaw]

Typically for me. I was going to try Coningsby today as well ffs.Hey ho, small problem compared to Dougs, good luck mate.

A pic of Ash

http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/new ... 45547.html

[Hihonyr8811]

Awwwww, and you could have met me too


Does anyone know of a site where you can see the ash cloud on radar or anything, mum wants to see lol

[Mayfly]

Typically for me. I was going to try Coningsby today as well ffs.Hey ho, small problem compared to Dougs, good luck mate.

A pic of Ash

http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/new ... 45547.html

and you didn't say!!!!!!

[Hihonyr8811]

Ok this calls for desparate measures

[Jigsaw]

Typically for me. I was going to try Coningsby today as well ffs.Hey ho, small problem compared to Dougs, good luck mate.

A pic of Ash

http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/new ... 45547.html

and you didn't say!!!!!!

It was just a maybe honest guv. I was going to post but then the other half buggered off with the car. Lucky really, I would never have known about the flying situation had she not gone out lol.

As if I wouldn't mention it

[Mayfly]

see if you had mentioned going I could have said

'Have a nice day bets there's going to be lots to see'.

[Jigsaw]

OK lol

Watch this space (or the other one's). I will post a day for next week if I can make it

[Dougs]

just had a look at the met office website thats where all the fly/ no fly info comes from looks like its gonna last a while at least until late friday
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/aviation/vaac/vaacuk_vag.html
not good reading
just found out i cant drive home either now its the train or nothing

[Hihonyr8811]

Oh no
Well train's not too bad, at least you can sleep, just don't forget to get off at the right stops

[Mayfly]

so how long would the train take?

[Dickon]

All flights in and out of the UK are cancelled until 1800BST as ash from a volcanic eruption in Iceland moves south.