who has got family stranded by the volcanic ash?

[MrsShu]

me ! easy jet have cancelled return flight

soreeeee

update Switzerland

according to the geneva airport website:

DISRUPTION DUE TO VOLCANIC ERUPTION IN ICELAND
Situation at 8:00 am, April 17, 2010 --- The Airport informs passengers that following a decision of the Federal Office for Civil Aviation, Swiss Airspace will be closed today April 17 until 08:00 pm. This closure is likely to be extended depending on the development of the volcanic ash.
Passengers should contact their airline and check flight status information for all destinations.

Next update on 17 April 5:00 pm.

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right db tkaing parents and ILs and his kids from ROme to paris
he arrives at station

they havent brought any food for train.

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I normally chuck Swiss chocolate on MN bit you don't deserve that.

so for those in the know...
will my parents be able to fly back from Perth via KL due to arrive heathrow tuesday??

They've been away 6 wks and I'm missing them

Whispers - would it help if i have just read amended info that only say 1 year? .

Sorry, i do care. I do. In particular for those stranded away from their little ones, or with partners away from their little ones.

girls - tbh, looking at the weather pattern I have strong doubts. I'm sorry

hi there MmeL - we may be contacting you!

So, anyone know when the ash is likely to disperse? We have a flight booked on Monday evening from Geneva. I know this is a million dollar question but we are wondering when we need to think about booking the train home - there are (I think) spaces on Monday still but they won't be there for long.

To add to the pressure my boss has texted me and asked me to be in early on Tuesday. Not sure how much chance of that there is...

(other people in my hotel are leaving today on the coach - a mere 24hour journey - no way I am doing that with a 2 year old and 4 other dcs!!)

I would book the train home tbh
I would also stick my fingers up at your boss.

I have to say it doesn't look promising, girlsyearapart

Pavlov - keep improving those stats

I've decided that DP is going to have to effect a Round the World in 80 Days style cross-continent dash to get home using various types of transport. He's been talking about getting to Casablanca and then working his way up.

I'm fairly confident that even if he needs to walk it, he should be back in a year then. Just in time for the ash to clear

Right, get your thinking caps on everyone - what to do at the weekend when you have two bored toddlers to yourself and are used to relying on DP to keep them amused at weekends?

at your boss Pollyanna

I agree, book the train so you know you have the option, I think.

We are stuck in Kuwait City, but Kuwait Airways have put us into the Sheraton with all the other stranded passengers, so at least we aren't stck in an airport. And it is a lovely hotel, but our bags are in transit still and we only have the clothes we came in AND I HAVE NO MAKE-UP

no I didn't think it looked too good either..

At least it gives dh more time to go get their car valeted.

Don't know what they're saying on the Oz news about it - Mum rang me yesterday in a tizz asking if we could all breathe ok and was everything covered in black ash

Still better than most people's situations so I can't complain. (much)

At least I am at home-still fretting about not getting to Turkey for son's 40th maybe I'll make his 50th instead

Wow, so many affected!
Not so D H stuck in Bucharest. Was supposed to be back tomorrow.
I'm in two minds, upset because he's ALWAYS away with work and I've been so down with managing the 2 dc (one a baby) completely on my own for weeks on end . No family nearby. On the other hand I don't care because I'm annoyed with him anyway.

flightradar24 shows which areas have planes still flying. bit slow to load.

Not as bad as you on here but my landlord is stranded in USA and my boilers broke no hot water no heating and no money even to call someone it's industrial sort so limited who can fix .and ds 3is only just out of hospital ( and ds1 ds2 have raynuardd so there freezing

On the postive side it's quiet here no planes overhead

But if anyone is stranded at Stansted I'm only 5 miles if need floor space or not far from heaththrow either ,just follow your nose

Just tried the flightradar thing - it looks very quiet in the air!

For anyone going via KL, don't. DH is there with work and was due home this time yesterday. They are saying no flights out westbound until next Saturday!

He and a couple of collegues are getting on a plane later to Tokyo and then to Washington. He's hoping to be home maybe Wednesday.....

Really missing him, feeling all weepy

I think all the uncertainty makes it feel worse actually, the fact that it's hard to even see options of how to get home in some cases. If we all knew, "no flights til Wednesday but then services resume" then having a timeline would make it feel a bit better I think (well it would for me)

Norkily I completely agree. I am trying to think in my mind ' DH will be back on Friday', which means that at least I'm not going to be hoping every hour that he will ring and say he's on his way home which is what I've been doing for the last 48 hours.

Roundthebend
That sounds awful. Can your landlord not do something, call someone from the US? You cannot live indefinitely without heating or hot water with young children.

DH is leaving today for Munich. 3 female colleagues are driving up after hiring a car for CHF 1600 - that is about £900 .

It was the only car available. I am sure that the hire companies are doubling their prices. What kind of a car could possible cost that much money for ONE DAY.

The woman who phoned was one of those strident, hysterical types who talked and talked and talked. Hope the others are quieter.

Told DH to take his iPod

Or earplugs

DP told me that all the hire cars are in Paris.

Basically when airspace started closing on Thursday, everyone in European airports started hiring cars and making for Paris (mostly) or Brussels to try to get the Eurostar.

Hiring the cars one-way and leaving them in Paris. So apparently Paris has all the hire cars.

Not sure if this is totally true, surely it would be good for business if the hire companies started getting staff to return these hire cars to other locations where there is likely to be continued demand. But apparently there is a European hire car shortage, which would explain the outrageous prices!

Alibaba - yes I'm assuming we won't see him all week. If I prepare mentally for that then hopefully I'll be pleasantly surprised by him getting back sooner.

Sigh.