The UK is closed for business

[xxMATTGxx]

Manchester Airport will be open from 09:00 on Tuesday 20 April 2010 unless there is a deterioration in conditions. Schedules will take some time to return to normal @manairport so it is essential that people contact their airline b4 travelling here.

[Tintinnabulate]

Well I think that is probably going to start happening - the government are taking action.

Labour is the best afterall .

[xxMATTGxx]

Labour is the best afterall .

Let's not turn this thread into one of these please.

"Large plume indicates second Icelandic volcano, Hekla, has begun erupting"

[-:Undertaker:-]

Labour is the best afterall .

Ahh but a UKIP plane defied the ban in the face of extreme danger.
http://www.ukip.org/content/latest-n...ano-flight-ban

Anyway back on the topic, according to German and some other authorities they now believe the threat over overstated in the first place, but whats done is done anyway. My Uncle and Aunty are stuck in Spain (wouldnt mind it myself) and my other Aunty and Uncle who are here now from Austrialia want it to carry on so they can stay here longer.

[Tintinnabulate]

Ahh but a UKIP plane defied the ban in the face of extreme danger.
http://www.ukip.org/content/latest-n...ano-flight-ban

Anyway back on the topic, according to German and some other authorities they now believe the threat over overstated in the first place, but whats done is done anyway. My Uncle and Aunty are stuck in Spain (wouldnt mind it myself) and my other Aunty and Uncle who are here now from Austrialia want it to carry on so they can stay here longer.

He risked the pilots life! What an awful politician haha.

It wasn't overstated as Matt's post stated earlier that engine damgae occurred as a result of flying through volcanic ash.

[xxMATTGxx]

Ahh but a UKIP plane defied the ban in the face of extreme danger.
http://www.ukip.org/content/latest-n...ano-flight-ban

Anyway back on the topic, according to German and some other authorities they now believe the threat over overstated in the first place, but whats done is done anyway. My Uncle and Aunty are stuck in Spain (wouldnt mind it myself) and my other Aunty and Uncle who are here now from Austrialia want it to carry on so they can stay here longer.

They all have their own system, so why did they close down then if it was "over rated"?

Although the airlines are now saying this but come on, they are losing millions so who wouldn't. I think the problem is that just because they have had test flights doesn't mean its not a risk. Since a plane got into trouble with the ash on Sunday (plane = being a weather plane)

[Technologic]

http://bnonews.com/urgent/?p=2430


April 19, 2010. 12:31 ET
REYKJAVIK (BNO NEWS) -- The Hekla volcano in southern Iceland erupted on Monday afternoon.

Live images from the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service showed a huge plume of smoke rising from the volcano.

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Edit: FALSE ALARM! They were looking at the wrong volcano... they just mistook eflegglelelelwhateveritscalled for Hekla

[Sam]

If someone has been told they will be on a certain flight at a certain time, does that mean they'll still get on that flight? Due to the backlogs.. Relating to myself again, it's mainly so i can call my girlfriend later and tell her whats going on. So virgin have said her flight was rescheduled to Saturday at 8am when it was first cancelled. Will that still apply?

[Jordy]

Labour is the best afterall .

What took them so long? As soon as it was known about early on Thursday morning many predicted that it would go on for many days and saw it likely that people would be stranded across Britain. Only today have Labour had an emergency meeting, which I admit has paid off. Three navy ships and more trains/ferries throughout the UK is the outcome, but this has taken them five days? That's not a Labour rescue, that's a disaster. Plus it's likely to be a day or two before the ships are ready and the Madrid Hub is setup. People have been suggesting for many days the Navy should be doing something.

[Tintinnabulate]

What took them so long? As soon as it was known about early on Thursday morning many predicted that it would go on for many days and saw it likely that people would be stranded across Britain. Only today have Labour had an emergency meeting, which I admit has paid off. Three navy ships and more trains/ferries throughout the UK is the outcome, but this has taken them five days? That's not a Labour rescue, that's a disaster. Plus it's likely to be a day or two before the ships are ready and the Madrid Hub is setup. People have been suggesting for many days the Navy should be doing something.

If Gordon Brown couldnt make the debate on Thursday evening, people would say he is using the volcano as an excuse.