Icelandic Volcanic Eruption - Significant Disruption to UK Flights

NATS:

Latest statement on the volcanic ash situation
Update on Wednesday 5 May, 2145

The no-fly zone imposed by the Civil Aviation Authority continues to move south and west in line with the high density area of the volcanic ash cloud. According to latest information from the Met Office, from 0100 (local) until 0700 tomorrow (Thursday) the airfields which will be inside the no-fly zone and therefore unavailable include all those in Northern Ireland plus Islay, Campbeltown, Ronaldsway, Lands End and the Isles of Scilly. All other UK airfields will be outside the no-fly zone and available during this period.

Latest Met Office information suggests the cloud will move west overnight. Based on this information, we expect most of the airfields listed above to become available again from 0700. However, we would caution that the ash cloud is dynamic and continues to change shape and the situation may change again. We continue to maintain close dialogue with the Met Office and with the CAA, which is responsible for imposing no-fly zones. We will issue a further update at approximately 0330 tomorrow.
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Looks like the quake under Katla has been removed.

False alarm everybody. ;)

(or for magick and Teki conspiracy ;))
 
http://en.vedur.is/earthquakes-and-volcanism/earthquakes/myrdalsjokull/

But not that one. :D

I guess it depends which one is updated more frequently maybe. It appears to have been removed on some but not others, no one quite knows why, however it's pretty plausable that it was an anomoly and shouldn't be there. Either way a single earthquake isn't going to really mean anything. Wake up tomorrow and a swarm occur in the same place then that is a little more significant.
 
Latest from the Iceland Met Office

"Increased seismicity suggests that new material is intruding from deep below Eyjafjallajökull and latest GPS-observations suggest inflation."

Looks like we could be seeing a 3rd eruption in the space of 2 months.
 
Or at least a third phase, it's technically the same eruption. Volcanoes generally pulse as new material is forced up from above (and a variety of other reasons).
 
Good news from NATS:

Latest statement on the volcanic ash situation
Update on Thursday 6 May, 0415

The no-fly zone imposed by the Civil Aviation Authority tracking the high density area of the volcanic ash cloud, has moved west overnight and has now cleared UK airspace.

According to latest information from the Met Office, from 0700 (local) today (Thursday) all UK airfields will be available.

We continue to maintain close dialogue with the Met Office and with the CAA, which is responsible for imposing no-fly zones. We will issue any further notice as necessary.
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Our 2nd attempt to go to the Canaries is on Sunday after the previous April holiday was refunded, now we are worried that even if we get there we could be stuck getting back :mad:

On a lighter note:

Meanwhile, people are coming up with new volcano jokes:

1. It’s a bit early for Iceland volcano jokes. We should wait awhile for the dust to settle.

2. I see that America has declared war on Iceland. Apparently they are accusing them of harbouring a “weapon of ash eruption”.

3. It was the last wish of the Icelandic economy that its ashes be scattered over Europe.

4. Iceland goes bankrupt, then it manages to set itself on fire. This has insurance scam written all over it.

5. "Waiter, there's volcanic ash in my soup." "I know, it's a no-fly zone."
 
Wow, getting everywhere!

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izzy eckerslike said:
Our 2nd attempt to go to the Canaries is on Sunday after the previous April holiday was refunded, now we are worried that even if we get there we could be stuck getting back :mad:

On a lighter note:

Meanwhile, people are coming up with new volcano jokes:

1. It’s a bit early for Iceland volcano jokes. We should wait awhile for the dust to settle.

2. I see that America has declared war on Iceland. Apparently they are accusing them of harbouring a “weapon of ash eruption”.

3. It was the last wish of the Icelandic economy that its ashes be scattered over Europe.

4. Iceland goes bankrupt, then it manages to set itself on fire. This has insurance scam written all over it.

5. "Waiter, there's volcanic ash in my soup." "I know, it's a no-fly zone."
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I know.
Told a volcano joke down the pub last night.. Whole place erupted!
 
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