UK Flights cancelled

[ortaca7]

many flights cancelled today both inbound/outbound due to volcano eruption ash cloud from iceland-easy-jet man-dlm cancelled so be a good idea to check if anybody doing pick-ups/drop offs today

[dycedon]

Stuck on rig in middle of north sea east of shetland, all flights on hold, being looked at 1200 hrs, not holding out too much hope, ash cloud drifting south, by all accounts ash shot approx 5 miles in the air.

[Toky]

All Scottish airports closed til next update at 7pm!!! 108 flights cancelled from Gatwick too. Cant't imagine the disruption this will cause. I am sorry for any one trying to fly to and from the UK today.

[Chinook]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8621407.stm
This is current position as reported by BBC

[DianaJ]

cant believe it due to travel to Turkey tomorrow from Belfast doesnt look too good

[nichola]

all flights from Heathrow cancelled too - from 11pm it said on the news few mins ago...

[davidzz]

We fly tomorrow so hope it is going to be ok by then.

David

[nichola]

different news channel says flights affected from noon...

[stoop]

Basically all UK airspace blocked now unless in emergency situation. It will depend on how fast the ash moves as to when they re-open. I think they are going to look again at 6pm tonight.

[Chinook]

Friend at Manchester Airport has been told no chance of flying out until at least tomorrow.With light northerly winds forecast for Friday it doesn't look hopeful until Saturday when slightly fresher westerlies should come in for a time to hopefully blow the dust towards Europe;though with a fairly static high in the Atlantic to the west of Ireland its unlikely that there will be much change in wind speeds until next week.