eaa3 From United States of America, joined Sep 2007, 875 posts, RR: 0 Posted (2 years 1 month 1 week 3 days 13 hours ago) and read 44991 times:
The Volcano in Iceland that erupted a couple of weeks ago has changed and is now a sub-glacial eruption which is 10-20 times larger. Air traffic has been restricted because of ash. Volcanoes under glaciers create a huge amount of ash
Here is the area affected as of now. However this is expected to grow significantly.
eaa3 From United States of America, joined Sep 2007, 875 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (2 years 1 month 1 week 3 days 13 hours ago) and read 44982 times:
It is being reported that the Notam might be expanded significantly, perhaps as far as Norway and Russia.
dispatchguy From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 1184 posts, RR: 2 Reply 5, posted (2 years 1 month 1 week 3 days 9 hours ago) and read 44374 times:
Just when I head back to work tomorrow, oh well, at least this week at work wont be boring in anyway, since we seem to have an airplane passing thru BIKF at least a couple of times a week...
eaa3 From United States of America, joined Sep 2007, 875 posts, RR: 0 Reply 7, posted (2 years 1 month 1 week 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 44134 times:
It seems that Norway is expecting some closures tomorrow:
From Aftenposten: Ash from volcanic eruptions over Norway
RTFM From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2004, 376 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (2 years 1 month 1 week 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 44044 times:
There are predictions that the ash cloud up to FL200 could spread as far south in the UK as a line from N Wales to The Wash. Then the fun starts.......
eaa3 From United States of America, joined Sep 2007, 875 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (2 years 1 month 1 week 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 44025 times:
According to the latest weather forcast the ash will reach Norway tomorrow at noon and as such that air traffic in Norway might stop at noon tomorrow.
Someone83 From Norway, joined Sep 2006, 2283 posts, RR: 1 Reply 10, posted (2 years 1 month 1 week 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 43938 times:
Notam:
NEW TODAY TIL 1004151200EST
DUE VOLCANIC ERUPTION IN VOLCANO EYJAFJOLL CONTAMINATED AREA ENBD AOR
SECTOR NORTH, NO IFR CLEARENCE WILL BE ISSUED PENETRATING THE
CONTAMINATED AREA
LOWER LIMIT: SFC UPPER LIMIT: UNL
-------------
I.e, the airspace north of Bodø in Norway is closed (a little north of the arctic circle), affecting all traffic in Northern Norway
eaa3 From United States of America, joined Sep 2007, 875 posts, RR: 0 Reply 12, posted (2 years 1 month 1 week 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 43683 times:
eaa3 From United States of America, joined Sep 2007, 875 posts, RR: 0 Reply 15, posted (2 years 1 month 1 week 3 days 4 hours ago) and read 43218 times:
The next couple of months (perhaps years) are going to be interesting. The last time this volcano erupted it lasted 2 years. And after that was over an even bigger volcano erupted causing even more ash. If this volcano keeps going for 2 whole years this problem will likely repeat itself many times i.e. the wind carrying the ash over Europe.
VikingA346 From Sweden, joined Oct 2006, 491 posts, RR: 0 Reply 19, posted (2 years 1 month 1 week 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 42989 times:
So, flights such as COA68 (which is en-route right now) EWR-ARN must be taking a really southerly route then, eh? What other trans-atlantic flights have amended their flights plans because of this eruption?
...you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you shall return
ScottishLaddie From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2004, 2381 posts, RR: 10 Reply 20, posted (2 years 1 month 1 week 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 42982 times:
CO have just cancelled EWR-EDI and GLA which I'm guessing is related? Yet bizarrely all the Scandinavian flights are still operating.
nighthawk From UK - Scotland, joined Sep 2001, 4854 posts, RR: 45 Reply 21, posted (2 years 1 month 1 week 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 42938 times:
Quoting ScottishLaddie (Reply 20): CO have just cancelled EWR-EDI and GLA which I'm guessing is related? Yet bizarrely all the Scandinavian flights are still operating.
Most Scandinavian flights will already have departed. The EDI/GLA flights must have been about to depart
OEH68 From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2008, 61 posts, RR: 0 Reply 22, posted (2 years 1 month 1 week 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 42908 times:
they might as well return, because Norwegian airspace is expected to be closed at approx. 0400 tonight, so no aircraft will be able to land. I guess the situation is the same in Sweden.
eaa3 From United States of America, joined Sep 2007, 875 posts, RR: 0 Reply 23, posted (2 years 1 month 1 week 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 42888 times:
Quoting OEH68 (Reply 22): they might as well return, because Norwegian airspace is expected to be closed at approx. 0400 tonight, so no aircraft will be able to land. I guess the situation is the same in Sweden.
david_itl From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2001, 6976 posts, RR: 17 Reply 24, posted (2 years 1 month 1 week 3 days 2 hours ago) and read 42848 times:
From CO's website:
"As of 17:49 Central, Wed., 14 Apr., 2010
A VOLCANO LOCATED IN ICELAND HAS ERRUPTED AND VOLCANIC ASH POSES A POTENTIAL PROBLEM FOR FLIGHTS TRANSITTING THE ATLANTIC. FLIGHTS WESTBOUND TO THE UNITED STATES WILL MOST LIKELY BE REROUTED AROUND THE ASH CLOUD. FLIGHTS MAY BE DELAYED DUE TO FUEL STOPS. MORE UPDATED INFORMATION WILL FOLLOW AS THE SITUATION UNFOLDS."
28 web500sjc: Is this going to affect LHR soon, It looks awfull close to that general area.
29 GT4EZY: E-mails issued to all U2 crews advising of likely widespread disruption later today.
30 flightopsguy: ATCSCC showing all flights destined ZEU from ZAU (Chicago center) to the east coast are groundstopped until at least 0300Z due to the ash cloud.
31 RJLover: AC850 YYC-LHR returned to the ramp due to a LHR Ground Stop (because of the volcano). It has left YYC about an hour late.
32 EBGflyer: Looks like SK910 EWR-CPH has been cancelled. CO122 is arriving 30 min late. Wonderful if the 752 has the range to fly around the ash cloud.
33 USair1: AWE728 PHL-LHR AWE722 PHL-DUB (Air Return) AWE734 PHL-MAN All cancelled due to the volano. Not a fun week to Cancel, the TATL loads are very heavy.
35 aerecosse: All Scottish airports now closed, with MAN issuing warnings. http://www.glasgowairport.com/ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/8621444.stm
36 dstc47: BHD. Belfast Harbour. is closed this morning. Perhaps related.
37 Someone83: NEW TODAY WEF 1004150800 TIL 1004152000EST DUE VOLCANIC ERUPTION IN VOLCANO EYJAFJOLL AREA ENOS AOR IS CONTAMINATED. NO IFR CLEARENCE WILL BE ISSUED P
38 LHR380: NCL airport closed, MAN closed till at least 1300, no BA domestic flights at all today according to BA.COM Delays any where from 15 minutes to 3 hours
39 oa260: Belfast International also closed maybe until 1900. Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow, Belfast and Newcastle airports have been completely shut. And hun
41 Delboy: Major disruption at UK airports until around 1pm today. Just looked at the radar box and flights from the US to Europe are taking more southerly route
42 valleyspotter: Most if not all flights from Cardiff Wales (CWL) have been cancelled for the next few hours. At least it means the LUZ Air 767 and Cityline Hungary An
43 fca767: Looking on http://www.radarvirtuel.com/ you can see London - Dublin Flights going south to bournemouth then accross
44 fiscal: Seems like Australian departures for ports into the UK and Europe have been canceled tonight due to the ash being blown across Europe.
45 nclmedic: All flights suspended into and out of NCL and MME for the forseeable future.
46 MadameConcorde: Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Nature has its way I guess. Are these glacier volcanic eruptions in Iceland going to cause disruptions to flights
47 solnabo: All nordic countries and western Russia is disrupted by the ash cloud according to TV news. http://www.thelocal.se/26082/20100415/
48 OEH68: For safety reasons and on the direction from Air Traffic Control Service (Nats) a decision has been made to cancel a number of flights and close all L
49 Someone83: For safety reasons and on the direction from Air Traffic Control Service (Nats) a decision has been made to cancel a number of flights and close all L
50 sandyb123: Yes. Unlimited. I noticed the advisory NOTAM last night had a celling of 20,000 ft QNE but this has been changed to unlimited so basically nothing at
51 Panman: No flights from London Airports from 11:30am. All UK airspace closed from 12pm. pAnmAn
52 LHR380: Will make my job a bit easier then this afternoon if there are no planes coming in!
53 Someone83: From CFMU -Central Flow Management Unit 0746z Update Following The Volcanic Ash Teleconference ------------------------------------------------ . In A
54 Richard28: London talk radion station LBC97.3 reporting tha all UK airspace, including all London airports to be closed from 11:30 am BST
55 scouseflyer: With all the London airports being closed down will there be a massive cavalry charge of departures when the airspace reopens? There could be some gre
56 TYCOON: Air France just informed me via text message that my flight this afternoon to Stockholm has been cancelled, and re-routing is proving difficult, with
57 GCT64: The airspace around LHR is already very quiet. From my location NW of LHR, I can see a diminishing stream of inbounds to LHR & LTN. There is the o
58 airbuseric: AMS is apparently preparing for closure from later this afternoon/tonight. With the current movement of the volcanic ash it is said to close from 1500
59 airbuseric: JL401 NRT-LHR 180° turn and heading back to NRT.
60 jamies80085: NATS: all uk airspace will be closed until at least 6pm tonight!
61 Richard28: BBC News 24 now reporting UK airspace will be closed from midday until at least 18:00 BST
62 solair: Newstalk 106 - 108 the largest commercial news radio station in Ireland is saying that Irish airspace is to be closed until at least 8pm.
63 Flyingfox27: Scary isnt it, the sky appears milk white from West Sussex. It may seem like a mass over reaction but at least the lesson from Eric Moody's 747 incide
64 richardw: Any interesting diversions to other airports for arrivals after 12 noon?
65 EBGflyer: Lots of cancellations out of CPH. For some reason SQ351 to SIN left 50 mins early! Never seen that before. Maybe they just want to get out of there!
66 aquariusHKG: If all the passenger are notified and accounted for, why not get away from the mess, it's good for both SQ and the passengers, I can't even imagine t
67 fca767: ...It's a Perfect Sunny Day in Manchester up north ...compared to yesterdays' Dull Cloud and windy day[Edited 2010-04-15 02:09:04]
68 richardw: Was that in one of those Air craft investigation TV programmes?
69 oly720man: Just looking here http://www.radarvirtuel.com/ and TCX565K from NCL to Skiathos has passed over the south coast of Ireland and just turned left to hea
70 GSTBA: Closure of London airspace for departures with effect of 11:30. BA have started diverting flights already on route to London to other mainland europea
71 Treg: Rather quiet here in the north: http://www.flightradar24.com/
72 normie999: Ironically, apparently Icelandic domestic services have not been greatly disrupted: http://insidetraveller.co.uk/blog/?p=932 and Keflavik's first two
73 richardw: Perhaps they will get the Eurostar back to London.
74 scouseflyer: it is here too in Liverpool, I'm wondering if we're actually going to see anything or is the general haziness in the sky the ash?
76 VikingA346: I'm wondering what inbound US flights are doing... i.e. BA 68 form PHL. It is estimated to arrive at 11:32. Will it squeeze in before the close at 11:
77 LHR380: Yup. Very nice day down here today, going to be very odd seeing no aircraft. Here is a screen shot from RadarVirtuel, very odd indeed
78 GSTBA: Doubt it, If I remember rightly Indian Nationals require a visa to enter Belgium and the UK. Also DEL flight usually carry a large number of connecti
79 scouseflyer: It just goes to show how insignificant the stuff that man does is compared to nature.......
80 eaa3: And the flights that were cancelled were cancelled because the arrival airports in Europe are closed.
81 EHAM: Just in: Amsterdam (AMS) will be gradually downgraded this afternoon and apparantly close by 19.00local. Update to follow...
82 Flanders: Is it a smart move to divert to airports that close to the affected area? Some newspapers say the ashcloud may reach Brussels tonight around 8 pm.
83 airbuseric: SQ cargo flights to AMS diverting to MUC JL NRT-AMS (B772) divert back to NRT already. AMS will close during the afternoon/evening.
84 airbuseric: No, it is not a smart move. But, it depends also on the extra fuel which was originally loaded on board of the flight. Maybe the BA256 had no fuel to
85 Winterapfel: any idea on how long this situation could continue? Will major airports have re-opened by Friday/Saturday? Or might they be closed for days, weeks?
86 Eagleboy: Heres a very interesting page with 'real time' imagery of the plume from last night. Set it to 12 and press play...... http://oiswww.eumetsat.org/IPPS
87 metroliner: Here at DL we're also cancelling flights. DL009 LHR - ATL is gone, we're waiting on news for DL041 LHR - MSP. If you're on these birds, give us a ring
88 MAN2SIN2BKK: Maybe its a convenient diversion point as passengers can be transferred to London in 2 - 3 hours by Eurostar
89 airbuseric: Can be. Lower flightlevels are generally available though. So maybe lower levels will be used to keep some routes available for flights. Depending on
90 sandyb123: A slightly narrow minded statement I think. Sandyb123
91 Bralo20: Update: EUROCONTROL has decided that the airspace of the following countries will be closed in addition to the airspace that is allready being closed
92 Jabar: Sitting here in CDG getting ready to fly out to BOS and none of the flights here seem to be affected. Luckily, CDG seems to be far south enough to not
93 Owleye: Thanks LHR380 for sharing that image. Fascinating to see how this is affecting Europe. What an apocalyps. It's good to see that immediate action is t
94 VikingA346: Looks like AC858 YYZ-LHR might be the last inbound TATL LHR flight before close at 12 noon. Scheduled to arrive at 11:53. Any flights behind her that
95 Richard28: Dont think you'll see much! but take a camera just in case! Here in London its still a lovely day with some blue sky... at least for the moment! I'd
96 VikingA346: Looks as though LH432 turned around mid-flight? Scheduled FRA-ORD is tracking eastbound back towards LHR/FRA. Anyone confirm?
97 richardw: BA 393 BRU-LHR is estimated to land at 12.13 Arrival information for flight BA0393 Arriving at Heathrow (London) Scheduled arrival date Thursday 15 Ap
98 shamrock321: Im due in work at 1630 andf all but 3 of my flights for the night have been cancelled! MA from BUD and 2 BT from RIX and VNO, wonder what the chances
100 metroliner: Wow. The shit is really hitting the fan. We're getting a spate of cancellations here at DL now. How long could this last? Any forecasts on winds for t
102 Richard28: NATS websitre says no aircraft will be allowed in UK airspace from midday until at least 6:00 pm http://www.nats.co.uk/ I wonder why the media are say
103 bwest: Hmm, looks like it is gonna be a quiet night shift at BRU for me And maybe before the airspace closes down at 16.00 we'll get some interesting birds t
104 Tristarsteve: Yes no take offs after 1130Z, No aircraft to enter UK airspace after 1200Z. Expected to be closed until midnight.
105 Owleye: Forecast: wind keeps coming from the North West to North North West until after the weekend... Update of RadarVirtuel: [Edited 2010-04-15 03:36:26]
106 VikingA346: Looks like LH490 (FRA-SEA) just made a 180 over Ireland...
107 traveler_7: It would definitely depend on wind direction. Also no one can say for how long eruption will continue. Regards, Sven
108 worldtraveler: Scouse is dead on.... this is nearly the British equivalent of 9/11 except that no human had anything to do with it.
109 Richard28: thanks for clarifying. Notice that SQ317 A380 to Singapore has also left LHR early, just before closure.... taxied at 11:14 and now airboure... was n
110 trystero: It's going to be a hell of a day... Could LIS be a destination for diversion?[Edited 2010-04-15 03:51:36]
111 VikingA346: DL40 and anything behind is is more than likely diverting at this point. DL website says DL40 going to Paris... nothing behind it will make it to LON
112 Richard28: Looks like UAL 924 service SEA-LHR has also diverted to Paris, in fact it is already over the city and about to land.... which is strange, because it
113 airkas1: Hi guys, I've been following this thread with great interest, but I have a question. Sorry if it's dumb one but I don't know the answer. In the images
114 Flyingfox27: BAA needs to update the arrivals and departures, nearly all flights operating until 1pm that cant be right, or are they changing now? SQ308 and KE907
115 jamies80085: BBC news reported before that emergency traffic, such as helicopters from cost guard and police are still able to fly. don;t know if that helps?
116 VikingA346: AFAIK when they say airspace is closed, that means airspace is CLOSED to all traffic. My local airport here north of London hasn't seen any traffic a
117 sankaps: Maybe United didn't want to risk having an aircraft stuck in LHR for an inderminate duration.
118 airbuseric: KE907 cannot come to LHR. Their flightplan penetrates a lot of affected areas so they might decide divert to ICN or maybe FRA instead.
119 oly720man: Behind it, from the west, are, on radarvirtuel BA282 AC850 AA98 BA292 VIR8 AA80 BA48 Also, from the other side BA393 BMA914 ALK505 BA919 BA949L BA118
120 pictues: Probably so they can get the aircraft back to the states. Also BA 84 was in flight, It returned to YVR at 0040, it left for LHR at 2035 all times in
121 VikingA346: Yeah, I'm on flightradar24 and noticed these as time went on.... Looks as though BA 48 is the last TATL flight arriving into LHR.... Airspace is clos
122 Speedbird2155: Also looks like both QF midday flights have left early and heading out of UK airspace.
123 sunbird: airlines have announced delayes and canceled flights http://www.aircanada.com/en/travelinfo/before/operation/index.html http://www.united.ca/core/engl
124 bwest: SN has a warning on their site about flights to the UK & Scandinavia, but apparently nothing yet about the fact that all operations will have to s
125 GCT64: 1205L here NW of LHR, still plenty of aircraft in the air around here according to the SBS. Including BA118 just going over the house inbound LHR, SU2
126 Richard28: Its interesting to see a string of LHR transatantic departures, instead of heading north north/east towards Manchester or Dublin, are all heading sout
127 EHAM: QR011 (A346) inbound to LHR now diverting to FRA. Flights BA156 and BA256 now entering UK airspace from the East, apparently there are still aircraft
128 oly720man: CO111 (CLE), BA71G (BOS), UA919 (RDU) just left LHR in the past few minutes. Looks like SK944 (A343) and THY6 (A332) just beat the 12pm deadline. Both
129 timboflier215: I live close to several flight paths into and out of London airports, it really is eerily quiet now. A nice respite, but I feel really sorry for all t
130 Richard28: Looks like this one is now coming into LHR.. currently middway over North Sea, and has past BRU.....
131 oly720man: Soon to pass over Cherbourg heading east.
132 FN1001: It looks like I will get stuck in FRA today. Any chances to see a diverted A380 there?
136 jamies80085: NATs have told BBC nothing on this scale has happened before, in 9/11, some flights still flew, unlike today where a blanket closure of airspace has t
137 Tristarsteve: Yes 256 and 156 are going to LHR The only BA diversion in Europe is 108 from DXB which is going to FRA at present. and the 490 which is diverting to
138 oly720man: Will LGW get the last arrival? VS64 from Havana just approaching the Isle of Wight.
139 Richard28: Qatar Airways 11 DOH-LHR diverting to FRA VS64 from Havana Cuba is still heading into LGW, having just passed over the Isle of Wight..
140 MadameConcorde: Heathrow air traffic is really quiet. http://www.heathrowcam.net/liveradar.php
141 Britannia191A: Ive just noticed that do we know why we has done that. it it because of fuel. If he already made it to Ireland I cant think of any other reason other
142 LAXorLGWonDL: Hi Everyone, OSL is definitely closed and way backed up. I was rerouted from OSL-AMS-LHR on KL today to OSL-CDG-LHR on AF this Saturday...pending no f
143 jamies80085: nats have said reopening is unlikley after 6, and will probably remain closed into tonight maybe tomoro morning. bbc news
144 oly720man: VKH702, B733, seems inbound UK as well, heading towards Eastbourne & LGW, presumably.
147 LHR380: The phone system for ContactBA, the BA call centre's based in MAN and NCL has crashed. Alternate number is displayed on BA.COM
148 AABB777: Also: QR045 DOH/MAN has diverted to MUC.
149 Burkhard: Can see a BA 767 in approach to FRA just now...
150 Bralo20: Belgian airspace will close partial at 14h30 CET (13h30 GMT), full closure of Belgian, Dutch, Luxemburg and German airspace is expected to commence at
151 Burkhard: All of Germany? I read Northern Half an hour ago...
152 trystero: Canceled departures anpunced in ANA (Portuguese managing authority for airports) site: LIS: TP 508 - Oslo BA 507 - LHR BA 503 - LHR OPO: FR 9208 - Liv
153 PanHAM: must have been tech, its on the board again delayed to 15h45, however with the possible closure they might not get to the west coast today.
154 EHAM: Bangladesh 007 inbound LHR now descending over Germany direction Dusseldorf / Brussels. Interesting to see where this T7 is heading to...reg is CS-TFM
155 Bralo20: I've heard it will close partially first and then complete later on... But who knows for sure now?
156 Tristarsteve: Its a B777, BA108 from DXB, IIU.
157 oly720man: Webcam view from the airport in the Faeroe islands, directly under the ash cloud from the satellite imagery. The 146/RJ has its engine covers on, by t
158 ReuschAir: Regarding this feed, you may only get grey depending on what is happening. But on that page, under VEFMYNDARVÉLAR, there are, in fact, three differe
159 eaa3: It is quite cloudy. However every once in a while the clouds will clear and then the eruption is right there in front of you. I think this is the bes
160 EHAM: Bangladesh 007 inbound LHR now descending into Brussels. T7 CS-TFM.
161 ZRH: I am wondering if we will have a lot of diverted traffic here in ZRH. I probably have to go to airport to watch .
162 solnabo: . Oohhh my god!! Just saw the weatherman on the news, he said the eruption on Iceland can last 1 month or even longer!! Whatta disaster, hope he´s re
163 wolflair: The eruption can last weeks.... provided the jetstream and high atmosphere winds change to a more northenly direction, the area afected will change. I
164 eaa3: Last time this volcano erupted it lasted 2 years and was followed by a bigger eruption in a different volcano. That volcano is also located under a g
165 dispatchguy: I just tried checking the public portal for Eurocontrol - their server has crashed... Hopefully the protected server is still working, but I wont be a
166 GCT64: UK airspace doesn't seem to be quite "totally closed". My SBS is still picking up some GA from Denham and other local GA fields, An SR22 is airborne
167 bedford2: UK airspace closed until at least 1800 hrs this evening but likely to be closed past that following a review at 1800.
168 dispatchguy: VFR traffic is still operating - at least according to the NOTAMs that I have read, and they are operating at their own risk - for ATC is at ATC Zero
169 Robffm2: Was wondering the same. It's reported that there is already a number of diverted widebodies. Does anybody know whether there are more to come to FRA?
170 FN1001: I've seen enough widebodies. I want to see the Big Fish!!
171 JL418: MXP airport's website must be jammed, they're giving flights to B'gham e Manchester as "on time". http://www.sea-aeroportimilano.it/it...ex.phtml?mod=
172 Robffm2: According to aero.de Deutsche Flugsicherung (DFS) has rejected reports by Eurocontrol that the German airspace is being closed. Only small parts of Ge
173 Bralo20: According to the press release from Eurocontrol the airspace of the following countries is closed or will be closed: - United Kingdom - Ireland - Denm
174 dispatchguy: According to this map from Eurocontrol, there are no areas within German airspace that appear to be affected, currently... https://www.cfmu.eurocontr
175 airbuseric: If there is a country in Europe where I would expect such information, then it's Italy
176 lukeyboy95: I'm relitavely far north in Aberdeen, Scotland - ABZ lies about 2 miles East of me. A quick walk up the road and I could smell a distinctly faint arom
177 CARST: A spokeswoman from DFS (Deutsche FlugSicherung) was just interviewed on German news channel N24. She said the DFS doen't expect the German airspace to
178 Owleye: Dutch airspace is expected to be closed 15 April, 2010 at 19:00 CET. The International Air Force exercise hosted by Leeuwarden Royal Netherlands Air F
179 dispatchguy: I'll buy that - I'll be dispatching a late night transatlantic flight to the states from former East Germany, the tracks appear to be slightly south
180 jamies80085: official, uk airspace closed until 6am tomorrow morning - bbc news
181 Kevin777: ...and coach and ferry operators. All sailings tonight on DFDS Seaways' Amsterdam-Newcastle and Copenhagen-Oslo routes are completely sold out in bot
182 solnabo: ...and you can travel by train from Kiruna all the way down to Gibraltar //Mike
183 cainanuk: Is that 0600 it is definitely OPENING or is it in reality 0600 NEXT INFO?
184 shamrock321: Just got a call from work, told not to come in, EY41 AUH-DUB is in MUC, small chance it will get to DUB tonight?!
185 Bralo20: I think that nobody can tells for sure right now. The only thing certain is that UK airspace will remain closed until 0600GMT.
186 bwest: Imagine if airspace remains closed for a longer period than just a few days. This weekend is the last of the easter holiday overhere. Lots of people a
187 Bralo20: Negative as UK airspace remains closed at least until tommorow morning.
188 Flyingfox27: BBC News says 07:00 at the latest now, this is very serious isnt it. Iam off to Wales now until Sunday i hope there wont be too much traffic on the Mo
189 DXing: Yep, that will be the deal. At some point you have to look at a fuel stop if you want to carry any kind of meaningful payload.
190 bwest: Note on the website of Brussels Airlines: The Belgian airspace is progressively closing down for the rest of the day due to a huge volcanic ash cloud
191 jamies80085: just changed to atleast 7am tomorrow
192 FatmirJusufi: Update 14:30 Serious disruption of air traffic to and from the Netherlands Air traffic to and from the Netherlands will be gradually halted in the nex
193 N14AZ: I am loving it!!!!!! I am booked on OTP-FRA tomorrow evening. Let's hope I will be able to travel home.
194 eaa3: The Norwegian government is saying that the situation may not improve in Norway for weeks. http://translate.google.com/translat...http%3A%2F%2Fnrk.no%
195 FatmirJusufi: It is said everything is going to be normalized after 1900 CET.
196 FN1001: And do not forget to keep the flight profitable...
197 Glom: Amazingly, all looks nice and clear at the moment. The weather reports all look good. This is Iceland's revenge for that business with the banks a cou
198 JL418: Seems they have fixed it. By the way, I'm the last person who can deny my country's faults, but that was quite a rude comment.
199 Burkhard: Where did you get that information from? That beast can heavily disturb all flying over Europe for days, weeks, months or even years... The current c
200 kubus: Are there any cancellations or plans for EU bound flights out of US? From what I understand the ash cloud is expected to reach as far down as Portugal
201 oly720man: Latest predictions from the met office http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/aviation/vaac/data/VAG_1271331761.png By 6am tomorrow there's probably nowhere nort
202 Norlander: Here at FAE the air smells of sulfur and we're seeing the volcanic ash on cars and buildings. Flights are of course canceled for the time being. Hope
203 Ronaldo747: Living north of HAM, close to the North Sea at around 15.15 GMT we have still clear sky with some scattered clouds and the forecasts were ok but from
204 Bralo20: You shouldn't be able to notice something from the ashcloud. Only during sundawn & sunrise you are able you notice "something". The sky will be b
205 FatmirJusufi: Today I have read dozens of articles regarding volcanic ashes. I don't know where I got from, but for sure it was one of the first published articles
206 flugnord: Not often we make the news around here. Hehe. Here in Reykjavik we are totally unaffected by all of this. Kind of ironic isn't it? Regards.
207 bwest: It's true... the last time was when? Oh, yes, when your economy imploded!
208 oly720man: Impressive NASA photo from earlier today showing a brown ash plume heading SE towards Norway http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/g...orthAtlantic.A2010
209 OV735: It seems Scandinavia is closed now as well. All evening departures to CPH, ARN, OSL have been cancelled at TLL. They expect the ash to reach the Balti
210 solnabo: People dont run around the streets screaming in panic...."Ragnarök is near"? *just kidding* //Mike
211 nighthawk: ALL helicopter flights have been cancelled out of Aberdeen, the airport is closed. Ive been dealing with a guy offshore who is due back tomorrow morn
212 RoseFlyer: United has canceled the bulk of its European flights including all fights to LHR CDG AMS BRU FRA DME As of now the following are scheduled to operate
213 BrouAviation: :D And back then it were also the Europeans being affected mostly by it!
214 FatmirJusufi: The ban of flight is predicted to continue at least until 6 am on Friday. http://bit.ly/bFncU9
215 slz396: Just wait till all the airlines now forced to ground their planes and halt their operations will start sending the bills for this disruption to your
216 Bralo20: Brussels Airlines (SN) has cancelled all flights from and to BRU untill tomorrow evening (16APR2010).
217 jamies80085: bbc news reports CDG closing soon? any updates? + another 23 other french airports[Edited 2010-04-15 08:15:11]
218 degenfly: This is what the Norwegian Meteorological Institute forecast for Saturday at 0200 CET.
219 degenfly: This is tonight at 2300 And Friday at 1700:
220 Burkhard: LH and AF have canceled all flights FRA-CDG . @degenfly That is the most nasty map I saw in my life. don't wash your cars...
221 ogre727: I am supposed to fly to Norwich (of all places) on Sunday from ZRH via AMS with KLM... what do you guys think??
222 trystero: They also banned topless bars. So I´m not sure on who is the revenge?[Edited 2010-04-15 08:35:48]
223 airbuseric: It wasn't meant to be rude actually. I love Italy. But every time I visit Italy, such kind of 'faults' happen. Not only at airports... can happen eve
225 airbuseric: I think you've to follow all the happening closely and check with KLM on Saturday afternoon or when possible Sunday morning for the latest status of
226 MadameConcorde: LHR radar box is totally empty. Not one airplane. http://www.heathrowcam.net/liveradar.php Zurich airport traffic looks totally normal for the time be
227 signol: Don't... Take a train to Amsterdam / Hook of Holland, then the ferry (Stena Lines). Not too expensive even as a walk up fare, around £35 or EUR equi
228 GCT64: It's a little weird, not often that you have Cessnas, Pipers, Cirruses and helicopters flying over and yet no airliners at all especially as close to
229 FatmirJusufi: Just checked arrivals and departures information. It looks everything is "guet" there.
230 readytotaxi: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8621407.stm Looking at the map from BBC news at 0600 16Apr the dust will still be all over us, NATS say they will make a
231 jouy31: From the French civil aviation administration (DGAC) web site : "Calais, Merville, le Touquet, Dieppe, Cherbourg, Amiens, Lille, Valenciennes will cl
232 FlySSC: ORY and CDG are closed at 17h00 Local time = 15h00 TU today Apr 15th... Not good at all...
233 TIA: I am supposed to fly JFK-LHR tonight getting there at 11:25am. AA called me this morning at 6am (11am London time) to tell me that the flight was canc
234 wumzi: Dang, I'm in Belfast and was scheduled to return home to Canada through London on the 16th. Looks like my business trip got an automatic extension. I
235 oa260: I doubt anything will go this weekend TBH. A mate of mine in AMS has been told by KLM to expect not to get back for two days.
236 B747forever: But I can see on the flightradar airplanes taking off from CDG
237 wolflair: I thought it went UP in ashes!!! (pun intended) More seriously it feels weird this silence near STN. Seems this may last a couple of days[Edited 2010
238 timboflier215: On a side note, will airlines have to shoulder the bill for the cancelled flights and rebooked pax? If so, how much do people think this disruption wi
239 PanHAM: They sink looks like FRA and all airports north from here take the hit tomorrow morning. Nice on a Friday, and good for German rail. They should put
240 heathrow: Just checked YYZ, BA and AF have cancelled their flights respectively. MT and 9W flight showing as delayed, but the revised time is the same as the or
241 lukeyboy95: A little play on this is this Tweet... Dear Iceland, we said 'send Cash'. Alot of people seem to be pre-empting the situation and taking ground trans
242 B747forever: Ouch, then all flights from the North America will be affected!
243 Bralo20: ANR in Belgium will remain closed until 16APR2010 20h00CET, I expect to have the same outcome for BRU.
245 oa260: LOL... Sky News have live reports from BHD MAN LHR BRU . BRU now closed til tomorrow night
246 FlySSC: Correction : The decision was taken tonight at 17h00 LT that both CDG & ORY will be closed to traffic tonight at 23h00 LT.
247 readytotaxi: I know this is causing serious problems for 1000's of people and I am sorry for their distress and ruined plans but I have discovered an UP side to al
248 kubus: Will CDG reopen in the AM or will it be closed for a while. Can't find it. I'm DL188 from PIT-CDG tonight and wondering since DL did not cancel it yet
249 B747forever: And this is what I am a bit worried about. When traffic returns to normal again people will start to complain and remember this peaceful time and the
250 airbuseric: It will be closed for a while Predictions about reopening are difficult, since the movement of the volcanic ash is slow and will not go anywhere soon
251 Moderators: Please continue here: Volcanic Ash: Flight Disruption Across Europe (by Moderators Apr 15 2010 in Civil Aviation) Many thanks. Any additional posts th
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