UK air space is closed...

[Rich H]

No flights allowed to enter UK airspace, and all flights are grounded as the ash cloud heads our way.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8621407.stm
Scandinavia looks like it's having serious problems too.

[Meck]

The northern airspace over Norway is closed, too since yesterday evening...

[SeanTK]

I've been tracking this and it now looks like airspace in multiple Western European countries is completely closed! This is certainly unusual looking!

Closed airspace:

All UK Airspace,

Norway,

Belgium,

Northern France,

Western/Northern Germany,

Netherlands,

Denmark,

& probably Sweden and Finland will be shutting down soon too.

[expat]

All UK bound flights the at the airport I work at have been cancelled.

Matt

[Rich H]

Certainly never heard of anything like this before. :-/

[theonecalled]

Even though the airspace has been closed i've seen quite a few light aircraft and helicopters flying around.

[Rich H]

Even though the airspace has been closed i've seen quite a few light aircraft and helicopters flying around.

Do they have an altitude restriction? I guess the ash cloud is pretty high.

[Fozzer]

Even though the airspace has been closed i've seen quite a few light aircraft and helicopters flying around.

Do they have an altitude restriction? I guess the ash cloud is pretty high.

I don't think there are any problems for Microlight/Ultralight/Flexwing Pilots... ...!

Aircraft flying at 50,000 feet and upwards are mostly affected, eg; Commercial Passenger Jets.

The Ash is being carried aloft by the high altitude Jet Stream.

Paul....smokin'.... ...!

P.S ...Folks living around major Airports are enjoying beautiful peace and quiet for a change....and listening to the Garden Birds instead!... [smiley=thumbsup.gif]...!

[OVERLORD_CHRIS]

Wow this would actually effect flights out of the USA heading over to the UK and Germany, I hope they think this through tonight before I go into to work.

[Hagar]

Aircraft flying at 50,000 feet and upwards are mostly affected, eg; Commercial Passenger Jets.

The Ash is being carried aloft by the high altitude Jet Stream.

Paul....smokin'.... ...!

That might be so but it has to come down somewhere. For example, all over my nice clean car.

[expat]

Aircraft flying at 50,000 feet and upwards are mostly affected, eg; Commercial Passenger Jets.

The Ash is being carried aloft by the high altitude Jet Stream.

Paul....smokin'.... ...!

That might be so but it has to come down somewhere. For example, all over my nice clean car.

And don't forget to wash your vegetables 

Matt

[Meck]

Aircraft flying at 50,000 feet and upwards are mostly affected, eg; Commercial Passenger Jets.

The Ash is being carried aloft by the high altitude Jet Stream.

Paul....smokin'.... ...!

That might be so but it has to come down somewhere. For example, all over my nice clean car.

And don't forget to wash your vegetables

[Fozzer]

I popped into my local Iceland Super Store today.

When I had finished my shopping the Lady at the Check-out asked me if I wanted (c)ash-back....

....Boom....Boom.... ...!

Paul... ... ... ...!

[eno]

....Boom....Boom.... ...!

Paul... ... ... ...!

No ........ that's what the volcano is doing 

[Rich H]

I popped into my local Iceland Super Store today.

When I had finished my shopping the Lady at the Check-out asked me if I wanted (c)ash-back....

....Boom....Boom.... ...!

Paul... ... ... ...!

Glad to see someone's seeing the lighter side of all this.