Volcanic Ash disrupting flights!!

DispatchDragon · Post by **DispatchDragon** » 17 Apr 2010, 16:48

Our weather weenies are now predicting we will see the fallout (pun intended) within 5 days on the NW coast of the US

Guess we might take a vacation as well

Leif

fran65 · Post by **fran65** » 17 Apr 2010, 17:17

...Genova,Turin, Milan Malpensa & Linate, Bergamo, Verona, Venice, Trieste are closed until monday.
No traffic up to 35000 ft.
We are waiting for the cloud...

But where is Bruce Willis and his guys?

Post by **Garry Russell** » 17 Apr 2010, 17:21

This site shows an approximation of the ash cloud

Does not work well in IE

http://www.radarvirtuel.com/#

Post by **Rick Piper** » 17 Apr 2010, 17:22

A lot of small airlines will go bust for sure

I think it's the usual European Fun Police at it again

Regards
Rick

Post by **Garry Russell** » 17 Apr 2010, 17:30

Some of the big ones aren't too strong either.

Post by **DelP** » 17 Apr 2010, 17:47

airboatr wrote:saw on the news over here , the Brisol airport was open for traffic......

foot traffic .. .
Any of our members out walking a small brown puppy dog on the runaway ?

Yes, our local news last night showed the folks at Lulsgate wandering up the runway en masse and flying kites.

Suspect it was for the TV cameras as there's nothing that shareholders hate more than seeing the workers who are supposed to be supplying their profits wandering around with their hands in their pockets.

Derek

Post by **Garry Russell** » 17 Apr 2010, 20:22

Just seen on the Virtual Radar a KLM 737 (PH-BGB) over Holland out of AMS and flying a curved route to the North East including a complete circle along the track. It dissappeared near Groningen then reappered a little later just NE of there on another curved track.

News have just this minute said that KLM has sent up a 737 to fly round Dutch airpace with a company director onboard and the aircraft fitted with filters to check exactly what is up there.

Seems that's what that ones been up to.

It would appear efforts are being made to try and get some knowledge and perhaps get something moving

Three Lufthansa A.340s were in the air together near Fankfurt earlier but little else noticed.

airboatr · Post by **airboatr** » 17 Apr 2010, 22:14

.. I thought I saw a man with a plastic bag .... but - naw couldn't have been.........

Post by **TSR2** » 17 Apr 2010, 23:03

I spotted that 737 earlier too Garry... wondered what he was up to.

Post by **Garry Russell** » 17 Apr 2010, 23:53

There had been the odd aeroplane here and there but this one stood out with the odd routing and complete circle along the track.

Classic British Flight Sim

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