Friday, April 16, 2010

Affected.

Just a few hours ago, I've heard of this volcanic ash that's affecting major airports in Europe.



Here's an exerpt of the article:


A huge cloud of ash from the second major eruption in Iceland in less than a month blew eastwards across the Atlantic, closing major airports more than 1,000 miles (1,700 kilometres) away.



Britain closed its airspace to all flights. Nearly every airport in Norway, Denmark and across northern Sweden also shut down, authorities announced. There was major disruption in Belgium, France, Finland, Germany and the Netherlands.


More than 300 flights out of London's Heathrow and Gatwick airports and others in Britain were cancelled, including transatlantic services.



Never did I expect my overseas order would be affected too! Talk about being unlucky or what:



"Due to volcanic ash from an eruption in Iceland moving over Northern Europe, including the UK, all flights leaving the UK today (15/04/2010) have been cancelled. This has delayed your delivery and we kindly ask that you allow a further 1 working day to receive your order. We will contact you as and when further updates are received.Many thanks for your patience at this time."


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