Flights cancelled from UK airports!

treetop · Post by **treetop** » Fri 16th Apr 2010 08:07 am

Hull to Rotterdam is still available. They sail at 9pm each evening.
I've just booked at the whopping price of 160 GBP. Will be arriving in Rotterdam on Sat morning.
Good luck with all your travel plans. What a pain this cloud is. Can't the planes just fly lower?

bavlondon · Post by **bavlondon** » Fri 16th Apr 2010 08:13 am

I think the issue is the ash cant be detected by radar so in theory it could still get into the engine.

Post by **Lemming** » Fri 16th Apr 2010 08:45 am

Airspace closed until at least 0100BST (1am UK time) on Saturday. It's a beautiful day here with a clear blue sky and not a single cloud or the usual criss-crossed vapour trails. On any other day it would be wonderful.

gixxer · Post by **gixxer** » Fri 16th Apr 2010 09:00 am

easyjet- belfast international - amsterdam,,14,05pm-cancelled

belfast to rest of uk and some european flights operating from 14,50pm

fingers crossed

Marco · Post by **Marco** » Fri 16th Apr 2010 09:13 am

This sucks! Good vibes coming your way people.

the happy hacker · Post by **the happy hacker** » Fri 16th Apr 2010 09:19 am

UK authorities say no flights over English airspace until Saturday; 17,000 European flights canceled today

angry pirate · Post by **angry pirate** » Fri 16th Apr 2010 09:19 am

Everything is still ifs, buts and maybes right now. Can't believe this shit.
Thought i'd browse the rest of the forum after checking the important stuff regarding plans etc., but i can't bring myself to look at the next sub section down. Truly gutted, our numbers will defo be down even if this blows over by tomorrow. Was looking forward to meeting so many people, especially people from the US/Canada who we'd rarely get the chance to have the craic with. I'm saluting every magpie i see and keeping all things crossed. Peace and positive thoughts to you all, hope you make it.

the happy hacker · Post by **the happy hacker** » Fri 16th Apr 2010 09:21 am

Some flights expected to resume within Scotland and Northern Ireland from 7pm

the happy hacker · Post by **the happy hacker** » Fri 16th Apr 2010 10:26 am

Aviation authorities say Ireland lifts restrictions on most of its airspace, airports reopen

gixxer · Post by **gixxer** » Fri 16th Apr 2010 11:13 am

we might make it yet AP

Toker70 · Post by **Toker70** » Fri 16th Apr 2010 11:37 am

gixxer wrote:we might make it yet AP

We just might,all we need now is Britain and Holland to open it's airspace,fingers,toes and balls crossed....cya'll tuesday

gixxer · Post by **gixxer** » Fri 16th Apr 2010 11:45 am

,fingers,toes and balls crossed....cya'll tuesday

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i hope so toker m8

was looking forward to the catch up crawl

Saxon · Post by **Saxon** » Fri 16th Apr 2010 11:48 am

The next UK air traffic control announcement is due at 2.30pm today so it's fingers crossed that their may be better news then.

If you look at the map of where the cloud is on the bbc news site, it looks like it is gradually moving eastwards so, just maybe, things might improve sometime over the weekend for flights between England and Holland.

sambo0928 · Post by **sambo0928** » Fri 16th Apr 2010 11:51 am

I was meant to be flyin out at 11:00 on thursday but that was cancelled, they then rearanged my flight for 6:00 this morning this again was cancelled Brittish airspace is now going to be closed till 1:00 tomorrow morning at the earliest. This was meant to be my first trip to the DAM

oh well role on a couple of weeks time

peace x

Kingdoc · Post by **Kingdoc** » Fri 16th Apr 2010 11:51 am

I wouldnt want to be going anywhere this week! & the insurance doesnt cover things like volcanic ash & pyroclastic flows either lol.