UEFA Cup Semi Finals - in doubt?

[stressederic]

News taken from today's BBC MBM reports:

 

1605: BREAKING NEWS BBC 5 live's Nigel Adderley reports that Uefa will make a decision by Monday over whether next week's Europa League ties - featuring both Fulham and Liverpool - will go ahead. The volcanic ash cloud continues to cause havoc...

[Tosh]

1605: BREAKING NEWS BBC 5 live's Nigel Adderley reports that Uefa will make a decision by Monday over whether next week's Europa League ties - featuring both Fulham and Liverpool - will go ahead. The volcanic ash cloud continues to cause havoc...

[Red Kent]

Surprised they are not forcing both teams to go by rail and road.

Edited April 17, 2010 by Kev

[meepins]

1605: BREAKING NEWS BBC 5 live's Nigel Adderley reports that Uefa will make a decision by Monday over whether next week's Europa League ties - featuring both Fulham and Liverpool - will go ahead. The volcanic ash cloud continues to cause havoc...

It's too dangerous to risk travelling by boat, trains and automobiles

[£440,000]

Champions League not affected cos no teams far enough north then?

[Red Kent]

Champions League not affected cos no teams far enough north then?

 

Lyon v Munich, they'll be going by rail or road surely ?

 

Milan v Barca, go by ship surely ?

[mm2259]

Jumping the Gun?

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

If ours can't go ahead, we should just be awarded the tie

[Bootser]

Jumping the Gun?

 

That's been showing that since the fixture was set. Thought it strange at the time!

[aka Dus]

Forecasters are saying the wind will change and clear a lot of the existing cloud. Whether or not that happens fast enough to make things safe we'll have to see.

[D.Boon]

Looks like the airlines are ready to put pressure on to start flying again. I give it another day or two at most.

 

My link

[Frosty Jack]

The question is, when the no fly is lifted, will scheduled flights resume as normal, or will there be additional cancellations and rebookings to accommodate those stranded first?

[Sion]

Torres is stuck in Spain isn't he? We should just play him versus their whole XI. We'd probably win.

[Davvo]

The question is, when the no fly is lifted, will scheduled flights resume as normal, or will there be additional cancellations and rebookings to accommodate those stranded first?

 

It'll take a good week to get back to normal if they start again Tuesday for example, with those people stranded at their destination, awaiting return flight home, getting priority. Shouldn't affect teams travelling as they should be on chartered flights, but might cause difficulties for fans even if they start flying again tomorrow I'd expect. Actually, most people stranded due to grounded short haul flights within Europe however, are likely to have travelled by road/rail/sea I expect, so maybe it wont be too bad for Europe travel.

[Metro]

Torres is stuck in Spain isn't he? We should just play him versus their whole XI. We'd probably win.

 

 

Think Torres is over here, isn't he? He can't get to Spain. He's finished his season. Gravy is stranded in Spain and his brother in Lanzarote. Gravy is flying with Easijet and they've told him apparently it will be next Saturday at the earliest! And he is supposed to be running in the London Marathon the next day.....

[RP]

Looks like the airlines are ready to put pressure on to start flying again. I give it another day or two at most.

 

My link

 

 

The airlines are putting a load of pressure on to sart flying again - there's no real reason why all flights are grounded.

[Epic Swindle]

Lyon v Munich, they'll be going by rail or road surely ?

 

Milan v Barca, go by ship surely ?

 

Barca set off today apparently. Thought it'd be a longer drive but it's only 8 hours.

[Billy Dane]

Torres is stuck in Spain isn't he? We should just play him versus their whole XI. We'd probably win.

 

According to today's paper he went to Spain on Eurostar.

[Benzo-13]

We should coach it to Lyon and fly from there as south European airports are back up.

[BG]

The question is, when the no fly is lifted, will scheduled flights resume as normal, or will there be additional cancellations and rebookings to accommodate those stranded first?

 

Basically things won't resume as normal because crews and pilots are stranded in the wrong places, as are planes.

 

However the basic principle (at least according to a pilot friend I asked) will be that say, for instance, flights restart on Wednesday then:

 

- Those originally booked to fly on that flight on Wednesday will get on their flight (assuming it's in the right place with a crew etc) as first priority. (i.e. there will not be additional cancellations).

- Second priority will be people who have Gold Cards etc for loyalty and are worth a lot to the airlines and have been stranded

- After that it will likely be people stranded for longest

[Red Kent]

Barca set off today apparently. Thought it'd be a longer drive but it's only 8 hours.

 

8 hours from Barca to Milan

 

Whose driving - Jensen Button ?

[oakie bob]

8 hours from Barca to Milan

 

Whose driving - Jensen Button ?

 

Obviously Lewis Hamilton as this artical says just under 10 hours

[Red Kent]

Obviously Lewis Hamilton as this artical says just under 10 hours

 

That's by car, surely a coach would take longer, and why are we bothered.

[Epic Swindle]

That's by car, surely a coach would take longer, and why are we bothered.

 

They're staying over night in Cannes if you're interested.

[Red Kent]

They're staying over night in Cannes if you're interested.

 

Anyone told DH, he's stuck there as well. Maybe he could kidnap Messi and bring him to Liverpool.

Edited April 18, 2010 by Kev