Volcanic ash closing Scottish airports

[anonymous-user]

The met office computer predicted position of the thickest ash cloud is so close to LGW that aircraft can depart after 07:00 but not land until 13:00.

The predicted position of the cloud is on the approach just to the west of the airport so aircraft can depart in an easterly direction but aircraft can't be vectored in to land from the west. What nonsense.

Edited by el stovey on Monday 17th May 08:44

[emicen]

My mate's flight from New York to Glasgow has been cancelled to Thursday.

[F i F]

el stovey said:

The met office computer predicted position of the thickest ash cloud is so close to LGW that aircraft can depart after 07:00 but not land until 13:00.

The predicted position of the cloud is on the approach just to the west of the airport so aircraft can depart in an easterly direction but aircraft can't be vectored in to land from the west. What nonsense.

I have to agree with the above post completely. Box ticking and rules being followed blindly based on a computer simulation.

Meanwhile at other nameless airports in Europe... :Gallic shrug:

[zakelwe]

It has stopped

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

Amen

Andy

[tonyvid]

zakelwe said:

It has stopped

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

Amen

Andy

It's just resting....

[Getragdogleg]

Building pressure for the one next to it to have a go for a bit.

The big one !

[Puggit]

tonyvid said:

zakelwe said:

It has stopped

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

Amen

Andy

It's just resting....

The pressure in the lava column is off, as it's all moving up through Katla now

[Tony*T3]

Puggit said:

tonyvid said:

zakelwe said:

It has stopped

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

Amen

Andy

It's just resting....

The pressure in the lava column is off, as it's all moving up through Katla now

at least we'll be able to pronounce its name though....

[speedchick]

Tony*T3 said:

Puggit said:

tonyvid said:

zakelwe said:

It has stopped

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

Amen

Andy

It's just resting....

The pressure in the lava column is off, as it's all moving up through Katla now

at least we'll be able to pronounce its name though....

I was watching Nat Geo or something over the weekend, it was just on as background noise and they were talking about the volcanoes, I hear him mention Katla, and then he mentioned the one that has been going off, and for the first time I actually heard how it is pronounced, all the news coverage and such like didn't actually have anyone saying the name, it was printed, just always mentioned as the erupting volcano, Iclandic volcano and such like.

This guy on the program said it a few times, and each time it sounded the same, so I guess he had been practising it a lot, though, I can't remember now how it was pronounced

[spikeyhead]

tonyvid said:

zakelwe said:

It has stopped

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

Amen

Andy

It's just resting....

RESTING!! I tell you it's dead, the only reason it didn't fall off its perch is that it had been nailed there. ...

[Stablelad]

^^^^^^^^^^^^

[Nidjit]

Pronounciation here of "that" volcano

[CooperD]

Nidjit said:

Pronounciation here of "that" volcano

I'll just call it that Icelandic volcano

[Puggit]

Hekla is bubbling along nicely: http://www.icenews.is/index.php/2011/07/07/iceland...

Here's the Daily Mail's sensationalist take: Linky

[yellowbentines]

Puggit said:

Hekla is bubbling along nicely: http://www.icenews.is/index.php/2011/07/07/iceland...

Here's the Daily Mail's sensationalist take: Linky

Bugger, just washed the cars and the windows last weekend as well.

[Einion Yrth]

Nidjit said:

Pronounciation here of "that" volcano

So the double l is like welsh - makes it quite easy.

[Puggit]

Guess who's stirring...?

http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/daily_n...

[eharding]

Puggit said:

Guess who's stirring...?

http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/daily_n...

Well, just be pleased it isn't Effy....Iffyaffy...Ayajiffyjaffy....Oooffyajillyjubblycubby...er...that other one.

[WhoseGeneration]

Puggit said:

Guess who's stirring...?

http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/daily_n...

Oh gosh, might be "nature" usurps the will of Man.
I want that "nature" to know who's boss.
Travel insurance companies?

[Puggit]

Knock knock
Who's there?
Katla...

http://news.sky.com/story/flight-alert-raised-in-i...

http://en.vedur.is/earthquakes-and-volcanism/earth...