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Doesn't seem to be abating and some estimates say it could be months before things return to normal, with millions trapped away from home.
Although some airports have the choice of opening in Northern Europe they are taking a risk.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8630455.stm[ This Message was edited by: goldenface on 2010-04-19 16:29 ]
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Posted: 2010-04-19 17:29:06
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yeah! I've heard that news. Too sorry to hear that the UK is suffering for such disaster and many air travellers including South London's Libera are stranded in other countries (they came from Manila BTW, they're stranded on Athens).
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Posted: 2010-04-19 17:54:00
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In Holland they are starting to fly again but now the big sister of that volcano started to erupt
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Posted: 2010-04-19 22:34:29
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Really? I was sure I caught something about it on the news.
I have a. Couple of friends trapped in Spain atm.
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Posted: 2010-04-19 22:41:16
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This is all way over the top. They showed on ITV News today the volcano was throwing out ash NOT upwards into the air but it was falling to the ground IN Iceland. The last one erupted for 2 years nothing happened then. They did a test flight for 2 hours yesterday British Airways & it landed fine. What's the problem? You can fly to Ireland cos they don't fly above a certain height anyway as it ain't far. Millions wasted for nothing & people stranded for nothing.
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Posted: 2010-04-19 22:42:31
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On 2010-04-19 22:42:31, Bonovox wrote:
This is all way over the top. They showed on ITV News today the volcano was throwing out ash NOT upwards into the air but it was falling to the ground IN Iceland. The last one erupted for 2 years nothing happened then. They did a test flight for 2 hours yesterday British Airways & it landed fine. What's the problem? You can fly to Ireland cos they don't fly above a certain height anyway as it ain't far. Millions wasted for nothing & people stranded for nothing.
Have you personaly seen/studied the effect ash can have on a turbine engine? I have and it is not at all worth the risk. Ok a couple of planes have flown, but it only takes one to hit a "dirty" bit of air to cause major damage.
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Posted: 2010-04-19 22:50:55
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I am not saying that & no I have studied that but I still think in most parts of Europe we have over reacted to it because already plenty of test flights have been done with big jumbo jets & for 2 hours at a time. They landed safely so why yes I do think we over reacted.
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Posted: 2010-04-19 22:59:18
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I wouldn't say they have over reacted at all, I on a plane pretty much 16 to 20 times a year (long haul) and you realise how easy it is for anything to make those hunks of metal jerk out of the sky.
But this might be of interest to you.
F-16 Engine Damaged
On 2010-04-19 22:59:18, Bonovox wrote:
I am not saying that & no I have studied that but I still think in most parts of Europe we have over reacted to it because already plenty of test flights have been done with big jumbo jets & for 2 hours at a time. They landed safely so why yes I do think we over reacted.
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Posted: 2010-04-20 00:35:40
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And why did the Icelandic volcano erupt? Is it not the natural continuation of the chemtrails plot? Our leaders must have jumped all at the same time, placed on a carefully chosen semi-circle centered on Iceland. That's what started the eruption.
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Posted: 2010-04-20 02:32:42
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On 2010-04-19 22:59:18, Bonovox wrote:
I am not saying that & no I have studied that but I still think in most parts of Europe we have over reacted to it because already plenty of test flights have been done with big jumbo jets & for 2 hours at a time. They landed safely so why yes I do think we over reacted.
While passenger airliners fly at altitudes above the ash cloud, they pass through it during take off and landing... and if a plane were to attempt an emergency landing due to mechanical failure, it will obviously pass through the ash cloud, and this could be for a prolonged period, resulting in even greater damage.
Risking hundreds of lives in the air, and hundreds more on the ground, is unacceptable. Nobody overreacted.
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Posted: 2010-04-20 22:27:07
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