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Volcanic Ash and Aeroplanes
By Anthony Carter
I find it rather surreal that most of Northern Europe has been a no-fly zone since Thursday due to the volcanic eruption in Iceland. This type of blanket restriction on all air travel, both military and commercial, has not been seen in Europe since the end of the Second World War. I think the most frustrating issue here for many people is the "not knowing". And by "not knowing" I obviously mean when this whole thing is going to blow over - literally. You see, the Icelandic volcano is spewing out its ash and as it disperses it is becoming fine ash particles which apparently is a big no-no when it comes to aircraft. And so, with so many people stranded across the world with no way of getting home (here in the UK they reckon that there are almost half-a-million Brits stranded abroad), and no way of knowing when they will be able to get home, the situation is becoming rather serious. But it's not just the personal issues - business is taking a huge hit. European airlines alone are estimated to be losing nearly £200 million per day. And think about the knock-on effect for those business dependent on the airline industry. One thing's for sure - I'm glad that I haven't been personally affected by this yet. But with some reports saying the volcano in Iceland could carry on erupting for days, weeks or even months, I'm beginning to wonder whether my planned holiday in October is going to be affected. My wife always said I was a pessimist... |
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Ash not what your vacation can do for you...ash what you can do for your vacation.
CONTRIBUTOR'S REPLY
lol - very good :)
This is a great catastrophe for many people, Anthony. Hopefully the cooler heads will prevail and not try to fly until it is really safe. Impatience could lead to a greater loss.
Best wishes.
Frederick
CONTRIBUTOR'S REPLY
I know a few European airlines have sent planes up in the last couple of days to "test the waters" as it were, but here in the UK they will be grounded until early Tuesday morning at least.
I am wondering about my planned emigration to France in November! :)
As a light aircraft pilot I am thinking about the groundings. Any prop plane with decent filtering could fly depending on vizibility.
I was looking forward to chartering some suitable a/c and ferrying people around.
CONTRIBUTOR'S REPLY
I would hope things had cleared up by then - I'm due to holiday in the Dominican Republic in October!
It's all gone away for now.
My hopes of starting up a prop plane based business are dashed and more long haul flights will thunder through the skies and need more and longer runways.
Lets all have local holidays, with the occasional trip by train or ferry to Europe.
Give a thought to Speed Ferries gone bust because of the airline and LD Lines (supported by the French Government) who are on the brink of Administration.
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