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Russian President in Oslo
On Monday 26 April 2010 I just happened to be in the city of Oslo in Norway. I had travelled by train from Tonsberg, a charming town on the east coast of Norway, to Norway’s capital city which was a scenic 1.5 hour journey. The train journey from Tonsberg to Oslo goes northwards up the…
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Norway – Beautiful but Expensive.
I am just back from 4 nights in Norway. I flew out on a Ryanair flight to Torp just after flights started up again after the volcanic ash fiasco. I asked one of the cabin crew what they had been doing whilst flights had been grounded and he said “nothing”. He said all cabin crew…
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Ryanair are Right but they Still Can’t do that !
When your flight is cancelled you are entitled to a refund of the cost of your flight and EU regulation 261 states: 1. Passengers shall be offered free of charge:(a) meals and refreshments in a reasonable relation to the waiting time;(b) hotel accommodation in cases- where a stay of one or more nights becomes necessary, or- where a…
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Flight Cancelled – Did you Get a Refund?
Our travel agency has had lots of enquiries from people who haven’t booked with us but wanting advice about refunds for flights that have been cancelled due to the Icelandic volcano ash. There seems to be people who have booked with certain travel agencies who have been told that they are not entitled to a refund…
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All UK Airports to Re-open at 10.00 PM Tonight.
Lord Adonis the government transport secretary has just announced that all UK airspace will re-open from 10PM on Tuesday evening. It seems that the CAA has re-written the rules about when aircraft can fly in situations relating to volcanic ash.The government is saying that more data has been collected from test flights and they are…
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Travel Misery to Continue as Volcanic Ash Still a Problem
Our travel agency is getting lots of telephone calls from people stranded abroad due to the volcanic ash cloud who are desperate to get home. The last call we had was from a family stranded in Spain on the Costa del Sol who need to get home as the daughter has important GCSE’s. They are unable to…
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Iceland – Land of Fire and Ice
Iceland has hit the headlines this week as one of its volcano’s has been erupting and caused volcanic ash to drift of the UK and many parts of Europe. Iceland has been in the headlines quite a bit recently – eruptions in the financial world have given the country a bad reputation due to its…
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Has Your Flight been Cancelled due to Volcanic Ash?
If your flight or holiday has been affected or cancelled due to the volcano erupting we would like to hear your story. Please leave a comment.
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Update on Volcanic Ash Situation and Flights
This is a statement from NATS regarding the Icelandic Volcanic Eruption The cloud of volcanic ash continues to cover much of the UK and the eruption in Iceland continues. Following a review of the latest Met Office information, NATS advises that restrictions preventing flights in English controlled airspace will remain in place until 0100 (UK…
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Volcanic Ash Causes Cancelled Flights – Your Rights
My daughter was due to fly from Leeds/Bradford airport this morning to Pisa with Ryanair and at 6.30am this morning I checked the airport website to find out if the flight was on time. The flight to Pisa was cancelled along with all the other flights. There was no sign of any fog, which is…
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The Day a General Election was Called.
Today Gordon Brown, leader of the Labour Party called a General Election. After 13 years of Labour government has the time come for a new party to lead us all to prosperity ? The next 4 weeks is going to the most boring in terms of media coverage and I am inclined to not watch…
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Are Cheap Holidays Bad For You ?
It is being reported that the advent of cheap package holidays in the 1970’s has caused a massive increase in the number of skin cancer deaths amongst people in their 60’s and 70’s. The media are excellent at scaring us all and this report is more fuel for those who love doom and gloom stories. Is…