BA Flights doing U Turns

[Dedworth]

Willie Walsh putting the pressure on. A have full respect for the decisions made by the CAA, Eurocontrol and NATS, because to be honest, no data has been gathered on the effects of the ash further away from the volcano. Willie Walsh is an ex pilot, but really thinks only like a manager now and the pounds/dollars!

I don't really buy this there have been Volcano eruptions in or off Iceland before, plus other parts of the world with strong volcano activity - Indonesia for example. Walsh said something about planes often flying through dust/debris without even realising it.

I sense the clammy hand of 'Elf & Safety/Risk Assessment all over this one along with a Govt strong on words but light on action. Already Brown, Adonis, Milliband and Co will be wriggling and heaping the blame on the CAA, EU, John Majors last Tory Govt etc etc

In 1982 a task force was assembled within a couple of days and sailed off half way round the world to free the Falkland Islands. This shower can't even organise a hundred coaches.

[KeithD]

This shower can't even organise a hundred coaches.

No... but they organised 150.....