So... Erm...

As many of you know, I am currently on holiday in the US of A. I am staying in Connecticut and am due to fly back to London HR on Sunday 25th April. I should be getting a flight from CT to Washington DC, then to London HR.

With the ash from this volcano heading over to Canada as we speak, am I actually going to get home? I looked at some pics from the met office which shows the ash's path is the same as the flight path from Washington DC to London. I know some airports in the UK are starting to accept euro flights but there has been no news on international flights.

My worry is, even if LHR does open for international by Sunday, with the ash almost over here now, will the US airports be sending transatlantic flights?

Don't get me wrong, if i HAVE to stay here longer... That's cool But I do have commitments at home.

Meh, always something.

Iain.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/20/2010 11:41PM by madotter.

Don't worry, I think the ash will be gone by March.

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> Don't worry, I think the ash will be gone by
> March.


I mean April, this month Sorry.

You'll be fine, we have Trans-Atlantic flights planned for later this week from Cologne

Sim

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Lol, smells like the USA is not broadcasting the Volcano incident as it didn't happen on home soil hahaha.

Reminds me of the all too often news channels when I've stayed there...

'' Thankyou Mr Bouchard for that report. Now moving on from US News...

CNN World News.... today... in AMERICA......''


Jenson drives it like he owns it; Lewis drives it like he stole it

well it seems the air space is opening up for now, but we don't know if the volcano will start erupting ash again any time soon.

Also, I would call your airline, because with the back-log of travellers, you should make sure your seat is still there.

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/22/2010 03:06AM by SchueyFan.

Looks like a UK plane had to return to Manchester shortly after take-off. Suspected ash in the engine in the air feed to the planes interior. Pilot said he could smell burning, and a reputed engine cut out mid air.


Jenson drives it like he owns it; Lewis drives it like he stole it

Another thing they maybe haven't taken into consideration is the cumulative factor. These planes are flown on a daily basis, backwards and forwards across Europe. Even if the planes seem OK after one flight, there's still the very real danger of ash building up in the engines or affecting other aspects of the planes' performance as it builds up over a number of flights.

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is it still too early to make jokes about people suffering from the volcano? should we wait till the dust settles?

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