My trip to UK on 30 April has been booked, paid and prepared, until one fine day when Eyjafjallajokull at Iceland decided to spew its pent up anger on Mother Earth. The last time this volcano erupted was 20 March (a minor one) and prior to that, in 1823! And of all time, some 200 years later it had to erupt now on 14 April 2010, 2 weeks before my flight. This eruption threw volcanic ash several kilometres up in the atmosphere which led to air travel disruptions and major monetary losses (going by the billions) worldwide starting on 15 April 2010, including the closure of airspace over most of Europe. Most of the airlines likes Qantas, SQ, KLM were banned from flying to Europe. And that includes my flight, Emirates as the London airports are now closed! Travellers were left stranded in airports all over the world as they are unable to make their way back to their country. My sympathy goes out to the victims.
Image on how thick the ash cloud was! (google)
The icing to the situation was that the ash was said to be clearing up and according to the geologists study, the ash cloud will be moving towards Canada. Some airlines have also progressively started to operate in limited zones. That is certainly good news for me. But till then, I can only hope and hope that my trip can materialise without delays and inconvenience.
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