Help, volcano, stuck in Europe

Tori is stuck in Mexico, with BA sayign that it'll May at least before they can get her on a flight. BA will be in administration before May, IMO.

Whilst the cat's away. Souths tonight? :P

I have sympathy for those stranded overseas, or here for that matter. But on the other hand, five days without the daily Hercules a couple of hundred metres over my house into Lynham at 6am and 10.30pm has been rather nice.

You get Hercules flying over your house? bloody hell mate!

Right on the main flightpath to RAF Lyneham. it's even worse if they're training for oanding approaches because they fly over, loop around and do it again every twenty minutes for hours. Can really ruin a lazy Sunday afternoon.

Hah! all booked- fly Palma to Bilbao, overnight there, ferry to blighty- time in transit, errrrr, 3 days. Hopefully the airline luggage handlers won't have another go at my beloved road machine....

Pah, you should have whacked everything but the bike and some clothes into FedEx and ridden home.

Whilst the cat's away. Souths tonight? :P

Unlikely - it's been a weekend of adventure and extreme alcoholism. The sofa and the snooker feels about right for tonight.

Maybe I'll pop along for a last orders. I expect you'll be early doors though eh?

Not a chance. I've got to be home in time to put my daughter to bed tonight.

And you claim that I have lame excuses?

Fatherhood, pah!

Pathetic isn't it? She's four months old, you'd have thought she'd have learnt to put herself to bed by now.

Or at least get a round in down at Souths. Can she even do a fucking skid yet?

(cue nappy gag)

Northern airports expected to reopen tomorrow morning covering an area north of the Blackpool - Teeside line.

Many frustrated and exhausted tourists to the UK will now have to contend with learning a new language if they want to get home before the end of the week.

Southern airports reopening tomorrow evening apparently...

Where is that from Joe? No such word on nats.co.uk ?

Just overheard some loud sales cunt spout it in the office...

From the Daily Fail

Scottish airspace to open at 6am, Midlands at 12pm, South at 6pm

Don't underestimate their ability to spout gobshite though.

Statement on Icelandic volcanic eruption: Monday April 19, 1530

The volcanic eruption has reduced and the volcano is not currently emitting ash to altitudes that will affect the UK. Assuming there are no further significant ash emissions we are now looking at a continuously improving situation.

Based on the latest information from the Met Office, NATS advises that the restrictions currently in place across UK controlled airspace will remain in place until 0700 (local time) tomorrow, Tuesday.

From 0700 (local time) tomorrow, Tuesday, Scottish airspace will be open, and south to a line between Teesside and Blackpool. Mainland Scottish airports will be open.

This is a dynamic and changing situation and is therefore difficult to forecast beyond 0700 local; however, the latest Met Office advice is that the contaminated area will continue to move south with the possibility that restrictions to airspace above England and Wales, including the London area, may be lifted later tomorrow (Tuesday).

We will continue to monitor Met Office information and review our arrangements in line with that. We will advise further arrangements at approximately 2100 (local time), today.

It is now for airports and airlines to decide how best to utilise this opportunity. Passengers should contact their airlines to find out how this will affect their travel plans.

http://www.nats.co.uk/

Latest Nats statement confirms this ^

Unfortunately, the Met Office has just released a statement saying that the Volcano has errupted again in the last hour..... ruh oh.

Southern airports reopening tomorrow evening apparently...

Mrs Brave was due to fly out for the Lisbon Half Ironman on Weds.. Even if they do open I don't reckon she's not going anywhere what with the backlog..

Also from the Daily Fail a quote from Heathrow regarding a night flight service.

A source at Heathrow told the Mail: 'At between 6pm and 7pm tomorrow night, we will have a controlled opening of Heathrow.

'Every door of every terminal will be manned by police and airport security. Unless you have a print-out of a document which proves you are on a flight leaving on Tuesday night, you will not be allowed in the terminal. There will be an airline representative on each door of each terminal. Each passenger will be ticked off from a list before being allowed to enter.

We're obviously concerned about being swamped and that is why we have ramped up security.
'If police and security cannot deal with the deluge of passengers turning up, the airport will be closed again.

This is bound to get fucked up. I predict a Kiaser Chief.

Just overheard some loud sales cunt spout it in the office...

Right, brilliant. I'll tell Tori to get her bags packed then.

I heart you, Joe.

http://www.facebook.com/StrandedinNewZealand

Got sent this today thought it was a great Idea.

Setup by the NZ tourist board if you are stuck in NZ!
There are loads of people offering free accommodation to those who are stuck and also loads of businesses offering big discounts and freebies....

Brilliant.. Looks like I'll be packing Mrs braves TT bike tonight then...

My 11.45am flight tomorrow has been cancelled but rebooked for same time next Tuesday :-)

This thread has been 'dormant' for a few hours. Breaking news on the BBC "A new ash cloud spreading towards the UK is causing uncertainty over the reopening of some airspace"

This could go on for years couldn't it?