UK, Northern Europe No Fly Zone

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by tater

There are worse places to be stuck. The real problem is housing all of them, and the cost. Also, the return flights. At the very least I'd expect the parents to want one adult in each group of kids heading home, but given the mess it might be hard to find 5-10 seats per flight.

That's a real bummer.....but take some comfort from the fact they are all safe

[mako88sb]

Check out the radar picture taken of the Eyjafjallajökull craters on April 15. Kind of spooky looking.

[Biggles]

A small-sized plane managed to get from NYC to Kiruna (Northern Sweden). In 7 hours. Might be followed by more flights. But Kiruna hasn't the biggest airport around so...

And, apparently, the loss of money for the airlines are humongous! British Airways lose about one million quid by the hour!

[Oberon]

I heard the Finnish Air Force sent an F-18 into the cloud and buggered its engines up, so it's still about in places. I think the problem at the moment is that the damaging stuff is only in patchy places inside the cloud but there's no way of telling where in the cloud those patches are, and where they'll be tomorrow.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Oberon

I heard the Finnish Air Force sent an F-18 into the cloud and buggered its engines up, so it's still about in places. I think the problem at the moment is that the damaging stuff is only in patchy places inside the cloud but there's no way of telling where in the cloud those patches are, and where they'll be tomorrow.

That must be nearly half the Finnish Air Force disabled then

[TLAM Strike]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

That must be nearly half the Finnish Air Force disabled then

I hope you got your rabies shot Jimbuna, I think you might be bit by a rabid Ferret soon.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

I hope you got your rabies shot Jimbuna, I think you might be bit by a rabid Ferret soon.

Must be in bed fast asleep

[UnderseaLcpl]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

That must be nearly half the Finnish Air Force disabled then

[CaptainHaplo]

Bloody irresponsible to send a jet fighter into something like that. Its asking to get FOD'ed out.

Times like this is when big, slow birds (like the old DC-3) are most useful. I am suprised that at least some puddle jumpers aren't allowed - given the slower speed.....

Originally Posted by jimbuna

That must be nearly half the Finnish Air Force disabled then

Could be closer to 100% now that 'FrankenHornet' went mineral a while ago.

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles...kenhornet.html

[Oberon]

Finally, Dunkirk mark two seems to be underway:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8628878.stm

Friend of mine at work has a flight to Vegas booked on Wednesday, doesn't look good for her...

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by OneToughHerring

Could be closer to 100% now that 'FrankenHornet' went mineral a while ago.

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles...kenhornet.html

I doubt anyone will want to fly her again....even if she had of been repaireable......jinxed is perhaps a better way of describing that bird