Ash Cloud

[susiejb]

There is another ash cloud I keep saying the words of Corporal Jones over and over "don't panic"

 

[Spstoneys]

We hope you are right as we are due to fly out on the 4th June.

 

[Joanne]

I am sure if the ash cloud does start drifting towards Europe the airlines will be much better prepared than last year they wont want to be losing money again, they found a way round the problem last year sure it will be fine.

 

[smg]

met office predictions

Met Office: Volcanic Ash Advisory Centres

 

[Smiddy]

Can we stop this thread here, before people start getting suicidal

 

[Mark]

Link to Iceland site with some information:

Home-page - Icelandic Meteorological Office | Icelandic Meteorological office
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[graham]

From Icelandic Met Office:

'The Grímsvötn volcano is Iceland‘s most active volcano. It last erupted in 2004 and the current eruption is in a similar location'

Sp hopefully the disruption should be the same as it was in 2004....er...non-existent.

 

[sws97sdg]

Latest form the European air traffic control

Update on European air traffic situation following Grimsvötn eruption 16:00 CET
23 MAY 2011

Volcanic ash concentration chart published by the London VAAC showing ash dispersion of the Grimsvötn ash plume Brussels, Belgium - As of 16:00 CET today, EUROCONTROL has the following update to make with regard to the situation of air traffic in Europe.

There has been no significant impact on flights today as a result of the eruption of the Grimsvötn volcano in Iceland.

However, according to the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre (VAAC) in London, there is a strong possibility that parts of the ash cloud may impact parts of Scotland and Ireland in the coming 24 hours. Due to unstable meteorological conditions, it is not possible to identify with certainty the movements of the ash cloud beyond that time frame.

The next traffic update will be issued around 10:00 CET tomorrow, 24 May

 

[Mike & Beth]

Volcanic Ash

There is another ash cloud I keep saying the words of Corporal Jones over and over "don't panic"

Says Corporal jones but...... we're flying over tonight from Manchester. Yikes!

 

[susiejb]

Have a safe journey Mike and Beth and enjoy a brilliant holiday

 

[Smiddy]

The soundbites seem to be saying there will be nowhere near the disruption of last year. Let's all adopt a "glass half full" attitude. Worrying gets you nowhere.

 

[debz1]

Let's all adopt a "glass half full" attitude. Worrying gets you nowhere.

So do ash clouds sometimes

 

[Belladonna]

All together now .............BLOW!!

 

[Mark]

easyjet information page:

Current Travel Status

I hate to see ' Free transfer' or 'Refund' when people have been looking forward to a holiday for ages
Volcanic Eruption in Iceland

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[susiejb]

All together now .............BLOW!!

definitely Bella....do you think if we all joined together it might work

 

[sws97sdg]

Forecast for tomorrow is looking better already

 

[Smiddy]

All together now .............BLOW!!

No need to blow up here in Scotland, with the winds we've had over the last few days i'm surprised the cloud isn't sitting over Siberia by now.

Just about to head out to the garden to try and put it back together again. May? more like January.

 

[sws97sdg]

Hot off the press, and good news "The Grimsvotn volcano, which erupted on Saturday, seems to have stopped spewing ash" an Icelandic official said.

 

[susiejb]

Phew.......thank goodness for that

 

[PaulB]

Just read on BBC that cloud may affect East Anglia on Friday. We are due to fly out from Stansted on Sunday. It's a worry!!