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Hom3r 16-04-2010 19:51
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Well John Cleese was in Oslo and is getting a taxi to Brussels and gonna cost £3,300

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Sho...Cancels_Flight

budwieser 16-04-2010 20:24
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hom3r (Post 35002649)
Well John Cleese was in Oslo and is getting a taxi to Brussels and gonna cost £3,300

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Sho...Cancels_Flight
WOW!!!!!!!! Can i get my girls a cab from Abu Dhabi to here in Cambridge?:erm: Wonder how much that would cost?:D

Hom3r 16-04-2010 20:28
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Originally Posted by budwieser (Post 35002678)
WOW!!!!!!!! Can i get my girls a cab from Abu Dhabi to here in Cambridge?:erm: Wonder how much that would cost?:D
Well if you work out at about £3,500 per 1,000 miles you get an answer.

budwieser 16-04-2010 20:33
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Originally Posted by Hom3r (Post 35002684)
Well if you work out at about £3,500 per 1,000 miles you get an answer.
DAMN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :dozey::D

£3.50 a mile. I think thats what my 406 is costing me at the moment.:D

xpod 16-04-2010 21:22
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hom3r (Post 35002649)
Well John Cleese was in Oslo and is getting a taxi to Brussels and gonna cost £3,300

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Sho...Cancels_Flight

Ouch, and i thought paying £65 for my lad to get home from Rochester after he missed the last train was bad enough. I still reckon my £70(including tip) probably left more of a dent than Mr Cleese`s £3,300 did though.:erm:

moiraf100 16-04-2010 21:29
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My daughter got to Sydney airport to come home after a two week holiday.
She's been told she can't board because of the backlog of passengers.
She says she could be there for another week - I do hope she was joking - she's having her tonsils out next Friday :-)

Maggy 16-04-2010 21:44
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I've been offered cover work for a teacher who supposedly can't get back in time for Monday..

alferret 17-04-2010 07:12
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All flights grounded again http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8626686.stm



webcam of volcano
http://eldgos.mila.is/eyjafjallajokull-fra-valahnjuk/

TheDaddy 17-04-2010 08:46
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Originally Posted by injuneer (Post 35002299)
My mistake, it was in 1783 it last erupted.

"If the volcanologists are right, we could be in for a bumpy ride. The last time Iceland had a colossal eruption was in 1783. Laki, a fissure close to the GrÃ*msvötn volcano, burst open and threw up fountains of lava and clouds of ash for eight months. The poisonous sulphur dioxide gas killed over half of Iceland's livestock population and led to a famine that wiped out about a quarter of Iceland's population.
Meanwhile, as the cloud blew south it wreaked havoc over Europe, too. "This outpouring of sulphur dioxide during unusual weather conditions caused a thick haze to spread across western Europe, resulting in thousands of deaths throughout 1783 and the winter of 1784," says Jerram. The fog was so thick that boats across Europe were forced to stay in port."
They do say that Egypt's Biblical great plagues were caused by volcanic activity.....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plagues...l_explanations

Saaf_laandon_mo 17-04-2010 09:56
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I'm stuck in Lisbon. Flight was booked back to London for Sunday, but it seems I will be here till at least Monday (and that's me being optimistic).

Hugh 17-04-2010 09:57
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Originally Posted by Saaf_laandon_mo (Post 35003077)
I'm stuck in Lisbon. Flight was booked back to London for Sunday, but it seems I will be here till at least Monday (and that's me being optimistic).
Have the airline put you up in a hotel (as they are supposed to do if they are an EU airline)?

Saaf_laandon_mo 17-04-2010 10:03
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Originally Posted by foreverwar (Post 35003078)
Have the airline put you up in a hotel (as they are supposed to do if they are an EU airline)?
I assume that as my flight wasn't due back till Sunday, they are only liable to do that from Sunday night right? Plus if I read right I should get a refund on my flight tickets if flight is delayed by more than 5 hours?

---------- Post added at 09:03 ---------- Previous post was at 09:02 ----------

And does Easyjet qualify as a European airline? I assumed they didnt qualify as any type of airline lol.

superbiatch 17-04-2010 10:31
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Originally Posted by Saaf_laandon_mo (Post 35003082)
And does Easyjet qualify as a European airline? I assumed they didnt qualify as any type of airline lol.
Low cost airlines are different iirc, i have the same problem with flights to Barcelona for next week which i paid for on a debit card (so no refund). Your flights are in effect 'singles' so you don't get the same rights as normal flights.

I have just checked the easyjet website and it looks as though a refund or transfer is being offered.

HTH :shrug:

Saaf_laandon_mo 17-04-2010 10:43
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Originally Posted by superbiatch (Post 35003093)
Low cost airlines are different iirc, i have the same problem with flights to Barcelona for next week which i paid for on a debit card (so no refund). Your flights are in effect 'singles' so you don't get the same rights as normal flights.

I have just checked the easyjet website and it looks as though a refund or transfer is being offered.

HTH :shrug:
I think you might be right. According to the news I have been watching, I am not sure if I got this right, but I understood that airlines are supposed to refund the fare AND get you back home. However the easyjet website offers a refund (on unused part of the flight) OR a transfer within 30 days. So I assume that if I go for the refund I then need to make alternative arrangements. However I understand that all airlines have to offer accomadation for long delays.

To be honest I am not too fussed about accomadation as I have family in Lisbon, although I will take the accomodation if offered (don«t want to impose on people if i don't have to). I also need to check my travel insurance documents to see if there is anything in there regarding disruptions caused by volcanos.

---------- Post added at 09:43 ---------- Previous post was at 09:42 ----------

By the way, what does HTH stand for?

Chris 17-04-2010 10:47
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Hope That Helps. ;)


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