Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull Volcano

[Rustynailer]

I feel sorry for the locals, it does look as miserable as sin on that Vala..... webcam.

The people working with the animals and on the land are very strained with it all.

Plus people including locals can't stop mentioning Katla, which would be the end of a way of life for most around there.

On a lighter side the eruptions blog brought forth a joke of great magnitude today IMO.

The Icelandic alphabet does not contain the letter C.

Britain's request for Cash re the Icelandic banking crisis was delivered in Ash

[Mark Bayley]

Live statement on BBC 24 now from transport secretary

Phased reintroduction of airspace from 22:00 apparently

Edited April 20, 2010 by mark bayley

[The PIT]

Perhaps the flights are holding because so many naughty boys are landing at Shannon and they waiting for a space.

[pinball wizard]

Are those two planes currently being held while BA argue with NATS over whether they can enter Heathrow?

[Mondy]

BA074 from Lagos to Heathrow, circling over Le Harve, just waiting..

[saint]

CAA: Phased reintroduction of airspace from 22:00.

Have the CAA given into pressure from BA etc...?

[The PIT]

CAA: Phased reintroduction of airspace from 22:00.

Have the CAA given into pressure from BA etc...?

Yes

[saint]

BA flights can now land (Eg at Heathrow), if they have not already made alternate landing plans.

Edited April 20, 2010 by saint

[Spongebob]

I think we can assume so .. BA bullying tactics I would imagine having so many aircraft sitting just outside our airspace knocking on the doors ..

[Arron]

Nice work BA

[Rollo]

Flight TSC122 from Toronto landed here at 19 42.Flight due in at 20-25 from Alicante,also flights due Tenerife TOM 4437 at 21-05,Arrecife,Faro,Arrecife,Heraklion and two more from Arrecife before midnight-up to press I have neither heard nor seen one.

[coldfingers]

Nice work BA

Sorry don't agree! In fact strongly don't agree!

In my view bullying tactics never produce a good thing. Too much risk.

Glad I am not flying BA in June and never will again if they put themselves ahead of safety.

Edited April 20, 2010 by coldfingers

[Serendipity]

There aren't many more waiting to land are there?

[jello]

Ya gota love it

Latest Update 8:00pm 20/04/2010

UK airspace to open at 10pm tonight

British Airways plan to land flights at Heathrow

Government will continue to "help" stranded passengers

Edited April 20, 2010 by jello

[The PIT]

Well I guess Heathrow will be open fully from tomorrow as will the rest of the air space. What a mess. So Airlines now can tell the authorities when they will fly.

[Serendipity]

So will we now see a flurry of flights taking off hoping to come to Heathrow?

[The PIT]

So we got these navy ships going to Spain which now won't be needed. Somebody somewhere is getting a p45 and a golden handshake and what's the betting the buck ends up at the met office.

Meanwhile tremor is increasing at the volcano again

Edited April 20, 2010 by The PIT

[Spongebob]

Well I guess Heathrow will be open fully from tomorrow as will the rest of the air space. What a mess. So Airlines now can tell the authorities when they will fly.

Shame isn't it .. looks like ££££ and corporate might wins the day ...... well done BA

[coldfingers]

Oops some of these seismic charts are shooting up!

http://hraun.vedur.i...todvaplott.html

Ah, you beat me to it PIT.

Edited April 20, 2010 by coldfingers

[jello]

BA flights moving at Heathrow...... They got them going quick?

[SnowBear]

I sincerely hope once all this is over that the CAA throw the book at BA.

[Mark Bayley]

Oops some of these seismic charts are shooting up!

http://hraun.vedur.i...todvaplott.html

As i said earlier i believe this is a good sign that lava is coming to surface, will have a look into it. Was the Icelandic met office were i read it from. I was under the impression it meant increasing pressure from magma underground.

Seems it will be back to contrails from tomorrow.

[coldfingers]

I sincerely hope once all this is over that the CAA throw the book at BA.

Sadly don't think so. Seems money and big business have more pressure than the volcano at the moment.

Let's sincerely hope nothing goes wrong.

Good pictures on this cam now of the eruption. http://eldgos.mila.is/eyjafjallajokull-fra-fimmvorduhalsi/

Edited April 20, 2010 by coldfingers

[Mondy]

Pity the poor sods who got diverted and landed minutes before the latest news!

[LadyPakal]

Totally disgusted - BA have lost a customer here. NOt impressed with Gordon 'I have an election to win' Brown either as he must have had something to do with it during their 'talks' earlier.