Ash Cloud - Coming back for more?

[Lee H]

It looks like the clouds coming back this way..

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8631144.stm

I dread to think how those stranded would feel when this news spreads and it does start to affect the forthcoming planned flights for tomorrow.

[TheAnimus]

Well I'm ment to be off on friday, but hey, its not the end of the world!

[Jay]

I think I am done for.... £4,000 gone.. oh dear.

[MadduckUK]

http://eldgos.mila.is/eyjafjallajokull-fra-valahnjuk/

if it doesn't load refresh till it does, live cam

[Flibb]

I think I am done for.... £4,000 gone.. oh dear.

Any chance of ferry to Southern France / Spain and fly from there?

[Flash477]

Oh dear Jay, sorry mate it's not looking good, but got my fingers crossed for ya!

As all this stuff is supposed to be around 20k odd up, why can't they use a lower level until it clears???

[matty-hodgson]

Well I've just seen BA advertising £49 flights to Europe.. Pointless ad of the year?

[directhex]

They called me mad for investing in zeppelins, but who's laughing now?

[Gordy]

I meant to be flying to Ireland on friday morning, for a stag do. The best man is stuck in Las Vegas. Though he's hoping to get a plane to hamburg then back via train.

[Georgy291]

Oh dear Jay, sorry mate it's not looking good, but got my fingers crossed for ya!

As all this stuff is supposed to be around 20k odd up, why can't they use a lower level until it clears???

jet engines are desighned to work as high up as possible where the air is least dense. So there is less air resistance to the plane. if they simply flew lower, not only they would use more fuel, on some off the routes they simply wont have enough fuel.

thats what killed the concorde. It very efficient in the transatlantic flight even at that speed, just it needed to use afterburners to take off and at low altitude, burning alot off fuel

[Mossy]

Is it back again?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13498477

Hope it dont ruin my holiday week on wednesday

[shakerist]

hahaahah I loved last years ash cloud because it saved me from a 2 hour Saturday detention

[oolon]

It looks like the clouds coming back this way..

Hay perhaps its the start of the rapture.... and just every human didn't make the cut... including the nutter in the states who predicted it! That would be ironic, but also for me as I don't believe it in fairy stores... (gods).

[Dareos]

Holiday booked for 1st June, eek......

[0iD]

Some great helicopter footage of lighting in the ash plume here http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/ba...wup-pix-video/

[neonplanet40]

Where can I get the music from that video? Really like it