Icelandic Volcanic Eruption - Significant Disruption to UK Flights

[syke]

I bloody hope this doesn't stop my flight to Hamburg on Wednesday .

 

[PhillyDee]

I have a mate stuck in Paris . . . .

Cannot get back up here, flights were cancelled!

 

[NightSt@lk3r]

Large explosions heard and a large swarm of earthquakes

http://en.vedur.is/earthquakes-and-volcanism/earthquakes/myrdalsjokull/

 

[dave_beast]

Being reported that 5 Ryanair planes have been grounded as they've found ash in the engines :O

 

[Le_Petit_Lapin]

Being reported that 5 Ryanair planes have been grounded as they've found ash in the engines :O

Its ok, its safe ash.

 

[grudas]

Being reported that 5 Ryanair planes have been grounded as they've found ash in the engines :O

shiz... my mum and little brother are comming back from Lithuania today.. well they should have landed like 40mins ago

 

[Simon]

I'm waiting to go to Dom Republic. Was meant to fly at 10:30am but its delayed till 5pm.

 

[dave_beast]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8672663.stm

 

[NightSt@lk3r]

An absolute ton more earthquakes

http://en.vedur.is/earthquakes-and-volcanism/earthquakes/myrdalsjokull/

 

[Cosimo]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8672663.stm

He added that there "was no risk and no cause for concern."

Would you believe him?

 

[NightSt@lk3r]

Would you believe him?

No.

 

[PhillyDee]

Considering there is 3 different stories in that one page alone . . . .

It was nothing to do with the volcano.
Became
Small traces of ash
Became
return to service later on Monday.
Became
was no risk and no cause for concern
(So why ground them if it is perfectly safe?)
Became
air cannot explain why there was ash in the engines other than there are trace elements of it in the atmosphere
(So it WAS something to do with the volcano . . . . )

 

[wesley]

i am going to book a week holiday in last week of June, what will happening to my holiday if the volcano still causing problem for flights?

 

[Darg]

i am going to book a week holiday in last week of June, what will happening to my holiday if the volcano still causing problem for flights?

It depends.

If you book a full holiday package with a travel company then it's up to them to get you there, if they can't then you get refunded the cost of the holiday.

If you book flights and accommodation separately then you will get refunded the cost of the flights but not the accommodation as it's up to you to get yourself to the hotel/apartments.

 

[SexyGreyFox]

If you book flights and accommodation separately then you will get refunded the cost of the flights but not the accommodation as it's up to you to get yourself to the hotel/apartments.

This happened to us so it's wise to get travel insurance.

 

[TheOtherOption]

The column of ash that's being ejected at the moment is pretty big - will be interesting to see what magma there is being thrown up with it later on tonight as it's still too bright to see it.

The IR cam is also showing far more heat high up in the column so it's ramping up if anything of late!

 

[Tesla]

This happened to us so it's wise to get travel insurance.

I was under the impression that policies taken out post 16/17th April do not cover this volcanic disruption as it's not an unforeseen event. The event started to occur before taking the policy.

 

[PhillyDee]

There also seems to be a large quantity of steam kkicking about. Or its large concentrations of dust. But only on one side.

Looking good atm.

 

[NightSt@lk3r]

will be interesting to see what magma there is being thrown up with it later on tonight as it's still too bright to see it.

Don't get your hopes up, weather conditions are not looking good into the evening and all day tomorrow.

 

[Cosimo]

UK and Irish air safety rules eased

Safety rules governing flights in UK and Irish airspace have been eased following the Iceland volcano, the Civil Aviation Authority has announced.

It said it had cleared the way for more flights by lifting the 60-mile no-fly buffer zone imposed around dense ash.

Passengers, meanwhile, have been facing more disruption as the ash forced parts of Spain, Portugal, Morocco and the Canary Islands to close their airspace.

More:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8674704.stm