The Stranded by Volcano Meet up and Offers of Assistance Thread!
 

Inspired by TrojanHorse's thread, in which he's stuck at LHR until Wednesday, we're happy to compile a list of who is where so that we can get FTers meeting FTers through this event.

The stranded list:

AMS
KOng
Weezl + Mrs Weezl

ATH
jfkeze

BCN
redbeard911 family

CDG
SFOTerry
Metaframer
bk3day

DFW
janetdoe

DUB
giblet

DXB
kaota

FRA
Emeritus

IST
mpc1

ICN
TuxTraveller

LHR
TrojanHorse- left for Paris
lumedawg
phish1209
dazza189
chandi
thaliajen
pathfinder05
SeamusSA
kalkat
BDLORD

MAD
schadenfreude

MAN
g1ant

MUC
wimpypipsqueak
iflyua2
dvalatsas

MRS
comfortablynumb - on the way home

NBO
stimpy

NRT
paoloUK
schnapperin
WarrenUK

NYC
WHBM
BAforme
Keith_Taylor
James S

PEK
MatthewClement

PRG
DesertNomad

SAT
Gamecock

SZG
szg

VCE
boxo

VIE
jswong

WAS
DadMaCroat

YYC
antichef - left for LHR

ZRH
N830MH

Offers of assistance
AMS - flyingwheels
ATL - berlinflyer
BCN - njvandy
BOS - awpeters
BSL/MLH.SXB - Alsacienne, chrissxb
DTW - Bikeguy
DUB - okko
EDI - Jenbel, jghill
EVN - apoivre
GLA - rxfleming
HKG - Brian_1
LAX - owlflyer
LIS - palal
near LHR - pinkcat, redbeard911
MCO - LizzyDragon84
NYC - LGA, El_Chiflero, dhammer53, vacachico, tdp1830 (EWR)
ORD/MDW - tamboril, iluv2fly
SEA - muji
TPS - MsEverywhere
AKL - AKLDUBFlyer
near SFO - Boraxo, goalie


Meet up events:
Monday - London - organised by ajamieson
Tues - Thurs - Milan -Dovster
anyone for drinks in Paris - contact TrojanHorse

And then when its all over and years in the future, you can have the International Volcanic Strandees Club!

I'm in AMS. KLM keeps rebooking me and then I find out the airport is closed. Someone isn't updated their websites fast enough or communicating with the airports frequently enough.

Does anyone know what KLM rules are on compensation and reimbursement for incidentals? I went and bought a cell phone since, as anyone can imagine, it's not fiscally responsible to use a pay phone or hotel phone to try and make contact. Today I may need to start buying clothes and adding a few more euor onto the phone. Also, anyone having problems with airlines giving them the runaround about hotel stay. Luckily I got a hotel room for 2 nights so far, but KLM tries to tell us that they wont pay, then they do and then they tell me how lucky I am since non-Elite and economy people are on their own. And they wont confirm hotel till halfway through the day, BUT they know that the airports are closed.

Great thread idea ^ Currently "trapped" at LHR for different reasons ;)

good idea; and its interesting to see who/where people are stranded

anyway, as posted in the other LHR thread; I'm here till "at least" Tuesday morning so if anyone wants to have a drink or three.. PM me or leave me your cell and I'll give you a shout

Im just hotel hopping as I may as well get some promo points/benefits if I'm going to be stranded :D

off to London this afternoon since its the better of the weekend days per the forecast.

Are you finding many disgusted of Tunbridge Wells to interview? ;)

Another NRT stranded - at least until Monday

Stuck here in Manhattan it seems, came down from our office in upstate New York for a supposedly enjoyable weekend rendezvous with Mrs WHBM :) who was flying over on Friday but is back home in London, she never got the trip started of course. Originally due to return from JFK Sunday night but it looks like it's going to be a while yet.

I have fortunately remembered to have my swimming shorts with me, and am up early today to practice in the hotel pool. Departure from the beach at Cape Cod at sunrise. Anyone else up for it ?

More straightforwardly, who is around Manhattan ?

Miami for now
 

Suppossed to be on VS06 yesterday. The plane is here, positioned, with Crew, but its going to be a bloodbath for seats when they finally get a slot. Have confirmed seats on 8 other flights with 5 different airlines now from various cities in the US to UK and as part of my cunning plan, to Ireland. I have been able to waitlist on 4 flights on Monday and Tuesday as weel. Wondered if anyone had managed to get a seat or waitlist on anything for Sunday?

Thankfully I had moved on from that purpose, although a colleague is now doing precisely that ;)

Now back in the mothership in Victoria...a very nice day to be stranded in London, I would have thought.

Has anyone seen any ash yet?

Stranded in MUC trying to get home to SYD on SQ. Anyone else stuck in Munich? At least I have a hotel room until Monday but then things look bad.

stuck in madrid.

I'm stuck in WAS on my way back to LON. If anybody needs a hand in the area PM me as I used to live in both DC and in Baltimore and have several connections in both areas.

Was supposoed to meet friends for dinner tonight that were flying into London (and aren't now :) ). But, if there's an FTer who finds themsevles stranded here, I'll gladly join you for a pint or bite in town this eve or possibly tomorrow aft.

Might I suggest linking this wonderful thread to the BMi and BA boards, in casde there's any other UK locals who'd be keen on offering their fellowship to our stranded FTers here....