UK Flights cancelled

[blueclad]

Friends found a way to get home from Calis in the morning [ they are on flight only]  Going to Rhodes then flying Onur airline from Rhodes  to Athens 1 hr to change plans then Onur to Barcelona airport  @ £125 each  THEN Coach to uk via  dover [ 11 hrs god help them   ] to uk @ 23 euros each

[nichola]

CNN reports Spain air space is now open - 16 closed airports in Spain to reopen - but where can you fly too [?]

Sunday and Monday day time in the UK still closed so far

[dotty]

a friend of mine should be flying from orkney to toronto tomorrow she as to phone the airport tomorrow to see if she's flying but i dont think there's a cat in hell's chance she'll go , she's waited 12 months for this to go and see her daughter and grandchildren my heart really goes out to her  and it's the first time she's ever flown hopefully this hasn't put her off going.

[Highlander]

BBC latest report

Europe's airlines and airports have called for an immediate reassessment of flight restrictions imposed because of volcanic ash from Iceland.

[Toky]

50% of flights in Europe tomorrow

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Breaking News from a press conference by Eurocontrol. They are hoping 50% of flights in europe will be able to operate tomorrow. Some good news at last!

Taking a few moments ago from pilot's network site Pprune.org

I have been a member of this site for sometime now and have been following this site which has first hand info from pilots, controllers etc all over the world.
Let's hope this is the beginning of the end of the chaos.

KLM are allegedly resuming feight flights this evening

Should read 50% of airspace not flights. Info has been corrected on "Pprune" site

[julietaylor]

I should have been travelling Monday 19 april just had it cancelled with Thomas Cook. In the process of rebooking but prices are increasing by the minute !

[feznut]

Nats website looks to have been updated with a release

Statement on Icelandic volcanic eruption: Sunday April 18, 2100

Based on the latest information from the Met Office, NATS advises that the current restrictions across UK controlled airspace due to the volcanic ash cloud will remain in place until at least 1900 (local time) on Monday 19 April.

[littlereddevil]

Finnish airforce planes now saying their engines have been damaged with ash

[Highlander]

Don't know if this is of any interest to people who have to/want to re-book.

Mon 03 May - Sat 15 May Glasgow - Dalaman = £ 375.96 (before baggage, meals etc). Price is for 2 (that's only slightly more than I paid for 1)

That's a very resonable price from Scotland (if you can get here).

[starman™]

Flying to Barcelona on Wednesday morning then on to Palma and no problems and flight is confirmed so far.