From the Age website this morning:
Qantas passenger Justin Davis was angry that he could see other planes take off while Qantas's sat on the tarmac.
''I've seen British Airways leaving, Finnair leaving, Nigeria [Airlines] leaving - you name it,'' he said. ''Qantas has no balls and they need to get final approval from CASA to fly out of European airspace. The CAA [Civil Aviation Authority] in Europe has let all the European airlines fly, but Qantas can't make a f---ing decision.''
Bloody Qantas, never reckless when you need them to be......
Also heard a passenger on the radio this morning describing the scence at Heathrow and how the little airlines such as Virgin and BA were having hassles....!