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Flights, Airlines and Airports => Flights to Dalaman and Turkey, Airlines and Airports => Topic started by: Karennina on May 22, 2011, 19:28:01 PM

Title: new volcanic eruption
Post by: Karennina on May 22, 2011, 19:28:01 PM

for any one flying soon (myself included hopefully!)there has been a different volcano to the last one in Iceland erupt, Iceland airspace is shut and they recon the ash/dust will hit Europe around Tuesday Wednesday.they also said they did not expect the same level of disruptuion as before but they did not say no disruption is expected, I shall be keeping my eye on the news and checking airports on line to see whether there is much disruption:(

Title: new volcanic eruption
Post by: puma on May 22, 2011, 21:19:46 PM

oh dear last time we were stuck in turkey for an extra week:P:D

Title: new volcanic eruption
Post by: Karennina on May 22, 2011, 21:42:39 PM

yes we were too Puma it was terrible wasn't it:D :)

Title: new volcanic eruption
Post by: nichola on May 22, 2011, 22:48:13 PM

at the moment the ash cloud is heading north over Greenland unless or until the wind changes direction; so no disruption yet over Europe...

Title: new volcanic eruption
Post by: nichola on May 22, 2011, 23:28:25 PM

oh great - its the largest eruption for 64 years and was so large it could be seen in space.

Its a big mushroom cloud, 20 kilometres high and they are saying it could reach Scotland by Tuesday!

However they are also saying they don't expect it to cause anything like the disruption as last year

Title: new volcanic eruption
Post by: Karennina on May 23, 2011, 00:13:21 AM

I think there is bound to be some disruption, I honestly dont mind if it happens once I get to Turkey :)another week of no sleep for :(me!

Title: new volcanic eruption
Post by: julesbob0303 on May 23, 2011, 18:28:47 PM

Some planes have been cancelled in Scotland already!  :(

Fingers crossed for everyone planning on flying later this week (me included!)  ;)

Title: new volcanic eruption
Post by: ronzeus on May 23, 2011, 19:15:23 PM

Flying out of Humberside tomorrow hopefully ,dont care about return journey.

Title: new volcanic eruption
Post by: Karennina on May 23, 2011, 19:30:14 PM

what a pain cant believe it has happened again, we will just have to wait and see,the news tonight says it depends on which way the wind blows, how long it erupts for and the size of the particles it sends up as to how much aviation will be effected, but they dont think it will be like the disruption of last year when the other one erupted:(

Title: new volcanic eruption
Post by: imperialwizard on May 23, 2011, 20:01:33 PM

julesbob0303..thx for crossing your fingers for me!Due to fly
from Scotland later this week!

Title: new volcanic eruption
Post by: julesbob0303 on May 23, 2011, 22:30:04 PM

Good luck with your flight.  We are due to fly on Saturday evening from Cardiff, just for the week.  We really don't want to get stuck out in Turkey though (never thought I'd ever say that!   :o ) as our daughter is in the middle of her GCSE's (taking her revision with her!) and we have our first grandchild due any minute (and he's bound to hang on until we leave for the airport!   ;) ) We'll be desperate to get back to meet him!   :)

Title: new volcanic eruption
Post by: AndyLin on May 24, 2011, 08:42:28 AM

http://www.fethiyetimes.com/news/44-news/6601-track-the-ash-cloud-and-flights.html

Title: new volcanic eruption
Post by: calvin 1949 on May 24, 2011, 09:07:55 AM

Oh! here we go again ,still waiting for compensation from last year :(