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Ash to remain a problem
We are going to have to learn to live with the ash disruptions for a while yet. With ash continuing to emerge from the Icelandic volcano and the fairly stable meteorological conditions keeping the ash particles in the atmosphere, there will be more airspace closures and routing disruptions to come.
The positive news, assuming that you are not a traveler, is that the disruptions will be of shorter duration and more localised. Meteorologists and airline operators will be able to make well-informed and relatively short-term decisions to obviate ash problems and keep the aviation industry operational.
For the passengers, of course, this is not great news. Knowing that you may not know whether you can fly until shortly before departure is a going to be a real pain.
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What is the point of having a flight booked if it is likely to be cancelled at short notice? It would be ok if you could just take a quick trip to the airport but that is not how it works. It takes me a minimum of one hour to get to the airport, probably half an hour to park and then you have to be there 45 minutes before the advertised time. If the article is right, the flight could have been cancelled at any time during that process. | |
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Greg, Sheffield 11 May 2010, 04:26PM | |
Granted these are frustrating times for travellers, but the CAA seems to be handling the situation very well. The safety first approach must continue. | |
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