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Airline passengers are facing massive disruption across the UK after an ash cloud from a volcanic eruption in Iceland grounded planes.
In Scotland, all airports are shut and there is disruption at many others including Manchester, Liverpool, Stansted, Newcastle and Birmingham.
The Air Traffic Control Service (Nats) imposed restrictions after the Met Office warned ash could damage engines.
Passengers are being advised to contact their airlines prior to travel.
Experts have warned that the tiny particles of rock, glass and sand contained in the ash cloud would be sufficient to jam aircraft engines.
'Significant disruption'
Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow airports were shut as Nats said it was restricting flights "in accordance with international civil aviation policy".
The ash cloud disrupted all flights to and from Manchester with a similar picture at Newcastle airport where all arrivals were cancelled and all outbound flights either cancelled or subject to indefinite delay.
Liverpool's John Lennon airport suspended all flights until at least 1300BST. |
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8621407.stm
Just flaming wonderful, the winds had better change by Saturday. 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Barrr humbug
This is ski related news so it's in the Piste, that's gossip so it's in the Apre ski section. 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Dwarf Vader, hope it's no longer an issue by Sat.
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| Dwarf Vader, hope it's no longer an issue by Sat. |
Me too!
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why can't they just direct flight paths round it?
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papasmurf, I think cos it covers an area over much of Northern Europe?
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This was the area affected at approx 0900.
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I'm flying from Aberdeen to a conference on wednesday next week in Basel - or perhaps not
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Michelle,
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This was the area affected at approx 0900.
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Am loving the fact that the one northern european country that appears not to be covered in a large toxic cloud is.....Iceland!
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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JUst been looking at the skies - Arrrg my eyes my eyes.
Nice blue skies with a few normal clouds, no death dealing Mordor type cover - over reaction again?
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Dwarf Vader, no.
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| This is why it can be an issue. Scary story. |
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You know it makes sense.
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Michelle, but it may get in the way of my skiing
As I said blue skies. Can I exchange my easyjet tickets for SNCF ones?
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Poster: A snowHead
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Just had my SMS from BA telling me my 7am flight to EDI is cancelled. Thanks guys, really enjoyed getting up at 4.30 this morning and schlepping to the airport for nothing 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| Lisa222 wrote: |
| Just had my SMS from BA telling me my 7am flight to EDI is cancelled. Thanks guys, really enjoyed getting up at 4.30 this morning and schlepping to the airport for nothing |
That's only for work, far more importantly I'm looking at trains to Moutiers. If fuel was not so costly I'll drive
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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The CEO of Icelandic Express is speaking on BBC atm and has said: If it's just one or two days then it's fine - if it goes on longer it could be a financial problem...
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Lisa222, I find that SMS messages are frequently delayed (sometimes by days) when sent between providers - so don't necessarily blame the sender 
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If you want to visually see how this affecting flights then try this amazing and rather scary site:
http://www.radarvirtuel.com
It shows every plane currently in the sky, where it is going, where it has been and how fast it is travelling!!
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On the plus side, the sunsets and sunrises could be pretty spectacular in the coming days.
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Iceland screwed over Britain's savers and government.
Now it's screwing its travelers.
Britain should divert a few troops to Iceland and invade it 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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"Dear Iceland,
We said 'Send cash!' "
(From the BBC news website, which got it from the twitterfeeds of someone called littlesapling)
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Hubbie flew out from SA last night, should have landed this morning early. He is giving a presentation today and cannot reach him,
anyone know from what time Heathrow was closed? Hope he made it in...
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Apparently, the last time this volcano erupted it went on for two years - and then its bigger neighbour blow!
Hubbie could be stuck in transit for some time.
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You know it makes sense.
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Beautiful blue skies and brilliant sunshine now.
lizski, hope you hear something soon.
Live update page http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8622438.stm
Last edited by You know it makes sense. on Thu 15-04-10 14:35; edited 1 time in total
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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H&S jobsworths strike again
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1346 Nobody is taking chances. Despite flying at altitudes far below the volcanic ash cloud, the BBC has been told that the air ambulance services for Warwickshire, Northants, Derbyshire, Leceistershire and Rutland has also been grounded. |
No Common sense nowadays.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Airspace closed until 0600 Friday
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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A private little plane has just flown over - is that exempt from the air traffic ban?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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snowymum, I think propellor planes are OK? It's jet engines that will have problems. Or I've probably got that completely wrong!
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Flying from Norway Sat morning. We're really gettting dumped on over here. Mind you, if it does get cancelled, I might make it to the end of season bash. Every acid-cloud has a silver lining
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Just had sms from husband, made it in this morning . Flying out tomorrow evening, hope he makes it out as we have a mountainbike ride on Saturday, and I need somebody that can fix punctures! 
Must say the footage of volcano out of glacier on news is spectacular, even if it is causing some stress.
Thanks
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lizski, Good news (so far)
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Helen Beaumont,
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I will be on the midnight Eurotunnel on Friday evening to make sure I am there.
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Good luck, you know how these things have a habit of snowballing and affecting other transport 
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