This is an awful situation and I am getting concerned that airlines will soon start to fail. BA lost £50ish million over 7 days of strikes whilst still flying most of their pax. Surely this must been even more costly.
I have just watched BBC1 and the met expert suggests that this situation will continue whilst the volcano is erupting with only small windows to operate. The NW wind is very common and will continue on and off for weeks.
Add to this, the vulcanologists say there is no sign of a let up in in the activity and signs that there may even be an increase.
Am I being overly worried? Silly question.
Should we push for an early return to the skies? No.
Can the airlines call for government help? There is no govt til May.
I know there are 10's of 1000's of families stuck abroad burning through their cash reserves and desperate to get back to work. It will take many days to get them all back.
It is like watching a train crash in slow motion!!!