Go Back  PPRuNe Forums > Flight Deck Forums > Rumours & News
Reload this Page >

volcano trapped planes @ Goma

Wikiposts
Search
Rumours & News Reporting Points that may affect our jobs or lives as professional pilots. Also, items that may be of interest to professional pilots.

volcano trapped planes @ Goma

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 19th Jan 2002, 13:31
  #1 (permalink)  
Thread Starter
 
Join Date: Sep 1999
Location: Hamburg,Germany
Posts: 38
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Exclamation volcano trapped planes @ Goma

Due to recent volcano eruption in easter DR Congo I wonder how relief flights can go in after lava made the local airport unusable.

JR_wilco is offline  
Old 19th Jan 2002, 22:33
  #2 (permalink)  
Apollo
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Post

Looks pretty scarey on the BBC world news last night. Over 300, 000 people fled to neighbouring Rowanda. Looks Apocolyptic. <img src="frown.gif" border="0">
 
Old 20th Jan 2002, 04:26
  #3 (permalink)  
Trash du Blanc
 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: KBHM
Posts: 1,185
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Post

Gemini Air Cargo has a DC-10 carrying in relief supplies, from KBWI to Kigali (spelling?).
Huck is offline  

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off



Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.