The UK is closed for business

[cocaine]

or maybe you could have asked me to rephrase it ...
hard as in OMGZ I AM E-COOL. I AM BETTER THAN U. pathetic.

common sense denoted that the question was "So how can they say it lasted a year". and don't get in a strop because you didn't make your question clear enough :S

[Hitman]

Guys chill out. Dander we had a 'run in' before so I didn't really want to comment, seeing as we 'made up'. It's just a forum guys chillllllllllllllllllllllllll and enjoy the sunshine!

[Nixt]

Hey ladies shall we stop throwing our toys out of the pram because I quite like this thread - it's very interesting and informative - and I don't want to close it. Ta.

How long do they think this is going to go on for, then? I know loads of people who are away because obviously it's been the Easter holidays and tings!

[Hitman]

Hey ladies shall we stop throwing our toys out of the pram because I quite like this thread - it's very interesting and informative - and I don't want to close it. Ta.

How long do they think this is going to go on for, then? I know loads of people who are away because obviously it's been the Easter holidays and tings!

I reckon it'll go on for another week or so and then the wind might change, but I think it'll be a big problem. Maybe it won't be though, I hope it isn't. It not only has an impact on airlines but also businesses...

Hey but at least Russia aren't flying over our airspace at the moment!

[Nixt]

I reckon it'll go on for another week or so and then the wind might change, but I think it'll be a big problem. Maybe it won't be though, I hope it isn't. It not only has an impact on airlines but also businesses...

Yeah well my mum's partner works for DHL and he said their warehouses in Bristol and London are filling up and there's obviously nowhere for anything to go because they can't fly it out of the country!

[cocaine]

my friend who was meant to come home last night (from orlando-glasgow instead of heathrow as scottish airspace was open, incidentally they were told it was the only flight going to britain that day) turned around after an hour because scottish airspace closed again. now they're being told they may be able to go to dublin on tuesday, where hes going to get the ferry to liverpool then drive home. ouch.

[Tintinnabulate]

Hey ladies shall we stop throwing our toys out of the pram because I quite like this thread - it's very interesting and informative - and I don't want to close it. Ta.

How long do they think this is going to go on for, then? I know loads of people who are away because obviously it's been the Easter holidays and tings!

Some say it will be over by Wednesday but God knows.

"This eruption started on 20 March," he said. "So in a sense it's been erupting already for almost a month.

"We will be watching the seismic activity because [from that] we will be able to see the predictions in changes in the behaviour of the volcano that will herald a increase or decrease in its activity."

And currently, there appears to be far less seismic activity in Iceland than in the days running up to Wednesday's eruption. This could mean that the worst is over.

But according to the most recent reports from the UK Met Office and the Icelandic Met Service, ash is now being released in pulses rather than a continuous plume.

[Hitman]

Yeah well my mum's partner works for DHL and he said their warehouses in Bristol and London are filling up and there's obviously nowhere for anything to go because they can't fly it out of the country!

Yeah it's not good. Just think, people who own businesses where they ship stuff via airmail won't be able to send goods, delivery companies (for overseas) won't be able to send stuff, imported food won't get here, etc. It really goes to show how much we rely on planes.

[Tintinnabulate]

Yeah it's not good. Just think, people who own businesses where they ship stuff via airmail won't be able to send goods, delivery companies (for overseas) won't be able to send stuff, imported food won't get here, etc. It really goes to show how much we rely on planes.

Forgot about imported food. Imagine running your own business, going on holiday and you can get back. Business wont be open so basically you aren't making any money.

[xxMATTGxx]

When such problems occur you just realise how important the aviation industry is in today's world. Then you have these green people having a party because there's no planes in the sky! Blah.