Iceland shuts down Heathrow airport!
Posted by Jacqui | Posted in Airport Car HIre | Posted on 15-04-2010-05-2008
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So who would have thought it eh? Iceland has a volcanic eruption and Heathrow airport (as well as many others are shut down! In fact feel sorry for all those people who are booked to fly into or out of Heathrow today (Thursday April 15th 2010) because they’re going to be out of luck. If you know someone who is booked to fly through Heathrow, you may want to let them know the problem.
The volcanic eruption has thrown 1000’s of tons of ash and smoke into the sky, the winds have carried it to Europe, affecting many major (and smaller) airports. The problem seems to be twofold, one is of course visibility, the other however is far more serious, because shards of volcanic matter up to 1&1/2 inches long are also floating around and there is a danger of those shards entering and engine and in several ways causing it to fail.
It seems that mother nature can still confound us even with all our technological advances!
If you have booked a hire car from Heathrow then you may want to check with the car rental company or broker with whom you booked, to if you can either cancel or amend your booking, they may or may not be able to help you but it’s always worth a try – assuming of course that you can get through on the phone – I suspect they will be very busy!!
Many airports have been affected, including some on mainland Europe, so check your flights for details.