The UK is closed for business

[Titch]

As I added to my earlier post, I just looked at the satelitte photos and said that I can see the ash is coming over the British Isles so I can see why they are closed. In regards to the aviation industry; it ground to a halt when we had a few centimetres of snow and was a shambles and I expect the reason why they feel the need to close or stop running (during snow conditions) is because they are under the fear of the health and safety brigade coming down on them like a tonne of bricks as they do with the smallest of things these days. That is why at first I was sceptical.

they close during snow because out airports and runways are now 100% equiped to deal with it so rather than seeing planes crash they do the correct thing, UK useally doesnt get alot of snow so its not a problem, i am sure the more and more snow we get each year the better we will get at handling like other places

[cocaine]

As usual the nanny state kicks in and goes completely over the top.

Global Warming, Climate Change, Swine Flu and killer volcanos, one thing is for sure and that is that we are all going to die!!1!!

heres to arguing points you know nothing about!
ash can give aircraft great difficulty, as once the ash enters its fans, can clog up and cause the engines to fail. what happens when the engine fails? the plane comes down.

so of course this is just another implementation from the government to wrap us up in cotton woo- oh.. no, wait it's actually saving lives.

[Hitman]

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stori...050314/1/.html

"It is very variable how long these eruptions last - anywhere from a few days to over a year," Magnus Tumi Gudmundsson, a professor of geophysics and civil protection advisor, told AFP. "Judging from the intensity of this one, it could last a long time," he added.

Hope not.

[xxMATTGxx]

As I added to my earlier post, I just looked at the satelitte photos and said that I can see the ash is coming over the British Isles so I can see why they are closed. In regards to the aviation industry; it ground to a halt when we had a few centimetres of snow and was a shambles and I expect the reason why they feel the need to close or stop running (during snow conditions) is because they are under the fear of the health and safety brigade coming down on them like a tonne of bricks as they do with the smallest of things these days. That is why at first I was sceptical.

I do agree some cases they did go a bit OTT regarding airports closing when we had snow. Although in this matter, I strongly agree with NAT's decision regarding such matter. But at least you checked the satellite images and seen it for yourself. Unlike other people on different forums!

[-:Undertaker:-]

they close during snow because out airports and runways are now 100% equiped to deal with it so rather than seeing planes crash they do the correct thing, UK useally doesnt get alot of snow so its not a problem, i am sure the more and more snow we get each year the better we will get at handling like other places

Canada and the United States manage pretty well with awful weather conditions yet the United Kingdom seems to grind to a halt with a few centimetres of snow. As Matt agrees, its over the top when it comes to the snow issue because other nations manage just fine even in much worse conditions than anything the UK experiences.

heres to arguing points you know nothing about!
ash can give aircraft great difficulty, as once the ash enters its fans, can clog up and cause the engines to fail. what happens when the engine fails? the plane comes down.

so of course this is just another implementation from the government to wrap us up in cotton woo- oh.. no, wait it's actually saving lives.

I just admitted that theres an ash cloud coming to the United Kingdom and said that I was at first sceptical because usually when it comes to aviation, they are under immense pressure not to fly because of health and safety fears. In future, it helps to read my posts before commenting.

[xxMATTGxx]

Canada and the United States manage pretty well with awful weather conditions yet the United Kingdom seems to grind to a halt with a few centimetres of snow. As Matt agrees, its over the top when it comes to the snow issue because other nations manage just fine even in much worse conditions than anything the UK experiences.



I just admitted that theres an ash cloud coming to the United Kingdom and said that I was at first sceptical because usually when it comes to aviation, they are under immense pressure not to fly because of health and safety fears. In future, it helps to read my posts before commenting.

Regarding your first point. Yes we may not manage with heavy snow well regarding to the other countries, I know we don't for a fact. I was off college for an extra week due to it all. Although in some cases I guess it is better to be safe then sorry.

I do think the airports could do a better job in managing the snow on their grounds. But that is quite hard when the snow keeps falling heavy and once you have cleared the runway, its got snow on it again. The airspace in them days was still open, just problems on the ground halted flights from getting in and out.

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But the issue we have is not something we can manage or change. The winds are blowing it in this direction, mother nature doing what it does best!

[hah]

I WAS MENT OT BE GOING SPAIN FOR A WEEKEND BLOODY ******S

my last bit of freedom since i go into navy

yeah im sure you were
and you can still go babe (thats if you're not lying) because they are reopen tomorrow

[xxMATTGxx]

NASA:



The MODIS instrument on NASA's Terra satellite captured an Ash plume from Eyjafjallajokull Volcano over the North Atlantic at 11:35 UTC (7:35 a.m. EDT) on April 15, 2010. Credit: NASA/MODIS Rapid Response Team

[Hitman]

yeah im sure you were
and you can still go babe (thats if you're not lying) because they are reopen tomorrow

Might reopen, nothing is for sure because it could go on.

[hah]

are the blue x's closed airports?