The Ash Cloud

[Smiley]

Oh the joy! On arriving at Dubrovnik airport after a rain swept day in Montenegro, around 5ish on Sunday, we were told our flight was delayed 2 hours. We already knew the ash had descended over the UK and were praying that it was staying there for a considerable time! After announcing it was delayed for 5 hours, Jet2 did the honours and gave out some freebie snacks (you guessed it, ham & cheese rolls!). Then they announced flight postponed, coaches laid on, 4 star hotel laid on, next update would be the following morning at 9am!

 

Hotel was pretty decent, different resort (Cavtat) and hit the mark. Managed to have a good scoot around the place and was jokingly up for the rifle shooting, bingo and water gym the following day. Rumours were circulating that the ash was here to stay and our holiday looked to be getting a nice lengthy extension - all paid for by the lovely Jet2.

 

Some folk were actually moaning. And made complaints. What the fck? How could they blame Jet2 for the closure of UK airspace? What more did they want? Came to the conclusion there and then that Britain produces some of the biggest knobhead passengers in the world, period!

 

Anyway, after a hearty breakfast the bad news was announced, airport re-opened, flight home at 2.30pm. What a shitter!

 

Still the sun is out and I've taken another day off to mow the lawn and top up my tan.

 

Can't help but think that this summer is going to be chaotic. We were put up in a hotel when the season hasn't yet go going, god help them when its in full flow and hotels are fully booked, they'll be housing passengers in refugee camps at the edge of the runway, with TV adverts asking us all to dig deep and donate a fiver to help stranded passengers with the bare essentials.

[Pablo]

I go to Majorca next week. Im hoping I can get their with no probs. Not too botherd if we got stuck their.

[Zico]

same here, New York next Thursday

 

if I can't get back, I can't get back

 

but I'd better fucking get there

[Pablo]

If your outside the EU, the airline has no legal responsibility to "look after" you.

 

Royal Bank of Scotland Travel Insurance does Cash advances, if your stranded abroad.

[jeep]

I'm off to Viva La Geneva on Friday for the weekend.

 

After reading some of your reviews I'll prob be glad to get back to Blighty.....

[Zico]

If your outside the EU, the airline has no legal responsibility to "look after" you.

 

Royal Bank of Scotland Travel Insurance does Cash advances, if your stranded abroad.

 

as said

 

so long as I get there, I don't really give a f?ck if I get stranded there (well I will, but right now, getting there is all I'm arsed about)

[Winchester White]

If your outside the EU, the airline has no legal responsibility to "look after" you.

 

Royal Bank of Scotland Travel Insurance does Cash advances, if your stranded abroad.

 

This is kind of right, within the EU, whatever the airline, it has to provide meals and accommodation if you are stuck abroad. Outside the EU, if you went with an EU airline then the same applies, if you didnt then you sort yourself out and hope your insurance covers it.

[jules_darby]

Well I'm off to Ibiza for a wedding next Thursday

 

But more importantly, it better to be ok to fly this Friday as the missus is off to Marbella and I fancy a few days peace

[Ani]

Well I'm off to Ibiza for a wedding next Thursday

 

But more importantly, it better to be ok to fly this Friday as the missus is off to Marbella and I fancy a few days peace

 

I know a lad who is going to Ibiza to a wedding and the big gaylord has been asking people on facebook to help him choose his outfit.

 

Could he be any gayer ?

[jules_darby]

Good effort Yorkiebar but it's a good bloody question

 

Nobody is wearing a traditional suit

 

Apparently the groom is wearing linen trousers and sandals

 

And I'm still rather nonplussed

[Smiley]

I fancy a few days peace

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[Zico]

I know a lad who is going to Ibiza to a wedding and the big gaylord has been asking people on facebook to help him choose his outfit.

 

Could he be any gayer ?

 

fuckin ell yes

 

spend an hour in his company

[jules_darby]

fuckin ell yes

 

spend an hour in his company

 

Woah there legohead, who threw you a peanut?

[Ani]

Good effort Yorkiebar but it's a good bloody question

 

Nobody is wearing a traditional suit

 

Apparently the groom is wearing linen trousers and sandals

 

And I'm still rather nonplussed

 

Sorry having read your response I am convinced that you are not a gayer.

 

I mean only a red blooded hetrosexual would be worrying that another mans linen trousers may in some way clash with his own as yet unchosen wardrobe.

[jules_darby]

Sorry having read your response I am convinced that you are not a gayer.

 

I mean only a red blooded hetrosexual would be worrying that another mans linen trousers may in some way clash with his own as yet unchosen wardrobe.

 

Or alternatively

 

Only a gayer would bring up "a clash of wardrobes"

 

I just didn't know what to wear, I never mentioned that

 

http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/object3/1969/102/n16160525684_1085.jpg

 

[Spider]

Good effort Yorkiebar but it's a good bloody question

 

Nobody is wearing a traditional suit

 

Apparently the groom is wearing linen trousers and sandals

 

And I'm still rather nonplussed

 

Will his husband-to-be be wearing the same?

[Guest]

same here, New York next Thursday

 

if I can't get back, I can't get back

 

but I'd better fucking get there

We go to NY on Wednesday

 

2nd attempt

 

hoping

[SatanGreavsie]

Talked to a bloke at work who had chatted to a Rolls Royce engineer about the ash, and the effect it might have. The mon in question knows, as he designs the fucking engines. His take on it was that the ash - at the levels we're seeing - is not a direct problem in terms of planes dropping like flies; what is an issue though, is that the sulfur based material you fly through massively enhances the normal corrosion rates. So airlines might bleat now that it's safe to fly, but it'll come back to bite them when they have to replace engine parts orders of magnitude sooner than expected. Interestingly, he also said they'd had no one from the papers contact them direct for thier opinion - even though they make the sodding things.

[tyldesley_white]

Talked to a bloke at work who had chatted to a Rolls Royce engineer about the ash, and the effect it might have. The mon in question knows, as he designs the fucking engines. His take on it was that the ash - at the levels we're seeing - is not a direct problem in terms of planes dropping like flies; what is an issue though, is that the sulfur based material you fly through massively enhances the normal corrosion rates. So airlines might bleat now that it's safe to fly, but it'll come back to bite them when they have to replace engine parts orders of magnitude sooner than expected. Interestingly, he also said they'd had no one from the papers contact them direct for thier opinion - even though they make the sodding things.

Papers not looking for facts, how thats a shock

[bwfczoe]

Don't talk to me about dam ash clouds on 16th May was supposed to go Tenerife for a week only to find out airspace was closed when we were due to fly, spoke to the airline offered us a full refund but wouldn't get it for 10-15 days, kindly a mates Mum donated her credit card so we could book another holiday this time to Majorca on the following Tuesday, got to the airport at 4am and ours was the only flight cancelled because staff hadn't had long enough break or something to do the 7am flight, so they offered us a transfer either from Bristol or Gatwick and initially said we would have to find our own way there, anyway in the end they laid coaches on for that that transferred and we eventually flew from Bristol Airport 1t 3.20pm I need another holiday to get over that now!

[Exiled Girl]

Talked to a bloke at work who had chatted to a Rolls Royce engineer about the ash, and the effect it might have. The mon in question knows, as he designs the fucking engines. His take on it was that the ash - at the levels we're seeing - is not a direct problem in terms of planes dropping like flies; what is an issue though, is that the sulfur based material you fly through massively enhances the normal corrosion rates. So airlines might bleat now that it's safe to fly, but it'll come back to bite them when they have to replace engine parts orders of magnitude sooner than expected. Interestingly, he also said they'd had no one from the papers contact them direct for thier opinion - even though they make the sodding things.

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Many years ago I watched them testing an RB211 in a tunnel at RR. They don't half make a lot of noise in a confined area