Icelandic Volcanic Eruption - Significant Disruption to UK Flights

samir_ansari said:
OK, time to start planting vegetables in the garden to live off for the next 6 years.

Im actually not joking.
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Think it's a bit early for that. :p

Anyone know the depth of that earthquake? Be interesting to see if there are any more.

From what I understand about the recent earthquakes it is likely they are from a new batch of magma rising up the conduit. Measurements suggest the outpouring of magma is decreasing but the volcano is starting to inflate, which means it could be gearing up for another big eruption, possibly within the next few days.
 
NATS:

Latest statement on the volcanic ash situation
Update on Wednesday 5 May, 1630

The no-fly zone imposed by the Civil Aviation Authority continues to move further south and west in line with the high density area of the volcanic ash cloud. According to latest information from the Met Office, Edinburgh Airport will come out of the no-fly zone and become available for operations from 1900 (local). All other airfields currently within the no-fly zone remain within it from 1900 to 0100 tomorrow (Thursday). During this period the no-fly zone extends over most of Ireland and clips the west coast of northern England and Wales; however, most of Wales, England and eastern Scotland are now outside the high density area.

Met Office advice suggests that the cloud will continue to move southwesterly overnight and we therefore hope that fewer restrictions will be necessary tomorrow (Thursday). We continue to maintain close dialogue with the Met Office and with the CAA, which is responsible for imposing no-fly zones. The next updated Met Office information, covering the period 0100-0700 tomorrow, will be available at 1900 and restrictions will be re-assessed by the CAA in light of that information. We will subsequently issue a further update.
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CAA:

Civil Aviation Authority Volcanic Ash update: 05 May 2010 19:00

Met Office advice suggests that the cloud will continue to move southwesterly overnight and the CAA and NATS therefore hope that fewer restrictions will be necessary tomorrow (Thursday).

Following the latest updated forecast from the Met Office later this evening the CAA will issue further guidance to industry and NATS will update the situation for the media and public with a statement that will be available from www.nats.co.uk

Commenting on the situation, Andrew Haines, CAA Chief Executive said:

“The situation for UK airspace, particularly over the North and Scotland, remains unprecedented. Volcanic ash is a known hazard to aircraft and the previously accepted procedure adopted all over the world was to avoid ash completely. For the first time an ash cloud is affecting airspace where there is not the room to do this. So the CAA had to develop new safety procedures enabling flights to continue whilst flying close to or through the ash cloud. We were able to reopen the skies last month having secured agreement from manufacturers on safe levels of ash tolerance.

“Scientists are tracking the cloud's movements constantly but its location changes frequently, depending on the strength of eruptions and prevailing winds. When the ash level exceeds that agreed as safe by the industry we have to restrict flights accordingly. This decision is not taken lightly and we appreciate the huge inconvenience and disruption this causes to the many people and businesses affected.

“Ash is likely to continue to disrupt UK air travel for the foreseeable future and our advice to passengers is to listen to updates and contact their airline before leaving home if they are concerned their travel plans may be affected. The CAA is continuing to lead international efforts to develop more detailed scientific understanding of the situation to minimise disruption without compromising passenger safety.”

As European Union Denied Boarding and Cancellation Regulations still apply, passengers can find more information about their rights if flights are cancelled here.
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The clouds cleared for a few minutes, and gave us a peep at the ash plume, oh my days, it has grown massively overnight!

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willhub said:
Is Katla blew I'm sure we would still have plenty of food and survive ok? Surely??
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How did you manage to come to that conclusion when one of the last times it went off properly it sparked the french revolution because of the famine!!
 
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