airports opening!!!

[Clare D]

I've just pegged my washing out and can see lots of planes in the sky coming out of East Midlands.

 

[Natasha&Matt]

Glad that they are opened now and maybe i could start gettin excited again? who knows

 

[Dimplenose]

how did the flights coming in from orlando know that british airspace was open at 10 pm, as it takes 9 hrs to fly back to uk..

The radio news says that Willie Walsh allowed 8 or so planes to take off from USA and Canada in the hope that it would force the UK to reopen the airports. A lot of the plane companies believed the total closure was an over reaction in the first place.

 

[nemmie]

Looks like we're going

AWESOME!
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Have fun! xxx

 

[disney_princess_85]

Great news, let's hope everything runs smoothly from now.

 

[2Tiggies]

T A lot of the plane companies believed the total closure was an over reaction in the first place.

Perhaps they should keep that to themselves for now. So many people have incurred expenses, stress and inconvenience I think the last thing anyone wants to hear is that it was not necessary on this scale.

I just want everyone to get to where they need to be with no further hassle and disappointment.

 

[scojos]

im glad that everything is moving...
been discussing this today with colleagues (hey who hasnt?)
we decided that we wouldnt have flew for the next few weeks until everything has been shown to be safe

 

[scottishgirl87]

Glad that they are opened now and maybe i could start gettin excited again? who knows

I'm a bit scared to incase I jinx it!

 

[Netty]

The radio news says that Willie Walsh allowed 8 or so planes to take off from USA and Canada in the hope that it would force the UK to reopen the airports. A lot of the plane companies believed the total closure was an over reaction in the first place.

I've just read this on yahoo.. so really it was to force uk airspace to open ..
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