NOTAM: British airspace closed!!

[Oddball]

Nah 4X British Airspace is still closed to airliners  at least until 0100 Zulu 20.04.10 and there are similar restrictions in place some airlines have flown a few test flights BA did one out into the Atlantic from Heathrow on a 3HR flight then landed at Cardiff where the main maintenance hanger is.  Thing is everyone has forgotten about the General Avition stuff. those stranded are after cars and boats to get home.  I have only seen TWO aeronautical Engineers on the news reports and one of them was after he landed doing a test flight in a turbo-prop when it all started (think it was a Twotter where is S'Mom just now?) and all the rest was travel experts who usually do holiday programs talking about the effects on aircraft. They only talked about flame outs and how it clogs the engines nothing about how the ash errodes the blades and damages the perspex.  HMMM maybe I should try get a job as a talking head?

[Frank N. O.]

Danish airspace was opened last night, but only if you were at high altitude (the weather crew on tv said the cloud is between 1500 and 11000 meters so I guess high altitude is above 11 km's).

Cimber Air had planned to send up one of their ATR42's to make a test-flight today but not sure if they've done it yet.

Other people have spent something like 20000 DKK just to get home from mainland Europe, including busses and taxis! Other people aren't so lucky, like danish tourists from various countries in Asia going home with the chinese airline and now all stranded in China with no place to stay or compensation apart from what the danish embassy rushed to provide, include temporary visas since China was just a stop on the way home with the plane. In USA KLM is refusing danish passengers any assistence now they can't get home (and that's directly against EU law since KLM is a european company), so all in all a lot of trouble still with that cloud.

Frank

[Oddball]

Scottish airspace has a limited opening but it soon could close again due to a suspect cloud moving South. The Royal Navy is mounting a limited operation involving HMS Ark Royal and HMS Ocean off Calais and HMS Albion taking home the 2nd Battalion of the  Rifile Regiment along with 200 citizens from Santandar in Spain. Starting to wonder if I'll be able to fly out to Moscow a week on Sunday now   

[Oddball]

Looks like British airspace is now open with out restrictions. what about the rest of Europe any word?

[Frank N. O.]

Since 11:00 today all airspace is open in Denmark until 02:00 tomorrow at which time a new evaluation will be posted.

Cimber Air sent a ATR72 up yesterday and the pilot did the usual manouvers and reported everything ok and there was no visual damage to the plane either. They were going to check the engine parts with mikro-cameras and check filters, engine-oil etc. and then make the final recommendation together with engine manufacturers etc. And since the airspace is now open then I guess the ash-cloud isn't too heavy here for the time being.

Frank