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Mayor Of London Warns: The Ash Flight Ban Could Be INDEFINITE And We Need To Prepare For It
The BusinessInsider ^
| 4-21-2010
| Gregory White
Posted on 04/20/2010 2:18:24 PM PDT by blam
Mayor Of London Warns: The Ash Flight Ban Could Be INDEFINITE And We Need To Prepare For It
Gregory White
Apr. 20, 2010, 2:28 PM
The Mayor of London Boris Johnson raised the specter of an "indefinite" flight ban for the UK's capital today as he warned the country to prepare for the worst.
Johnson said that the UK needs to start thinking realistically about the longer term implications of a ban on air travel, as the risks of flight continue to remain high.
He also questioned the legitimacy of the flight ban, noting voices in the aviation industry who believe planes can safely fly in the current ash scenario.
But Johnson wants the UK to prepare for a ban anyway, noting that this instability could last for 6 to 12 months.
Flights remain grounded across parts of Europe, with London in a particularly dire situation.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: ash; flights; london; volcano
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posted on
04/20/2010 2:18:24 PM PDT
by
blam
To: blam
Keep a stiff upper lip and all that.
To: blam
Boris Johnson, what a twit.
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posted on
04/20/2010 2:21:18 PM PDT
by
fieldmarshaldj
(~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Amber Lamps !"~~)
To: blam
4
posted on
04/20/2010 2:21:27 PM PDT
by
OB1kNOb
(When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty. - Thomas Jefferson)
To: blam
Well, at least it is more effective than barrage balloons and anti-aircraft at keeping the Germans from flying over.
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posted on
04/20/2010 2:24:21 PM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(Obamacare: The 2010 version of the Intolerable Acts.)
To: blam
there’s a saying in the UK right now
this volcano has done more for immigration than the Labour party has in ten years
how true
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posted on
04/20/2010 2:28:32 PM PDT
by
manc
(WILL OBAMA EVER GO TO CHURCH ON A SUNDAY OR WILL HE LET THE MEDIA BE FOOLED FOR EVER)
To: blam
Hey, this is what the eco-nuts wanted! They wanted people to diminish the use of fossil fuels. The catch was, the wanted OTHER PEOPLE to diminish the use of fossil fuels.
The beauty of Eyjafjallajokull is that it is EQUAL OPPORTUNITY!
The Soros/Algore-class rich HAVE TO CUT BACK TOO!
That's not what they meant! The peasants were supposed to do it! NOT THEM!
7
posted on
04/20/2010 2:31:27 PM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(FYBO: Islam is a religion of peace, and Muslims reserve the right to kill anyone who says otherwise.)
To: nickcarraway
Ah, didn’t they say some flights were resuming tonight?
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posted on
04/20/2010 2:32:55 PM PDT
by
Dem Guard
To: blam
Fire up the boilers!
9
posted on
04/20/2010 2:33:20 PM PDT
by
Plutarch
To: manc
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posted on
04/20/2010 2:34:18 PM PDT
by
KeyLargo
To: blam
I’m starting a movement to get the volcano’s name changed to “Bush”.
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posted on
04/20/2010 2:34:39 PM PDT
by
swarthyguy
(KIDS! - Deficit, Debt,- Pfft! Lookit the bright side of our legacy - Ummrika is almost SmokFrei!)
To: KeyLargo
I know I am from there and now here.
That smoke stopped so many immigrants coning ion , actually more than the Labour party has done for years
thank goodness for the volcano they are saying over there
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posted on
04/20/2010 2:38:05 PM PDT
by
manc
(WILL OBAMA EVER GO TO CHURCH ON A SUNDAY OR WILL HE LET THE MEDIA BE FOOLED FOR EVER)
To: blam
No jet flights = zero carbon footprint.
Welcome to the world that Liberals have prescribed for us.
Hope you like living in it, numbnutzz!
To: Buckeye McFrog
>>No jet flights = zero carbon footprint
But, but, the volcano’s carbon footprint........
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posted on
04/20/2010 2:42:59 PM PDT
by
swarthyguy
(KIDS! - Deficit, Debt,- Pfft! Lookit the bright side of our legacy - Ummrika is almost SmokFrei!)
To: KeyLargo
Londonistan is the capitol now.
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posted on
04/20/2010 2:45:15 PM PDT
by
dynachrome
(Barack Hussein Obama yunikku khinaaziir!)
To: manc
“I know I am from there and now here.”
It’s not much better here!
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posted on
04/20/2010 2:47:40 PM PDT
by
KeyLargo
To: blam
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posted on
04/20/2010 2:52:37 PM PDT
by
Dallas59
(President Robert Gibbs 2009-2013)
To: blam
How do prop planes do in volcanic ash conditions?
18
posted on
04/20/2010 2:53:23 PM PDT
by
fishtank
(The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism.)
To: blam
translation: population contrl
19
posted on
04/20/2010 2:55:08 PM PDT
by
longtermmemmory
(VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
To: KeyLargo
you’re in key largo right?
You need to get up here to St Augustine mate, it’s really nice.
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posted on
04/20/2010 2:58:07 PM PDT
by
manc
(WILL OBAMA EVER GO TO CHURCH ON A SUNDAY OR WILL HE LET THE MEDIA BE FOOLED FOR EVER)
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