Heavy snow and ice bring travel chaos across UK

Jimbuna · 12-19-10, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by XabbaRus

I bet they have heated runways and taxiways.

Makes sense there.

I suspect your right but I'd love to know for sure.

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Originally Posted by Dowly

I believe Arlanda uses de-icing chemicals in addition to snow ploughs to keep the runways clear.

They tried that this morning at Heathrow then promptly run out of de-icing chemicals

Dowly · 12-19-10, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

I suspect your right but I'd love to know for sure.

Arlanda doesn't have runway heaters AFAIK. Takes too long to heat up for it to be practical or something.

Jimbuna · 12-19-10, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

Arlanda doesn't have runway heaters AFAIK. Takes too long to heat up for it to be practical or something.

FFS!....where's Arlanda?

Gerald · 12-19-10, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

FFS!....where's Arlanda?

42 km north of Stockholm City,

Dowly · 12-20-10, 03:15 AM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

FFS!....where's Arlanda?

Stockholm-Arlanda is the largest of the three airports around Stockholm. The Heathrow of Sweden I guess you could call it.

Gerald · 12-20-10, 03:28 AM

Then I guess you count in Skavsta airport, 120 km from Stockholm in the south-west direction

Gerald · 12-20-10, 07:46 AM

Ice, snow and sub-zero temperatures in northern Europe have disrupted travel, leaving Europe's busiest airport Heathrow, near London, all but closed.Flights were also cancelled on Monday in Frankfurt, Amsterdam and Brussels and seven in ten services were running at the two main Paris airports.Thousands of people slept overnight at airport terminals at Heathrow and Zaventem airport in Brussels.Roads in a number of countries were described as treacherous.There were also severe delays on the Eurostar rail service between the UK and France and Belgium and Thalys trains between France and Belgium were also affected.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12038847

Note: Update record, 20 December 2010 Last updated at 11:04 GMT

XabbaRus · 12-20-10, 08:01 AM

And so we moan some more...

Maybe if the news services actually explained to people why stuff can't be cleared in 2 seconds flat rather than sensationalise then people wouldn't be so ticked.

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Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Snow disrupts travel across northern Europe Ice, snow and sub-zero temperatures in northern Europe have disrupted travel, leaving Europe's busiest airport Heathrow, near London, all but closed.Flights were also cancelled on Monday in Frankfurt, Amsterdam and Brussels and seven in ten services were running at the two main Paris airports.Thousands of people slept overnight at airport terminals at Heathrow and Zaventem airport in Brussels.Roads in a number of countries were described as treacherous.There were also severe delays on the Eurostar rail service between the UK and France and Belgium and Thalys trains between France and Belgium were also affected. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12038847 Note: Update record, 20 December 2010 Last updated at 11:04 GMT __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

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