Flight disruptions in Europe get so bad that Londoners are trying to take the cab to Paris

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The air traffic agency Eurocontrol said almost two-thirds of Europe's flights were canceled Friday, as air space remained largely closed in Britain and across large chunks of north and central Europe.

"The skies are totally empty over northern Europe," said Brian Flynn, deputy head of Eurocontrol, adding "there will be some significant disruption of European air traffic tomorrow."

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Southern Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull glacier began erupting for the second time in a month on Wednesday, sending ash several miles (kilometers) into the air. Winds pushed the plume south and east across Britain, Ireland, Scandinavia and into the heart of Europe.

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Extra trains were put on in Amsterdam and lines to buy train tickets were so long that the rail company handed out free coffee.

Train operator Eurostar said it was carrying almost 50,000 passengers between London, Paris and Brussels. Thalys, a high-speed venture of the French, Belgian and German rail companies, was allowing passengers to buy tickets even if trains were fully booked.

London taxi company Addison Lee said it had received requests for journeys to cities as far away as Paris, Milan, Amsterdam and Zurich.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100416/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_iceland_volcano

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Might be an opportune time to invest in cruise companies.

ETA: I heard on the news, they are losing $200,000,000 a day on cancelled flights.

Edited April 16, 2010 by ##########

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Pulled this image off the voa site.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Impressive.

[chri'stina 190]

We flew right over the tip of Iceland the day before it happened I think, eeks. (on our way home from India)

[faithinGod 8]

It`s real bad!i need to fly to London on tuesday !!i really hope it`ll be over by then!!!!!!!!!!

[mawilson 2,133]

Flight disruptions in Europe get so bad that Londoners are trying to take the cab to Paris

Why not just drive there, if things are "so bad"?

Edited April 16, 2010 by mawilson

[Nagishkaw 510]

Do you suppose air travel will be back to 'normal' by next Wednesday?

[Obama 2012 1,714]

Do you suppose air travel will be back to 'normal' by next Wednesday?

Depends if the Volcano stops or not....

[Nagishkaw 510]

Uh Oh.

[dakay ♥ 10]

impressive

Sarychev volcano, Kuril Islands

[Pooky 3,786]

Well, the weather forecasters are going to have fun this summer. That's an impressive load of airborne debris getting into circulation in the Northern Hemisphere, just in time to ruin what might have been a perfectly good summer

Oh well, what's more crappy weather to a Brit?

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Well, the weather forecasters are going to have fun this summer. That's an impressive load of airborne debris getting into circulation in the Northern Hemisphere, just in time to ruin what might have been a perfectly good summer

Oh well, what's more crappy weather to a Brit?

Think the Thames will free over again next winter?