Iceland volcano and flights - WickedFire - Affiliate Marketing Forum

Sohan · 04-16-2010, 04:16 PM

Anyone elses flight get cancelled? I just my notice saying mine has with Virgin Atlantic VS19.

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Due to the closure of UK airspace the VS0019 {Date} is cancelled. Contact your travel agent or for direct bookings only call Virgin Atlantic on 0844 579 1111 to rebook or obtain a refund. Note seats may not be available in the next few days. Please note you may experience long wait times.

Not sure when the airspace will open again :/

stmadeveloper · 04-16-2010, 04:18 PM

Probably better than having lava hit your plane

barman · 04-16-2010, 04:26 PM

fly around it?

hellblazer · 04-16-2010, 04:27 PM

This thing looks like the smug cloud from South Park.

barman · 04-16-2010, 04:35 PM

oh nm thats pretty big

ElectronicPunks · 04-16-2010, 05:11 PM

Yeah I'm in the UK and all flights in our out have been cancelled for two days.

The volcanos in Iceland have been erupting for weeks now with zero news coverage, but if the British public are suddenly stopped from getting their bargain $30 flights to Europe there's MASSIVE UPROAR and it suddenly becomes bigger news than the government elections

kblessinggr · 04-16-2010, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by barman

oh nm thats pretty big

Fly over it?

Dare Devil · 04-16-2010, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by ElectronicPunks

...bargain $30 flights to Europe

UK to Europe for ~$30?

Damn! I couldn't get a cab from my house to the airport for that.

kblessinggr · 04-16-2010, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by ElectronicPunks

Yeah I'm in the UK and all flights in our out have been cancelled for two days.

The volcanos in Iceland have been erupting for weeks now with zero news coverage, but if the British public are suddenly stopped from getting their bargain $30 flights to Europe there's MASSIVE UPROAR and it suddenly becomes bigger news than the government elections

Well of course, I remember the indonesia tsunami, and most of what BBC was reporting on was all the british tourist upset that they couldn't get a flight out of the country back to britain.

kblessinggr · 04-16-2010, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Dare Devil

UK to Europe for ~$30?

Damn! I couldn't get a cab from my house to the airport for that.

They probably charge 30$ for the flight and then 20£ for every pound of ass you have in your seat.

Sohan · 04-16-2010, 05:33 PM

Flights from here to EU are dirty cheap, amsterdam can be £50 roundtrip easily.

ElectronicPunks · 04-16-2010, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Dare Devil

UK to Europe for ~$30?

Yep. Haha. Read it and weep: Cheap Flights to Europe with Ryanair - Cheap Flights from UK

Dare Devil · 04-16-2010, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by ElectronicPunks

Yep. Haha. Read it and weep: Cheap Flights to Europe with Ryanair - Cheap Flights from UK

Thanks for the link. I'm hitting the UK/Scotland this summer and wanted to visit friends in Germany as well so this will come in handy.

honestbrett · 04-16-2010, 06:19 PM

Dang, thats quite a bit of global warming!

Yaxxx · 04-16-2010, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Dare Devil

Thanks for the link. I'm hitting the UK/Scotland this summer and wanted to visit friends in Germany as well so this will come in handy.

I always shit my pants when flying ryanair. They purchase planes no longer needed by other companies, and hire pilots who were practically forced into retirement. They're enforcing a cost to use the shitter, and at one point were in discussion about people standing or something.

Dirt cheap, so I still fly with 'em.

roclafamilia · 04-16-2010, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Dare Devil

UK to Europe for ~$30?

Damn! I couldn't get a cab from my house to the airport for that.

southwest has deals like that here...philly to boston for like $39...he said euro by the way, not dollar...

Dare Devil · 04-16-2010, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Yaxxx

I always shit my pants when flying ryanair. They purchase planes no longer needed by other companies, and hire pilots who were practically forced into retirement. They're enforcing a cost to use the shitter, and at one point were in discussion about people standing or something.

Dirt cheap, so I still fly with 'em.

I'm prior military and have taken mac flights several times. It can't be worse than hitting turbulence in a cargo freighter over the bermuda triangle. And as for charging for facilities, I'll just bring an empty Gatorade bottle and give everyone on board a story to tell for the rest of their lives.

Dare Devil · 04-16-2010, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by roclafamilia

southwest has deals like that here...philly to boston for like $39...he said euro by the way, not dollar...

Actually, I think its in pounds if I'm reading the site correctly. Still a good deal though. And I'm out of Atlanta so its usually not too hard to find really good deals as long as its to another major hub. ATL to NYC for ~$99, etc.

SniperRyan · 04-16-2010, 06:43 PM

RyanAir is awesome... for a flying bus. Flew on RA from Dublin to Liverpool and London to Amsterdam. The seat backs are plastic, no pockets, and the safety "cards" are printed stickers on the back of the seats. I was also trying to sleep and they will get in your face and wake you up when they bring duty-free crap by.

Still, flights cost £1 plus £49 in taxes to land in an airport (something like that)... can't beat it.

What I want to know is: if Haiti sold itself to the Devil, WTF did Iceland do to incur the wrath? Produce and export Bjork?

maverick · 04-16-2010, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Yaxxx

I always shit my pants when flying ryanair. They purchase planes no longer needed by other companies, and hire pilots who were practically forced into retirement. They're enforcing a cost to use the shitter, and at one point were in discussion about people standing or something.

Dirt cheap, so I still fly with 'em.

I am sure Ryanair bought a new fleet of brand new aircraft recently. The stuff about standing etc is classic viral marketing!

TK421 · 04-16-2010, 07:04 PM

There is no excuse for missing an Ad:Tech meeting quite like a volcano blew up so i have to stay home.....

hellblazer · 04-16-2010, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Yaxxx

I always shit my pants when flying ryanair. They purchase planes no longer needed by other companies, and hire pilots who were practically forced into retirement. They're enforcing a cost to use the shitter, and at one point were in discussion about people standing or something.

Dirt cheap, so I still fly with 'em.

Lol that'd be hilarious if they force people to stand the whole flight.

Sohan · 04-16-2010, 09:11 PM

Looks like I'm not going adtech anymore

After being on hold for 2 hours, next avail flight was 23rd. Got fully refunded though.

Was looking forward to this conference as well :/

Oh an easyjet suck too, flew my friends out with easyjet and they broke everyones suitcase. We missed our first flight, and BA wouldn't rebook us on top lol.

ricdes · 04-17-2010, 03:34 PM

I got really lucky.

Came to the airport thursday in the morning, was told everything to and from london was cancelled. Got rebooked to Lufthansa (nobody could tell me 100% they were flying) and luckily Lufthansa decided to fly around the cloud. After all, I made it into SFO with about 4-5hrs delay. At first I was pretty pissed since I had lost the best seat on the 747 (64A) but then I realized that I was in fact one of the few EU travellers that made it into the states that day (didn't even have to wait at immigrations lmao)

Now I'm chillin in LA after a road trip and wondering if I'll be able to make it back on wednesday, lol. Seems like its gonna be a few days till everything gets back to normal. Hopefully they'll make me fly to NY so I can catch a direct flight to Zurich if they cant fly out of SF on wed.

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ElectronicPunks Banned Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 110 iTrader: 1 / 100%	Yeah I'm in the UK and all flights in our out have been cancelled for two days. The volcanos in Iceland have been erupting for weeks now with zero news coverage, but if the British public are suddenly stopped from getting their bargain $30 flights to Europe there's MASSIVE UPROAR and it suddenly becomes bigger news than the government elections Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

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Sohan I'm a 'libtard' Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,657 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Flights from here to EU are dirty cheap, amsterdam can be £50 roundtrip easily. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ .

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04-16-2010, 06:43 PM	#19 (permalink)
SniperRyan And you can too! Join Date: May 2007 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 481 iTrader: 3 / 100%	RyanAir is awesome... for a flying bus. Flew on RA from Dublin to Liverpool and London to Amsterdam. The seat backs are plastic, no pockets, and the safety "cards" are printed stickers on the back of the seats. I was also trying to sleep and they will get in your face and wake you up when they bring duty-free crap by. Still, flights cost £1 plus £49 in taxes to land in an airport (something like that)... can't beat it. What I want to know is: if Haiti sold itself to the Devil, WTF did Iceland do to incur the wrath? Produce and export Bjork? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

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TK421 Bounty Hunter Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: San Diego Posts: 71 iTrader: 0 / 0%	There is no excuse for missing an Ad:Tech meeting quite like a volcano blew up so i have to stay home..... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

04-16-2010, 09:11 PM	#23 (permalink)
Sohan I'm a 'libtard' Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,657 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Looks like I'm not going adtech anymore After being on hold for 2 hours, next avail flight was 23rd. Got fully refunded though. Was looking forward to this conference as well :/ Oh an easyjet suck too, flew my friends out with easyjet and they broke everyones suitcase. We missed our first flight, and BA wouldn't rebook us on top lol. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ .

04-17-2010, 03:34 PM	#24 (permalink)
ricdes LIBTARD Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Zurich-London-NY Posts: 1,681 iTrader: 4 / 100%	I got really lucky. Came to the airport thursday in the morning, was told everything to and from london was cancelled. Got rebooked to Lufthansa (nobody could tell me 100% they were flying) and luckily Lufthansa decided to fly around the cloud. After all, I made it into SFO with about 4-5hrs delay. At first I was pretty pissed since I had lost the best seat on the 747 (64A) but then I realized that I was in fact one of the few EU travellers that made it into the states that day (didn't even have to wait at immigrations lmao) Now I'm chillin in LA after a road trip and wondering if I'll be able to make it back on wednesday, lol. Seems like its gonna be a few days till everything gets back to normal. Hopefully they'll make me fly to NY so I can catch a direct flight to Zurich if they cant fly out of SF on wed. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ Twitter them ricdes's

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