volcano bs

[xLibelle]

So when can I fly to europe? News says airports open back up in a day but they said it depends on the volcano. what the hell does that mean? Apparently it hasnt stopped pluming so I dont see my trip continuing anytime this week.
anyone with a scoop on this?

[Jon325i]

News agencies reporting not much changing for the next 48 hours - a "watch and wait" period to see if things improve. All of northern Europe is more or less shut down. Buses, trains & ferry service are at capacity, but at least they are running. As far as flying options go, Italy, southern Spain and Portugal have air service - very busy but opened and operating.

This link has a news story including video from BBC News...

http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/16/tracking-the-volcanic-ash-cloud/

This link is rather cool - not sure how frequently it is updated but it shows the air traffic taking place...

http://www.flightradar24.com/

The F1 guys in China are concerned about getting home after tomorrows' race. Next event is in Spain in 3 weeks.

Jon

[Raxe]

My sister is stranded in France for who knows how long because of this. Sucky.

[JUMPNYC]

We got stuck in Madrid Airport for 10 hrs yesterday before they made us fly back to the US.

7 hrs to Madrid then 10 hrs in airport standing on lines then 8 hrs back!!

I WAS ON MY WAY TO AMSTERDAM FOR REGGAEFEST!!!!! AAAAAHHHHH!!!!

[Kershaw]

should have taken a train.

train network in europe is very extensive.

[llll1l1ll]

Yes, but, it can take upwards of an entire 24 hrs to get from Spain to the Netherlands. Not every train system is ultra-reliable and super fast like zee Tchermannz. Pff, I would never have ridden a train through Spain. It would be late as fuck.

Plus, how are you supposed to plan a trip around a random volcano eruption that you had no idea was coming?

[xLibelle]

We got stuck in Madrid Airport for 10 hrs yesterday before they made us fly back to the US.

7 hrs to Madrid then 10 hrs in airport standing on lines then 8 hrs back!!

I WAS ON MY WAY TO AMSTERDAM FOR REGGAEFEST!!!!! AAAAAHHHHH!!!!

lol, are you serious? you should have taken a train like kershaw suggested. We tried to fly into spain or italy so we could get to our convention on time.

[JUMPNYC]

All the trains and rental cars were sold out. I am glad we got out when we did. They said it was a 26hr train ride or a 30hr drive. We even tried to get a limo and they wanted 1500 euros!