New Ash Cloud Hits parts of the UK

[C 2 C]

Here is a link to the news paper article. This is going to be one stressfull year for travellers to Europe.

 

http://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/new-ash-cloud-closes-further-uk-airports/

 

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/804776--new-ash-cloud-hits-scottish-irish-air-traffic

[STXCruisers]

Thanks for posting. Sheesh!

[cruie4ever]

Here is a link to the news paper article. This is going to be one stressfull year for travellers to Europe.

 

http://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/new-ash-cloud-closes-further-uk-airports/

 

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/804776--new-ash-cloud-hits-scottish-irish-air-traffic

 

Not a good situation for any one in those effected areas of Europe . We have planed a trip next May TA & B2B Eastern Med ;but want to fly into London from Rome after the last cruise . We pray that this volcano stops ;but ,we also know the last time it erupted it lasted 18 months . Thus ,we can chnge plans if necessary . Only thing we wanted to fly Air New Zealand premium economy from Heathrow to LAX non stop & they only do that one route from Europe . Keeping fingers & toes crossed

[uktog]

Just to keep this in perspective, this is only affecting internal flights and a those international flights that land in Glasgow, which can be diverted to Manchester. Now that they are working to new levels of "no fly" it is likely that whilst Scottish and Scandanavian airports are possibly going to have a summer of issues, further south is less likely to be disrupted

Disruptions are also shorter, for example, Edinburgh was only shut for a 7 hour window today and then reopened - not the 24 hour shut downs we saw before

[Project_gal]

In addition, there was a summit in the US yesterday for aircraft manufacturers to discuss what alterations can be made to aircraft to limit the disruption in future.

 

Sue

[C 2 C]

Link to the latest disruption:

 

http://news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/cbc-article.aspx?cp-documentid=24177950

[klingoncruiser]

I hope they handle this one better than the last one.

[uktog]

The authorities are now much more accurate in pinpointing what needs shut and for how long. You are going to see a lot of opening and shutting for short periods and rerouting for some time to come. This week though there was much more diverting to other airports which worked well. For example Glasgow was shut a few times but Edinburgh which is only 50 miles away was able to take the flights.

So do not get over panicked by info from a distance! Should work out unless you are flying in the day of the cruise when timings might get tight.

[C 2 C]

I was worried that I have air booked later thsi summer by way of AMS to BCN.

 

Not to worry about the northern stop but BCN is closed briefly.

To book or to cancel?

 

I think I'm going to look at the Pacific for a cruise.. :cool:

 

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8669610.stm

[ellbon]

I was worried that I have air booked later thsi summer by way of AMS to BCN.

 

 

 

Not to worry about the northern stop but BCN is closed briefly.

 

 

To book or to cancel?

 

 

 

I think I'm going to look at the Pacific for a cruise.. :cool:

 

 

 

 

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8669610.stm

 

 

Arno thought you did not like to fly. it is along way to tahiti or another great country.

[keela1eva2]

I have 2 problems first the Ash and the second BA Strikes.

I am due to fly on the 22nd May to Miami to connect with a cruise out of Fort Lauderdale on the 23rd May.

BA to announce planned strikes today? Ash problems seem to be varied and a lot of diverted T/A flights but still getting there all be it with added flight time. As long as I get there.

Should have been on the Equinox 19th April and had to cancel no flight!

 

Sue

[Bellfree Bat]

Sue: I will keep my fingers crossed for you that you will arrive in Miami on schedule! Having tow cruises messed up for one person by the airlines is just too much!:eek:

[C 2 C]

Today's disruption:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iJMLS1IDqBS3FZlrffKUmdXC9JGA

 

MADRID — Air traffic over southern Europe faced more disruption Monday from an ash cloud from an Icelandic volcano, even as clearer skies in some areas let flights resume after a weekend of cancellations.

European air traffic agency Eurocontrol warned that by Monday afternoon "areas of higher ash concentration could move in a north-easterly direction from the Atlantic into the Iberian Peninsula," causing fresh flight troubles in Spain and Portugal.

About 500 fewer flights would take to the skies in Europe on Monday because of the ash cloud, which would also force transatlantic planes to fly lengthy detours, Brussels-based Eurocontrol said in a statement.

Spain was forced to impose overflight restrictions on air traffic between 20,000 and 35,000 feet (6,000 metres and 10,600 metres), the country's aviation authority, AENA, said in a statement.

The overflight restrictions came after Spain earlier reported the reopening of all 19 airports that had been affected by the ash cloud over the weekend.

A spokeswoman for AENA said that some air corridors normally reserved for the military may now be used for civil aviation.

An extra air corridor should also be opened Monday by the air traffic control centre in the Canary Islands "in order to help air traffic between the Americas and Europe."

[C 2 C]

Today's bulletin:

 

Volcanic ash may affect UK flights beginning Sunday, German flights starting on Monday

 

43 minutes ago

 

By The Associated Press

LONDON - Volcanic ash from Iceland could disrupt air travel in both Britain and Germany in the next few days.

The British Department of Transport says there is a risk that parts of British airspace could be closed beginning Sunday and those problems could continue through Tuesday. The predictions are based on the continuing eruption of Iceland's (Eyjafjallajokul) volcano and current wind and weather conditions.

[hat776]

Amazing how a Volcano in Iceland can cause such havoc in Europe.

We were devastated when our flight to Heathrow was cancelled. We were going on the Eclipse for the Naming Ceremony. Air Malta put on extra flights when air space was opened and we just made it.

Until you personaly experience the helplessness you feel when you see the dreaded word 'CANCELLED' near your flight you can't even begin to understand what it feels like.