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15 Apr 2010, 15:46 (Ref:2673202)
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Abu Dhabi flights cancelled due to volcano/thank you thread
No, this is not a joke.
"Etihad Airways announced that five flights between Abu Dhabi and England were canceled Thursday." - http://us.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/04/15/...ex.html?hpt=T1 Latest news is that British airspace is closed until 6am on Friday, but if the ash persists, that could last longer (Thought I'd post this as a separate thread so people in AD have a single place to look for info we may hear) |
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15 Apr 2010, 16:46 (Ref:2673232)
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Persistent low cloud cover sort of takes one's mind off planes ... |
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15 Apr 2010, 16:54 (Ref:2673236)
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The Heathrow mob left at 9:20 AM so should have got away alright, but will be a backlog coming home on Sunday
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15 Apr 2010, 20:05 (Ref:2673326)
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we are all here safe and sound
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15 Apr 2010, 20:32 (Ref:2673337)
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15 Apr 2010, 22:55 (Ref:2673387)
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yeah, but will you be able to get back?!!
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16 Apr 2010, 12:56 (Ref:2673612)
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Latest news is airspace will remain shutdown until at least early Saturday morning.
My guess is that even if it reopens soon after, there will be disruption for a long time owing to aircraft being out of position. |
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16 Apr 2010, 13:14 (Ref:2673629)
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16 Apr 2010, 15:16 (Ref:2673705)
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I don't even know what airline they are using. My earlier post was simply to illustrate that AD was affected, as you'd expect. The planes may have to go somewhere else first, or for maintenance, or anything....the message is "expect the unexpected"
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16 Apr 2010, 15:18 (Ref:2673709)
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I guess the problems will be if the ash cloud drifts further south and/or east, as it's not just the airports that are closed, it's the airspace.
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16 Apr 2010, 16:29 (Ref:2673751)
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A group of colleagues who were due to return (on Emirates) from a conference in Australia tomorrow morning are stuck in Dubai until Thursday so I think the message is that there will be significant disruption.
If the flights scheduled for Sunday aren't disrupted, there's a very good chance that people booked on those flights will fly on time. It's the people whose flights have been cancelled over the last few days who'll suffer the most. Last edited by Sticker Rub; 16 Apr 2010 at 16:36. |
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16 Apr 2010, 17:23 (Ref:2673781)
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BBC news have just said 13:00 on Monday earliest for flights and volcano is still erupting. Time will tell!!!
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16 Apr 2010, 18:03 (Ref:2673807)
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Make the most of your time abroad.............
Thank goodness we flew last week, despite the security alert! Mind you - a few extra days in Cracow would not have gone amiss!!!!!! |
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16 Apr 2010, 18:53 (Ref:2673829)
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NATS are currently saying 7:00 am Saturday but we know that just means thats how far their forecast goes and they will just keep pushing that time out until they know it's safe to resume. At least if your weekend flight is booked with Ryanair you now know where you stand. |
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17 Apr 2010, 18:47 (Ref:2674419)
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well after a great day at the circuit, looks like we are here til wednesday now, but thanks to barc for looking after us well
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17 Apr 2010, 19:43 (Ref:2674438)
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a big thank you to BARC and the UAE guys for looking after us in the way we have come to appreciate
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17 Apr 2010, 20:35 (Ref:2674459)
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Good luck getting home Dean! Still, you were treated to some great racing today!
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18 Apr 2010, 17:12 (Ref:2675092)
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lol maybe we need to look at getting work on a cruise ship to get home!
At the moment we are just keeping cool, taking on fluids  and waiting on information
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18 Apr 2010, 19:02 (Ref:2675185)
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Are you all still in the hotel out there then?
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18 Apr 2010, 22:31 (Ref:2675377)
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enforced holiday in paradise, damn life is hard! hope you are all surviving ok, what is heathrows' car park charge per day?
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19 Apr 2010, 12:35 (Ref:2675775)
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real ray of sunshine aint you Nick? lol
we are still being looked after by ADMM and BARC, it is tough out here but I am sure we will endure it |
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Ultimately it should save the organisers some money if you're all still there for the next one instead of having to fly you home and back out again?!
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19 Apr 2010, 13:28 (Ref:2675808)
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So when is the next one, this could go on for a while...
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