The Big Volcanic Ash from Iceland Thread

Just landed at LGW after a particularly pleasant flight down from LBA. Never been so pleased to be on a plane in all my life. Fingers still very firmly crossed for the morrow...

[buns]

Just landed at LGW after a particularly pleasant flight down from LBA. Never been so pleased to be on a plane in all my life. Fingers still very firmly crossed for the morrow...

Glad to hear you have got back to blighty y)

I suspect all the uncertainty took the edge off you trying to relax in the Caribbean though n(

buns

Just landed at LGW after a particularly pleasant flight down from LBA. Never been so pleased to be on a plane in all my life. Fingers still very firmly crossed for the morrow...

God speed and no more interruptions - have a fantastic holiday y) .

[Neil]

Just landed at LGW after a particularly pleasant flight down from LBA. Never been so pleased to be on a plane in all my life. Fingers still very firmly crossed for the morrow...

Hope everything goes to plan. If not, then I hope it was a very eventful flight down from LBA to LGW to enable you to write one of your legendary TR's!!!

[Pete]

Thank You - been told we're defo going today

Katie

Last update was 14.45 departure - we'll have to wait and see if that goes back another hour.

Hope all the v-flyers get off all right in the next few days...

Got 26 days or so until I jet off... lets hope this is all sorted out before then!

[Neil]

MOL has announced that Ryanair won't be paying the compensation set out by the EU regulation to any pax affected by the cancellations and will go to court to fight it. They will only pay minimum refund required also.

What a w*****

MOL has announced that Ryanair won't be paying the compensation set out by the EU regulation to any pax affected by the cancellations and will go to court to fight it. They will only pay minimum refund required also.

What a w*****

Agreed but not surprised!

We have yet to see the effect that reports such as

Thomas Cook TCX952P registration G-JMCF (Boeing 757-28A) just made a u-turn to Manchester, it was out over the North Sea off Nofolk/Suffolk, it reported to London and Manchester Control it had an engine bleed problem after an 'intense smell of volcanic ash in the cabin during the climb between FL160 and FL200.

whether true or not, will have on the numbers wishing to fly at this time.

Any further update on this ?

Transcript

"For information we got the smell of the ash from about 16,000 feet in the climb, it stayed with us even when we were well above FL200. We had no smell at all on the way down and we're passing 14..."

ATC: "so between 160 to 200?"

"Difficult to say when it stopped in the climb because we still have the smell in here, and it took a while to clear. There are still traces of the smell but it was quite intense in the climb..."

(Later)

"Negative emergency, no special handling, everything is normal, its just that we have lost one of our engine bleeds, possibly through a contaminated valve."

Just landed at LGW after a particularly pleasant flight down from LBA. Never been so pleased to be on a plane in all my life. Fingers still very firmly crossed for the morrow...

Sure it will be fine, hope you all have a great time in Barbados - am keeping our fingers crossed as well for mid May.
Looking forward to your trip reports btw

just saw a 747 being pushed back live on bbc news at manchester

[honey lamb]

Just landed at LGW after a particularly pleasant flight down from LBA. Never been so pleased to be on a plane in all my life. Fingers still very firmly crossed for the morrow...

Glad to hear you have got back to blighty y)

I suspect all the uncertainty took the edge off you trying to relax in the Caribbean though n(

buns

Er, buns. I don't know if people from God's own country think of London as blighty but the mdviponds have only arrived from Leeds :w

They fly to Caribbean tomorrow - ash willing

buns
Er, buns. I don't know if people from God's own country think of London as blighty but the mdviponds have only arrived from Leeds :w

They fly to Caribbean tomorrow - ash willing

Ah so that would explain the helicopters and other goings on at Buck House today - the state visit of the Mdviponds!

[honey lamb]

MOL has announced that Ryanair won't be paying the compensation set out by the EU regulation to any pax affected by the cancellations and will go to court to fight it. They will only pay minimum refund required also.

What a w*****

Agreed but not surprised!

A member of the Commission for Aviation Regulation has just been on the news here to say that he is legally bound to pay the compensation and is telling people that if he refuses to do so they should escalate it by referring it to the Commission.
Link to Commission for Aviation Regulation

Well after a discussion with Mrs M we have decided to go to MIA and risk getting stuck there. Checked in on line and VS05 is scheduled to go at 11.15 in the morning. I'll drop you a line from the CH in the morning and let you know what's happening.

Miopyk 8D

[Darren Wheeler]

Wow!!!!

Just been to the BBC website and realised there is now news.

[Nottingham Nick]

OLCI for Boston done- looking good so far! EF even says there are a few spare seats, even though VS aren't selling any until 1st May.

Nick

We missed out on OLCI (it was still non-operational when we left for LBA), but managed to avail ourselves of a fully functioning twilight check-in here at LGW. To my everlasting shame, we got SEQ nos 70, 71 & 72, but I suppose such things are to be expected in these uncertain times.

Getting squiffy on strong G&Ts in the Hilton exec lounge now...

To help put all this ash vs jet engine stuff in perspective, found this which other than the annoying accent, is quiet good at explaining the detail:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON0sVe1yeOk&feature=related

You not meeting up with H'dub Mark..

To help put all this ash vs jet engine stuff in perspective, found this which other than the annoying accent, is quiet good at explaining the detail:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON0sVe1yeOk&feature=related

You not meeting up with H'dub Mark..

Yes, forgotten about the old H to the Dub. Thought he might be in here - after all, there's free booze till 9 (hic)...

We missed out on OLCI (it was still non-operational when we left for LBA), but managed to avail ourselves of a fully functioning twilight check-in here at LGW. To my everlasting shame, we got SEQ nos 70, 71 & 72, but I suppose such things are to be expected in these uncertain times.

Getting squiffy on strong G&Ts in the Hilton exec lounge now...

You are bearing up well in the circumstances !

Will be in for another of Mrs M's leaving the tickets, money and passport in the hotel safe?

Just landed at LGW after a particularly pleasant flight down from LBA. Never been so pleased to be on a plane in all my life. Fingers still very firmly crossed for the morrow...

Have a great holiday, Barkeep! Love foward to your TR on your return. y) 8D

We missed out on OLCI (it was still non-operational when we left for LBA), but managed to avail ourselves of a fully functioning twilight check-in here at LGW. To my everlasting shame, we got SEQ nos 70, 71 & 72, but I suppose such things are to be expected in these uncertain times.

Getting squiffy on strong G&Ts in the Hilton exec lounge now...

You are bearing up well in the circumstances !

Will be in for another of Mrs M's leaving the tickets, money and passport in the hotel safe?

Is OLCI available again yet?

[Neil]

Is OLCI available again yet?

Yes it is y)

Is OLCI available again yet?

Yes it is y)

Excellent! Thanks