Yah. I got an unplanned “vacation” in Frankfurt thanks to the cloud. Two days of touring alone — fine. THEN it became boring. But better that than an “unplanned descent.” Let them work out the hazards offline.
Those who didn't are definitely candidates for the Darwin Award!
Don’t know if you’ve seen this, I’ve posted it once or twice on FR since the...ash alert.
http://www.pprune.org/rumours-news-13/
Professional Pilots Rumor Network
They have an ongoing thread about all things ash. Most of it is way above my head - pilot lingo - but trying to find the most recent updates about closures. DH is flying out of EU tomorrow.