Volcanic activity 4/15 CO flights..
#76
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So I am flying CO120 EWR-BCN on Thursday and this thing has me pretty worried. I thought that Spain would be safe from all of this but then they cancelled that route tonight. Do you think it makes sense to try and change my flight to Madrid? This is for vacation and all we were doing in BCN was connection to SVQ (Sevilla) which Madrid is closer to anyways. It is still 5 days away but I don't want to get stuck in EWR on standby or something.
#77
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So I am flying CO120 EWR-BCN on Thursday and this thing has me pretty worried. I thought that Spain would be safe from all of this but then they cancelled that route tonight. Do you think it makes sense to try and change my flight to Madrid? This is for vacation and all we were doing in BCN was connection to SVQ (Sevilla) which Madrid is closer to anyways. It is still 5 days away but I don't want to get stuck in EWR on standby or something.
#78
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If I made it to Madrid I would definitely take the train. I'm seeing train tickets from $88 - $112 and then I wouldn't have to worry about it, though, if I made it in from EWR I doubt MAD-SVQ would be an issue. I'll wait it out for a couple of more days, hopefully no new explosions and no more closures of Spain air space.
#79
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So I am flying CO120 EWR-BCN on Thursday and this thing has me pretty worried. I thought that Spain would be safe from all of this but then they cancelled that route tonight. Do you think it makes sense to try and change my flight to Madrid? This is for vacation and all we were doing in BCN was connection to SVQ (Sevilla) which Madrid is closer to anyways. It is still 5 days away but I don't want to get stuck in EWR on standby or something.
That being said, as we've seen the past several days, depending on the volcanic activity and the winds, the situation can change. At this point, I wouldn't think about changing the reservation. Today went against what I'm about to say, but the other thing to consider here is the proximity of MAD and BCN... If the cloud ends up spreading south and affecting Spain to a greater extent, I'd be willing to wager at that point both airports will be having issues.
#80
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Looks like everything to Europe is cancelled tonight, except for LIS and MAD. The flight to LIS has been upgraded to a 764, and both flights to MAD have been upgraded to 764s.
Also looks like there was going to be an additional flight to FCO (flight 1950), but it has been cancelled...
Also looks like there was going to be an additional flight to FCO (flight 1950), but it has been cancelled...
#81
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Just seems to be a more southerly Atlantic crossing than normal.
#82
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The article says hes in a club at JFK, CO doesnt fly into JFK, nor does SAS. It also said BA people were nearby.BA flys out of Term7 its own
does Spanair or Iberia fly out of T7 @ JFK since no other Carriers fly to MAD out of T7
#83
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This shouldn't be that surprising. Until today, the ash cloud had been essentially only affecting the North Western portion of Europe. Everything to the Middle East has been operating. They are just taking a more Southerly route. A similar routing headed in the opposite direction from TLV-EWR gets used quite a bit.
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#85
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This shouldn't be that surprising. Until today, the ash cloud had been essentially only affecting the North Western portion of Europe. Everything to the Middle East has been operating. They are just taking a more Southerly route. A similar routing headed in the opposite direction from TLV-EWR gets used quite a bit.
#86
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80% of flights Sunday at TLV are cancelled...
#87
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A crew could be deadheading over on one of the flights. There are also a fair amount of pilots stuck in Europe right now when you think about all of the crews who got stranded over there waiting for their inbound flights that never made it in. In theory one of those crews could've been repositioned. In addition, they are now sending a 3rd 764 to MAD tonight as well from the looks of it.
It looks like EWR immigration and customs folks are going to have to work at 3am tonight.
#88
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So what European cities is CO flying out of? I was planning to head to Rome or Spain but am hearing on UK tv that more European airports are closing. My flight is Wednesday from LHR-EWR but we're hearing on tv that flights that early are probably not going to happen. So I'm trying to get back to the states and am hoping CO will work with me to fly from another city if that flight IS cancelled.
On the other hand, we're hearing that test flights are being flown in the UK to test the waters, so to speak.
Also, does CO HAVE aircraft at LHR or would we have to wait for aircraft to come in? I'm asking b/c a friend at United told me that they have no aircraft here.
I've been trying to get through to CO to see what my options are but as expected, it's a long hold.
On the other hand, we're hearing that test flights are being flown in the UK to test the waters, so to speak.
Also, does CO HAVE aircraft at LHR or would we have to wait for aircraft to come in? I'm asking b/c a friend at United told me that they have no aircraft here.
I've been trying to get through to CO to see what my options are but as expected, it's a long hold.
#89
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So what European cities is CO flying out of? I was planning to head to Rome or Spain but am hearing on UK tv that more European airports are closing. My flight is Wednesday from LHR-EWR but we're hearing on tv that flights that early are probably not going to happen. So I'm trying to get back to the states and am hoping CO will work with me to fly from another city if that flight IS cancelled.
#90
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Not Athens. They're not flying to ATH at this time of the year. So far, the only flights I see for tonite, 4/18 are 764 services to LIS, MAD and FCO. BCN is still listed as cancelled.