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Flights, Airlines and Airports => Flights to Dalaman and Turkey, Airlines and Airports => Topic started by: Chinook on May 15, 2010, 17:16:06 PM

Title: Potential disruption to South East England Airport
Post by: Chinook on May 15, 2010, 17:16:06 PM

Looks like the volcanic ash could cause disruption to airports in the south east of England during the first part of next week

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8684540.stm

Title: Potential disruption to South East England Airport
Post by: sunlover on May 15, 2010, 21:38:55 PM

OMG getting worried now, we are due to arrive next Friday 21st!!!!

Lets hope it,s all cleared at Gatwick by then....


sunlover

Title: Potential disruption to South East England Airport
Post by: Chinook on May 15, 2010, 22:48:07 PM

This shows the 5 day prediction for the ash location

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/corporate/pressoffice/2010/pr20100515.html

Title: Potential disruption to South East England Airport
Post by: tribalelder on May 18, 2010, 05:44:13 AM

What Volcanic Ash[?][?][?]Despite closing Airports yesterday they have now said "oops there wasn't any ash in the south after all"

Title: Potential disruption to South East England Airport
Post by: Chinook on May 18, 2010, 07:38:50 AM

Tribal Elder. Who is "they" . I can only only find stories about flying in higher densities of ash on BBC and Sky news

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8688517.stm

Title: Potential disruption to South East England Airport
Post by: tribalelder on May 18, 2010, 12:08:19 PM

It was an article on Yahoo news at about 0600 (Turkish Time ) this morning which I can no longer locate. There were several quotes from various airline bodies and referring to the closures being based on computer models which had proved to be unfounded and not on actual facts.  The consensus was that it had been unnecessary to close Heathrow and Gatwick in the light of facts.