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Here's the forecast Ash cloud position and concentration for 19:00 UK time this evening,
Ground up to 20,000ft

and higher up 20,000 - 35,000ft

There should be no problems for you at all. No U.K. airports are closed or forecast to be closed, just airports in the Canaries and Madeira islands at the moment.
Ground up to 20,000ft

and higher up 20,000 - 35,000ft

There should be no problems for you at all. No U.K. airports are closed or forecast to be closed, just airports in the Canaries and Madeira islands at the moment.
Edited by el stovey on Thursday 13th May 07:18
Burnham said:
el stovey, thats useful, you got a link to that?
I'm off to Cape Verdi (hopefully!) next week, so starting to get twitchy. If its not Ash its strikes! Ha.
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/aviation/vaac/index.ht...I'm off to Cape Verdi (hopefully!) next week, so starting to get twitchy. If its not Ash its strikes! Ha.
You then want to click on the London VAAC NWP Volcanic Ash Concentration Charts: Latest charts
These ash concentration charts are far more useful than the previous ones which are also linked on the vaac index page.
HTH
350zStee said:
I am flying to Cancun on the 24th. Whats the chances of this affecting me? The missus is starting to panic a little.
It's just not possible to predict with any certainty that far forward.. although provided UK airports are open, you won't need to worry about Cancun being closed by the ash! You will only be able to get an idea a few days before.Just ensure you take suitable funds for additional accommodation, or credit card etc.
I've been lucky up until now, managed 2x euro trips in April dodging the cloud but this time its got me. Not too bad though, currently sending this from coach C somewhere south of newcastle on the eastcoast mainline.
Flight from Edinburgh was cancelled this afternoon
Its not even packed out so could be a lot worse
Flight from Edinburgh was cancelled this afternoon
Its not even packed out so could be a lot worse

BHX site is creaking, only one cancellation so far for tomorrow 6:00 am KLM to AMS.
Update expected 22:00 so things may change later.
Must admit in your shoes when it got cancelled today and knowing the prognosis I'd have made a pre-emptive strike and hit the M6 northwards and on to Aberdeen and the Lerwick ferry. That assumes that you HAVE to be there and the consequences of not getting there are severe.
Update:- well BHX are maintaining the airport will open at 0100 Monday, but how much can this be relied upon I don't know. eg their website shows CO26 from Newark arriving at 07:10 yet that flight has been cancelled.
Fingers crossed I guess.
Update expected 22:00 so things may change later.
Must admit in your shoes when it got cancelled today and knowing the prognosis I'd have made a pre-emptive strike and hit the M6 northwards and on to Aberdeen and the Lerwick ferry. That assumes that you HAVE to be there and the consequences of not getting there are severe.
Update:- well BHX are maintaining the airport will open at 0100 Monday, but how much can this be relied upon I don't know. eg their website shows CO26 from Newark arriving at 07:10 yet that flight has been cancelled.
Fingers crossed I guess.
Edited by F i F on Sunday 16th May 22:51
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