who has got family stranded by the volcanic ash?

[MrsShu]

me ! easy jet have cancelled return flight

My sister who lives in Germany got on the very last flight that left Dusseldorf this morning and touched down in the UK just after 11am, she said the airports are nuts both ends. Sorry for anyone who has family stuck

I am stuck in Singapore (Brisbane to London). No hotels left in the city. Am here for at least another 14 hours. Have been here for 4 already. Oh joy!

batteryhuman - if you know where your mum is I can go find her and say hi. I have hours to kill.

Friends stuck in Portugal - can't get flight back until Tuesday! Could be worse places to be stuck I suppose! I wonder if insurance will cover them??

BIL stuck in the States trying to get back to UK for MIL's funeral on Monday flight cancelled Hope the backlog clears okay for everyone. Fingers crossed it doesnt erupt again.

NATS are saying that they cannot see this changing in the foreseeable future.

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It's a nightmare for anyone stranded anywhere - we flew back from Dubai on Tuesday and had made friends out there who were due to fly home tomorrow - God knows how long they'll be stranded out there and where they'll end up staying while it's sorted out.

But as horrendous as it is, if I was due to fly I'd far rather be stranded than risk flying on an aeroplane being stalled by ash.

I am supposed to fly from Manchester to Turkey on Saturday morning.My ds lives there and it is a special trip to celebrate his 40th birthday on Saturday.It is still 36 hours so I am hoping for the best.

DH stuck in Munich tonight, has managed to get place on trains Munich-Brussels then Eurostar from Brussels tomorrow night.

crikey your poor mum batteryhuman-I really hope she is ok.

The irony of this whole thing for my DH is as I said he's in Kenya for work...he works for Aviation Insurance. He doesn't deal with big companies such as BA etc but smaller corparate jets but the rest of his company does.

He's managed to get the hotel for another night (he was supposed to be leaving early hours in the morning) but have just e-mailed him and told him to try another night as well cause can't see this clearing at any point soon. He's in a hotel in the middle of Nairobi and all he has got with him are several suits and shirts because he's been in meetings all week...have a feeling he might need to go and get some shorts!

I completely agree wannabe-I really want him home but would much rather him be stranded than fly. Having seen Aircrash Investigation I know what Volcano Ash can do to an engine...very scary and you can't see it on any radar.

DP stuck in Egypt He's been away all week and the dc were really excited that they were going to see him tomorrow.

Am sticking my fingers in my ears and saying "lalalala I can't hear you" when it comes to all these predictions of it lasting for days.

DH is stuck in Shanghai. He was due home about now .

Dh in Paris. He thinks he's got a seat on Eurostar but says he won't believe it until he's sitting down on it and the train goes. Airport, Gare du Nord, and public transport between all very chaotic apparently.

my daughter and boyfriend stranded in Italy -she has just phoned me to tell me she has had her handbag pinched too!! Also DH's nephew nad young family stranded at Gatwick en route from home in Serbia to Canada.

My friends have managed to get on a coach back from Prague. Lucky in a way, but they face an 18 hour trip! Don't envy them that.

My 9 year old DS was begging my mum not to go if they let the flights go he was so worried about it poor love

dh is in Dubai and due back this afternoon

Hopes to be back tomorrow but hes now on a impromptu Jolly boys brunch outing so it may take a few weeks.

i think MABS is stuk somewhere

Sympathies to those held up but this will all be okay tomorrow I'm sure.

I blame Sportacus from Lazy Town!

I don't know if it will all be okay tomorrow- the authority responsible for British airspace has said it's extremely unlikely that things will reopen at 7am and that unlikely that things will clear up "in the foreseeable future" on the BBC just now

Yes. Sportacus. Pah

parents didnt take a credit card fgs

brother incandescent

I don't know yet.

My brothers dsd (10) has gone back to Poland to stay with her grandparents. Her Grandad is meant to be flying back with her on sunday ready for school restarting on monday. I guess we'll have to wait and see.

Yeah, MABS is stuck sunbathing for an extra 3 days in the Middle East.

A friend of mine is stuck in the Canary Islands, she was due to fly home tonight. They have told offered her an alternative flight, on the 29th April! What a joke. She has to pay for accommadation as apparently, its not covered on the insurance.

Anyone with any advice? Think she is going to try and get to Mainland Spain and find an alternative route home from there.

DH is due back from Hong Kong tomorrow night and has already been told his flight won't be leaving. DD's will be very disappointed - he's been away over a week

Just to add to all this, my sister is there on honeymoon! So as you can imagine jokes about the 'earth moving' are flying around Facebook;)