European wide air-strike, 29th Jan??

[extraT]

There have been grumblings about a European air strike on the 29th January. My Family and I are due to fly from Gatwick to Salzburg, with an 8 month old Baby.

I know a few of you are "in the know" on this... what is the likely hood of this going ahead? How worried should air passengers be?

http://www.airtrafficmanagement.net/2014/01/air-tr...
http://www.airtrafficmanagement.net/2014/01/europe...

[ecsrobin]

Most accurate information can be found from eurocontrol. https://www.public.cfmu.eurocontrol.int/

If you go to the top right hand side there is a link stating what ATC agencies are striking and when and will continue to be updated when new information is available.

[R26Chris]

I initially read that as European wide airstrike!

[Simpo Two]

R26Chris said:

I initially read that as European wide airstrike!

Jolly good idea. Will get the Lanc warmed up. Bagsy I get Brussels.

[tt601]

Simpo Two said:

R26Chris said:

I initially read that as European wide airstrike!

Jolly good idea. Will get the Lanc warmed up. Bagsy I get Brussels.

With pleasure,

Must say , my first thought was it's hardly "top secret" planning of a bombing run....

[Mashedpotatoes]

R26Chris said:

I initially read that as European wide airstrike!

Must admit I thought op was referring to some sort of blitzkrieg.

[AlexIT]

Thought I was the only one
I had already designated a couple of targets in Rome...

[Simpo Two]

tt601 said:

Must say , my first thought was it's hardly "top secret" planning of a bombing run....

Glad to see you fell for it too... The EU will call a crisis meeting in Strasbourg, and as all the chubby pink-faced Eurocrats are sitting down to a round of coffee and luxury biscuits to talk bks, the bombs start to rain down.

I put more fuel in.

[Hooli]

Simpo Two said:

tt601 said:

Must say , my first thought was it's hardly "top secret" planning of a bombing run....

Glad to see you fell for it too... The EU will call a crisis meeting in Strasbourg, and as all the chubby pink-faced Eurocrats are sitting down to a round of coffee and luxury biscuits to talk bks, the bombs start to rain down.

I put more fuel in.

can we sent XH558 as well, just to top up the good work done by the Lanc

[ecsrobin]

Hooli said:

can we sent XH558 as well, just to top up the good work done by the Lanc

It would break then they would ask for more money from the public........

[Simpo Two]

I'm just planning a route. Has Belgium got any air defence assets other than rolled-up Directives?

[ecsrobin]

They have F16's think you may have to detour.

[Simpo Two]

I can't imagine a Belgian pilot, still less one in an F16. I see his cockpit loaded up with croissants and bits of paper.

But I could go through French airspace. When I tell them I'm off to bomb Strasbourg they'll probably escort me

[Hooli]

ecsrobin said:

Hooli said:

can we sent XH558 as well, just to top up the good work done by the Lanc

It would break then they would ask for more money from the public........

It'll get over the channel & then the EU can fund their own destruction

[Extra 300 Driver]

Hooli said:

It'll get over the channel & then the EU can fund their own destruction

Unfortunately its permit gives no right to fly outside the UK, I think

[Gargamel]

Extra 300 Driver said:

Unfortunately its permit gives no right to fly outside the UK, I think

Yes I can see that being the main problem when planning a bombing run on Brussels

[DJRC]

Simpo Two said:

R26Chris said:

I initially read that as European wide airstrike!

Jolly good idea. Will get the Lanc warmed up. Bagsy I get Brussels.

NOOOO!!! Ive got to visit Antwerp via Brussels in the next week or so and I don't want to give the bds anymore reason to delay their bloody Factory Acceptance Tests than they have had already!

[Simpo Two]

If we team up you can be missile decoy and keep the fighters (Poirot Escadrille) off me for a bit.

[AlexIT]

Simpo Two said:

If we team up you can be missile decoy and keep the fighters (Poirot Escadrille) off me for a bit.

I volounteer for a diversion from south before you strike from the north...

[Simpo Two]

AlexIT said:

I volounteer for a diversion from south before you strike from the north...

Excellent. Suggest you head north for Strasbourg dropping window - they will see 100+ incoming - when you see the fighters coming up, leg it for home and draw them away. By the time I arrive they will be landing to refuel. Capital