Volcano stops flights

bratters · April 20, 2010, 06:41:18 PM

Quote from: DaveG on April 20, 2010, 06:39:10 PM
Looking out the window the Mark 1 eyeball can confirm BAW206, 9120 are leaving the Lands End hold for Shannon

Ah well - closer to home I suppose though I once drove from Shannon to Nottingham and it seemed like a bl**dy long way to me.

DaveG · April 20, 2010, 06:42:53 PM

BAW274 also going into Shannon, they are talking to Shannon now.

nbquidditch · April 20, 2010, 06:43:08 PM

Quote from: jetset on April 20, 2010, 06:34:29 PM

Quote from: nbquidditch on April 20, 2010, 06:24:03 PM
Easyjet G-EZIJ had just passed overhead here (10miles SE of Coventry EGBE) at 16,000 on decent possibly heading towards Gatwick.

Look like it's returning to Luton. @FL80 downwind now
It went out about an hour ago.

This aircraft has been right across to Liverpool and back to Luton through all altitudes!! I thought there was a clampdown on anything moving through 20,000 over the south at the moment??

bratters · April 20, 2010, 06:47:16 PM

gawd knows what's going on tonight. It's all a bit anarchic.

tarbat · April 20, 2010, 06:47:41 PM

Looks like NATS are winning the stupid game of "call my bluff" with Willie Walsh. The passengers of BAW102 will get a good view of London as they fly over.

fokker · April 20, 2010, 06:48:21 PM

Quote from: bratters on April 20, 2010, 06:47:16 PM
gawd knows what's going on tonight. It's all a bit anarchic.

but interesting

DaveG · April 20, 2010, 06:49:57 PM

forgot about BAW84 he's still on hold over IOM

bratters · April 20, 2010, 06:50:28 PM

Ama

Quote from: fokker on April 20, 2010, 06:48:21 PM
Quote from: bratters on April 20, 2010, 06:47:16 PM
gawd knows what's going on tonight. It's all a bit anarchic.

but interesting

Amazing - just about naff all flights yet one of the most interesting nights I can remember.

nbquidditch · April 20, 2010, 06:51:35 PM

It's crazy!! The Easyjet went upto 28,000 over Liverpool, turned and dropped back into Luton. Why couldn't BAW102 drop down into Heathrow?

Canonjohns40D · April 20, 2010, 06:52:07 PM

This has been / is facinating stuff. I think there will be as much fallout from this episode as the volcano produced.

BAW flights refused landing permission are presently showing on my box as BAW84 holding between IOM and NI Coastline, BAW 17V, 284 and 274 holding Shannon area, BAW 9120 and 206 were holding Landsend possibly now headed shannon and BAW102 is headed south again.

John

Roland28 · April 20, 2010, 06:52:25 PM

Quote from: DaveG on April 20, 2010, 06:42:53 PM
BAW274 also going into Shannon, they are talking to Shannon now.

Looks like BAW17V is on approach to Shannon as well.

bratters · April 20, 2010, 06:55:20 PM

BAW284 just crossing Irish coast from NW

bratters · April 20, 2010, 06:55:57 PM

Direct Shannon it seems (284)

HeathrowCam - Support · April 20, 2010, 06:56:09 PM

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Roland28 · April 20, 2010, 06:56:57 PM

BAW38 has landed at EHAM Schipol and BAW138 seems to be approaching EBBR Brussels

BAW102 is heading south and descending over the Channel, Paris?