New volcano

[capricorn]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/iceland/8528915/Iceland-shuts-airspace-after-volcanic-eruption.html Edited May 22, 2011 by capricorn

[jones78]

They closed the airport in Reykjavik already, lets hope this is a short one.

My trip start next Saturday, so hope this wont be as bad as the last time this happened, i don`t want to stay in Norway for my holiday.

[ljc]

flying from manchester on the 30th it better not be like last year ffs .

[Rainsberger]

They closed the airport in Reykjavik already, lets hope this is a short one.

My trip start next Saturday, so hope this wont be as bad as the last time this happened, i don`t want to stay in Norway for my holiday.

 

It's not heading for Europe as yet.

[DanishFarang]

Not a new volcano. It erupts about every five years and have not caused problems in the past. And if it should do it this time I am going to get mad as hell since I am supposed to fly on friday.

[capricorn]

Hope the little boy will calm down soon. I'm flying Paris to Bangkok via Helsinki this year

[ost22]

OK for now. Only Iceland and part of Greenland has problems now,

 

Icelandic volcano Grimsvotn throws ash cloud up above FL300

[mcginley]

IM flying saturday fucking hell :-(

[ProudAussie]

Experts have warned that ash from an erupting Icelandic volcano that closed the country's airspace may blow across large swathes of western Europe, raising fears of new flight chaos. Ash from the erupting Icelandic volcano is expected to reach Britain by tomorrow, airlines have been warned.

 

Air safety officials said ash from the Grimsvotn eruption may reach north Scotland by as early as tomorrow before sweeping across Britain to hit France and Spain two days later.

 

The eruption, which was far more powerful than the Eyjafjoell blast and its plume peak of nine kilometres, was meanwhile already showing signs of tapering off, spokeswoman Bergthora Njala Gudmundsdottir said.

 

Iceland's meteorological office said the plume from Grimsvotn, which last exploded in 2004, had fallen in height from a peak of about 25km in the hours after the eruption and was now holding steady.

 

"It has been steady all night just below 10 kilometres," met office forecaster Teitur Arason said, adding current wind conditions were spreading the ashes in separate directions

[LOSO]

Well the latest I hear is its going to cause some problems over Scotland on Tuesday and maybe even newcastle!

A few flights already cancelled tonight (Monday) for the tues mornings flights to Scotland and Newcastle airport on alert for disruption.

Hope this all sorts soon! :(

[Alleycat]

Ahhh, That reminds me! I must have a flight booked. Seems every time I do these past few years there is an ash cloud, or a yellow/red shirt demonstration.

[Cheetah]

It seems that the ash cloud is heading for the UK and some flights have started to be cancelled in Scotland...

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13498477

[gizmo]

Well, I got fucked by the last one

but this time I have 9 weeks for it

to clear

[kopite]

Ended up delaying a trip to the dam last year because of the ash cloud last year. Hopefully it will clear quick. I hears it's a lot more coarse than the one last time around so it should fall to the ground quicker. Some rain would be good too.

 

Bloody Iceland. Bad enough they went bankrupt they want to keep messing up people's holidays too. Jajaja

[tommyg]

we fly sunday from newcastle,hope the wind changes direction.

[mcginley]

Time for the Yanks to bomb Iceland me thinks lol

[ProudAussie]

Time for the Yanks to bomb Iceland me thinks lol

 

 

Why??????

 

If it stops a shitload of poms and scots coming to Pattaya then there is more girlys for us !

Edited May 24, 2011 by ProudAussie

[jorma]

Why??????

 

If it stops a shitload of poms and scots coming to Pattaya then there is more girlys for us !

 

 

LOL

[Slacker]

Reports yesterday suggested it would pan out the same as the '98 and '04 eruptions, now it's a question of 'hold your breath and pray'. The ash particles are allegedly larger and may fall to the ground quicker plus the authorities have the experience of last year's Eyjafjallajoekull eruption to help them. โชคดี to anyone travelling this week.