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danielf

23-04-2010 18:08

Re: Airports closed as volcanic ash drifts toward UK

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Originally Posted by Ignitionnet (Post 35006932)

Q: What's the difference between Eyjafjallajoekull and Cheryl Cole?
A: Eyjafjallajoekull has been blowing Ash this week.

I bet you'd get very few laughs if you said that to someone's face ;)

TheDaddy

23-04-2010 18:19

Re: Airports closed as volcanic ash drifts toward UK

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Originally Posted by danielf (Post 35006934)

I bet you'd get very few laughs if you said that to someone's face ;)

I dunno listening to news readers trying to pronounce Eyjafjallajoekull all week has given me quite a few laughs.....

alferret

23-04-2010 23:00

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Ah its easy to pronounce just say

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...%C3%B6kull.ogg

Oh n turn up your sound, it helps.

Horace

27-04-2010 14:23

Re: Airports closed as volcanic ash drifts toward UK

As an epilogue to this story :

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A visualisation of the northern European airspace returning to use after being closed due to volcanic ash. Due to varying ash density across Europe, the first flights can be seen in some areas on the 18th and by the 20th everywhere is open.

http://vimeo.com/11205494

If you watch the North East coast of Scotland early on I believe those must be helicopter flights to oil rigs, there's also one or two flights in the UK during the shutdown, probably military or air ambulance flights.

Keep your eye on London!

moiraf100

29-04-2010 13:26

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Just bumping the thread as some of us may still have loved ones who aren't home yet.
My daughter is now back in Melbourne after hopping over to Auckland while waiting for her 4th of May flight home :-)

zaax	02-05-2010 02:02

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Now the weather is coming from the North will we have volcanic dust problem again?

Earl of Bronze

02-05-2010 02:28

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Originally Posted by zaax (Post 35012124)

Now the weather is coming from the North will we have volcanic dust problem again?

Depends if the volcano is still erupting throught melt water.

Hom3r

03-05-2010 20:30

Re: Airports closed as volcanic ash drifts toward UK

SECONDS OUT, ROUND TWO.

DING DING

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-...Irish_Airspace

LSainsbury

03-05-2010 22:13

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The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) has imposed a no-fly zone over Ireland until at least 1pm tomorrow after the Volcanic Ash Advice Centre (VAAC) said a plume of ash is threatening to drift across the country.

The skies over parts of Scotland have also been closed tonight as a precaution after an increased concentration of volcanic ash was detected in the atmosphere, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said.

Breaking: Sky News

alferret

03-05-2010 22:24

Re: Airports closed as volcanic ash drifts toward UK

I do hope this is a blip and the area's where fligts are cancelled doesnt spread to UK mainland as were due to fly out Saturday, but hey ho what will be will be.

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/corporat.../index.html#D1

wwe	04-05-2010 01:32

Re: Airports closed as volcanic ash drifts toward UK

i thught the volcano has stopped as they not been on news for a while then it was then saying its heding back over to ireland and they stopped planes from taking off

Sasha222

04-05-2010 02:07

Re: Airports closed as volcanic ash drifts toward UK

Ya we might not have any planes taking of from cork Mayo Dublin and cant remember where else. Its because of whichever way the wind is blowing. Thank god I dont fly anywhere but pity the poeple who have to or who have hols planned

Maggy

04-05-2010 08:24

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8658738.stm

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All flights in and out of Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic have been grounded from 0700 BST because of fresh risks from volcanic ash.
Airspace over the Outer Hebrides in Scotland were closed earlier, affecting operations from Stornoway, Tiree, Barra and Benbecula.
Flights in the rest of the UK are operating as normal.

Stuart

04-05-2010 10:54

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Originally Posted by wwe (Post 35013621)

i thught the volcano has stopped as they not been on news for a while then it was then saying its heding back over to ireland and they stopped planes from taking off

Eruptions tend to go on for weeks or months. The only reason they allowed UK airspace to reopen is because we didn't get as much ash headed our way as they thought we would. That could change, however, if the wind changes.

moiraf100

04-05-2010 18:51

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My daughter is finally on her way home :-)
She should be landing at Heathrow just before 9 this evening.

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