I'm going to go with the "falling out of the sky" post further back! 
Icelandic Volcanic Eruption - Significant Disruption to UK Flights
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I just hope Aberdeen stays open on Friday afternoon.
United doesn't have any free seats left US>UK till May 6th at the earliest.
United doesn't have any free seats left US>UK till May 6th at the earliest.
Seems reasonable to assume that it's not The Volcano that's causing it as from watching the news it seems to suggest that the eruption there is calming down a bit. As to when and if Katla blows there's no precedent as far as I'm aware to draw any real reliable conclusions from it.
Should be largely back to normal again tomorrow, but I did see that choppers were being grounded again out of Aberdeen.
I've made it back, just. Delayed at Denver by half hour due to a plane hogging our departure gate due to no flight crew. Meant we got into Chicago with only 20mins to spare, where we then got delayed for an hour as the planes radios went down and needed replaced (squeaky bum time as I was thinking we would be cancelled and put back to the queue getting back - sometime in May!). Arrived at Heathrow in reasonable time, but due to the previous delay we now didn't have a gate to park up at meaning we missed our flight to Aberdeen, put on standby on the next flight but thankfully plenty of seats so got up the road no problem.
What shocked me was the amount of empty seats on the Chicago - London leg, I reckon there was at least a couple of dozen empty seats, all the while the airline is saying 6th of May was the earliest.
What shocked me was the amount of empty seats on the Chicago - London leg, I reckon there was at least a couple of dozen empty seats, all the while the airline is saying 6th of May was the earliest.
Hahaha, Tam Cowan must have had his holiday cancelled.
Looks like Aberdeen might get shut again tomorrow.
Was saying on the radio that unless the wind changes there's a good chance it could affect the whole of the UK again by the end of the week.
I noticed a distinct layer of ash on my windscreen today.
Why?It didn't appear overnight did it?
I would say it's definitely ash, it was either that or sand you sometimes get blowing over from the Sahara but the wind is blasting it down from the North here the past few days.
Looking at the ash map, there might be a chance that some of airports being shut in Scotland but everyelse should be fine I suspect.
The ash cloud over the atlantic affects all flight altitudes according to the map. Due to the curvature of the Earth it probably isn't that big a detour - flights over the Atlantic tend to go that anyway as it means they're closer to alternative airfields in case of emergency.
I don't think they'll be happy with the water damage.
You stuck offshore then? The office in Dyce was oddly quiet today without the sound of choppers coming in over the top of it to land.Not if you are waiting for a chopper in the North Sea
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15995845
They think Katla could finally be stirring again!
Or it's a slow news day.
They think Katla could finally be stirring again!
Or it's a slow news day.