who has got family stranded by the volcanic ash?

[MrsShu]

me ! easy jet have cancelled return flight

We're supposed to be flying back from Thailand to Stansted on Monday - any more news on how long this is going to affect things for? We have limited access to news out here in remote Krabi.... I suppose there are worse places to be stuck!

Well we had an update. No flights out of Singapore for at least 36 hours. I presume that is the same for everyone heading to the UK.

Well, my sister and her children are stuck here with us in Dubai. Luckily, they are staying with us as the flight offered by Virgin for today's cancelled one was originally on Saturday 24th - yes, 8 days later and no obligation to offer accommodation help etc! Anyway - have managed to get booked onto Tuesday's flight (fingers crossed!) which is an improvement on the following Saturday!

Still - not certain that Tuesday will even happen but hopeful for their sake as boys missing their daddy now I think

my dh very rarely goes away but he had to pick these few days to go to a conference in Athens! we dont even live in the UK (we're in Germany) but i've just looked on the airport website and the first flight of the day from athens is cancelled!! and he's on the last flight of the day!!

fingers crossed his flight goes everyone - i'm home alone with 3 kids!!

Yes my DH is in broadcasting sales, looks like there's a few of us Vegas widows on here!

Bugger, XH due home sat night supposed to have the DD's sunday, was so desperately looking forward to a break, seems unlikely now

I know that it is better that people are stranded rather than flying in dangerous conditions.

I know that we are lucky as everyone is safe, even if they're not where they should be.

I know there are people in worse situations in millions of different ways.

But you know what, I still feel sorry for my dc and for myself and for my DP who is stuck in Cairo having been away all week. I don't think there's anything wrong with feeling sad, disappointed (for all of us) and upset for us all and our situation. Especially now I'm hearing about people waiting til Tuesday . I've never looked after the dc by myself for so long!

My boss is stranded in the USA so I'm left literally holding her baby til she can come home she is devastated as she's already been away a week and misses her little muffin soooo much and there's nothing she can do to get home til at least Monday. Although now they are saying to her that she might not get on a flight til Thursday as there's so many people waiting to leave nyc. I'm so sad for her and definitely not charging my proxy parenting rates this weekend. Its bad enough she can't get home to her baby.

Norkily I feel sorry for us all too

wrinkly raison

That's darn nice of you. Presume you are childminder - have a good weekend

Every cloud, eh? So, are there any silver linings out there?
Who is secretly relieved that they or a -_mil-- loved one is unable to fly?

Am a nanny mumble. Was looking forward to this weekend off as I get so little time off generally. But at least I am "home" and in my own bed etc. My poor boss is so upset she was in tears last night

I am in Italy with DD1 and DD2, DH was supposed to fly out today from London, I was looking forward to seeing him so much after 10 long days, especially as he normally gets up with DD2 at 5.30am and lets me sleep!!!

They've just announced that the restrictions will be extended till 1am tomorrow at the earliest.

My thoughts are with those troops who are due to come home for their R&R (rest & relaxation) over the next few days. They only get 1 or 2 weeks break at home and the military cannot extend their leave to allow for this sort of thing. If they spend 2 or 3 days stuck in Kandahar airport it still counts as part of their leave.

parents and brother still in rome.
dad need to have this op next week

Friend's flight from Dublin cancelled. She will probably not make it over at all this weekend.

And I had gone to the bother or arranging a sleepover for the DC so we could go out tonight with her and other friends.

Bugger. Bugger. Bugger.

MrsSchu
Are they going to drive home? I hope your Dad gets home in time for his op.

No idea what to do. Flight still showing as departing on time on website. Not announcing any updates here till 11. Sunday's flight now full. Think i will just change till Monday anyway so we at least know what we are doing.

Buda
You are flying from Dublin aren't you? Friend should be on the 12pm flight and has been told not to go to the airport, even thought they are goign to make an announcement at 11am.

Buggerbuggerbugger

it was my fault for arranging a sleepover for the DC. I jinxed Iceland

MmeLindt - can't believe you jinxed Iceland. For goodness sake

Sigh, is so rubbish for everyone affected isn't it. Girls are very tearful this morning because daddy should have been home and I'm finding it hard to jolly along as I'm just thinking "gah another few days by myself... eek..."

Just noticed that I turned MrsShu into a German MrsSchu.

Or should that be FrauSchu?