thousands of flights cancelled all over europe

South Africa
April 16, 2010 2:04am CST
the volcanic eruptions that has plaque some parts of Europe and south america has resulted in the cancellation of thousands of flights and that has left many people stranded, the flight routes have been confirmed to be unsafe for such flights and such eruptions could go on for years
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user_786
@user_786 (1338)
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16 Apr 10
it happens occasional, it is sad that it has affected so many things, including passangers, businesses. the airlines also suffered a lot of loss because of this. it is predicted by some scientists that it the eruption of volcano might continue till next week
kalpine2
@kalpine2 (90)
• Kenya
16 Apr 10
Eruptions are dangerous but travelling in the air is also very dangerous you never know you might end up falling from the sky.
oahcnehs
@oahcnehs (10)
• China
16 Apr 10
oh,it's a bad news,and i'm sorry to hear that.God bless!!
kalpine2
@kalpine2 (90)
• Kenya
16 Apr 10
Eruptions are normal. Let's talk about other things other than the bad news that the media gets involved into. I am going to introduce a new topic to that effect.
maximax8
@maximax8 (31046)
• United Kingdom
16 Apr 10
I have heard that something was happening to a volcano that is in Iceland. I imagine now other countries in Europe have activity with volcanoes. It is really dangerous when volcanic eruptions happen. I feel very sorry for travelers left stranded. At least they have had some time away enjoying themselves. However getting back home must be a worrying thought. I suggest they buy train tickets, bus tickets or ferry tickets to their homeland. I feel even more sorry for the people that are waiting at home worried that their planned trip will be canceled. Volcanoes are nature. So therefore I wonder how they affect travel insurance. My flight to Halifax was canceled when a travel company went out of business. I had a few weeks of upset and worry. Luckily I got all of my money refunded. I have booked a flight to Vancouver and I couldn't stand to get that trip canceled. I know the airline I have booked on has been having strikes.
Porcospino
@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
17 Apr 10
My friend was supposed to fly to Greece yesterday, but her flight was cancelled due to the eruption. She was very upset about the situation. I feel sorry for her, because I know that she had been looking forward to this trip for months, but of course there is nothing that any of us can do to change the situation, and lots of other people are in the same situation right now. My brother and his girlfriend also have a problem, because they are in Thailand right now, and they were supposed to fly back to Denmark tomorrow. I watched the news tonight, and things were very chaotic at the trains stations, because I lot of people are trying to get a train ticket, now that they won't be able to fly to their destination. I heard that there are no more train ticket or bus tickets to get and no more cars to rent, because so many people are trying to find a different way kind of transportation. Some people even chose to pay more than $2000 to get a taxi to another part of Europe.
kalpine2
@kalpine2 (90)
• Kenya
16 Apr 10
I would like to visit Greece were it not for the bad economy they are experiencing.
beachdune
@beachdune (907)
• India
16 Apr 10
This is a natural phenomenon. The volcanic eruption in Iceland has caused so much of trouble all over the world.