Germany – all airports are closed, no take-offs or landings since Friday. Millions of people are caught in airports all over Germany and are not able to reach their destinations because of the flight bans. Austria has been allowing flights again since 5 o’clock this morning but in Germany flights will not take off before 8 o’clock this evening as is the case in Great Britain. The reason for this flight chaos is a volcanic eruption on Iceland. The volcano is still extruding a lot of ash and the ash is being carried all over the world by winds. Although the DFS (Deutsche Flugsicherung) is arguing that the volcanic ash is dangerous for planes and its engines, some airlines have implemented test flights and are now stating that there is no danger any longer because the air has mixed with the ash and the ash density has gotten minimal. Some German governors are supposing that airlines are only thinking of their profits and do not care about the passengers’ safety. The governments are not willing to risk lives by not forbidding flights only for avoiding losses of the airlines. On Sunday evening a British plane has done a test flight and the pilot stated that the flight conditions were perfect and that they hadn’t have any problems. Tonight, a German plane will do tests flights and control the ash density again so that flights can take off again as soon as possible.
The Focus Online article “Deutschland bleibt am Boden” from April 19th, 2010 describes the consequences of the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjalla. The volcano ashes are dangerous for the airplanes so they are not able to take-off and land in Europe. The German Air Navigation Services (DFS) extended the flight ban till 8 p.m. in Germany, while Scandinavia and Austria ended it and airplanes are able to take-off again.
Airlines ran test flights and the trough-mixing of ashes and air is not dangerous for airplanes anymore. Furthermore they argued that the flight bans are without any reason. Lufthansa CEO Wolfgang Mayrhuber says that air traffic is possible. However, the Federal Minister for Transportation Peter Ramsauer blamed German airlines that they put sales before security. In addition to that he does not want to feel pressurized by airlines and makes clear passenger safety has priority.
Whereas the president of the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce Hans Heinrich Driftmann claimed to lift ban on night flights in order to enable freight planes to transport their goods at least two to three times a week.
The text „ Deutschland bleibt am Boden“, published by focus.de is about the flight ban in Europe because oft he volcanic outburst in Iceland. The German air navigation services (DFS) has extended the flight ban until eight p.m. as Austria is flying since five a.m. today, because the ash cloud is still a danger for planes. The conflict between the minister of transport Ramsauer and the airlines is growing per minute. They’re discussing about sense and nonsense of the flight ban. The head of Lufthansa airlines Mayrhuber thinks the flight ban is gratuitous. With some restrictions it should be possible to fly, some test flights prove it. Mayrhuber thinks it’s an imputation that the airlines put volume of sales after security, like Ramsauer says. He is under high pressure because the airlines want him to lift up the flight ban. Whatever, security is in the first place. A plane of British Airways passed a test flight of three hours time on Sunday evening and landed at the airport of Cardiff in Wales safety. The conditions were perfect and there were no difficulties at all. The center of Aerospace (DLR) in Oberpfaffendorf in Bavaria sent out a plane with measurements the first time since the volcanic outburst last week. The president of the German chamber of Industry and Commerce Hans Heinrich Driftmann claims to lift up a suspension of the night flight ban, because it would be much better to normalize the air traffic after flue of ash.
The article „Deutschland bleibt am Boden“from Focus-online is about the volcanic outbreak in Eyjafjalla-glacier Island and the outcome of ash. Mainly the topic is about the conflict between the minister of transport Ramsauer and the airline companies.
The German Air Navigation Service (DFS) is the reason for the continuing flying ban in German while in Austria flights are already at work. According to the DFS it is actually to dangerous for the planes to start with the fly. Lufthansa chief Wolfgang Mayrhuber think the flight ban are gratuitous and he argue that some fly companies tested the risk of flying in the ash clouds. According to them he said that the safety of the flying business is not only a goal of the ministers also of the performances from the airlines.
Ramsauer counter with her argue about safety of live and safety is more important than sales of airline businesses. Whereas the president of the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce Hans Heinrich Driftmann claimed to lift ban on night flights in order to enable freight planes to transport their goods at least two three tree times a week.
Germany remains on the ground While the Austrians go again to the air, the flight ban continues over Germany till at least 20 o'clock. The quarrel between minister of transport Ramsauer and the airlines about sense and nonsense of the blockage becomes increasingly more violent. The German air traffic control (DFS) extended the flight ban because the volcanic ash of the Icelandic volcano in the Eyjafjalla glacier still dangerously for airplanes is. In Austria starts and landings are permitted since 5 o'clock again. The British airspace remains till 19 o'clock a local time (20 o'clock MESZ) closed. Lufthansa boss Wolfgang Mayrhuber rejected the blockage of the airspaces in Europe because of the volcano cinder as groundless. Many airlines have already finished test flights. With the examination of the cinder cloud they have come to the result that here no danger exists. On Sunday evening a machine of the British finished airways a nearly 3-hour test flight without problems. The Boeing 747 which started from London-Heathrow landed at 20.41 o'clock local time (21.41 o'clock MESZ) certainly on the airport of Cardiff in Wales. „The conditions were perfect, and there were no difficulties“, said a speaker of the airline. With the German centre for aviation and astronautics (DLR) in the Bavarian Oberpfaffenhofen an airplane starts on Monday evening for the first time since the volcano eruption in bigger heights with measuring instruments. Because of a technical servicing of the devices an investigation of the cinder cloud was not possible up to now.
Germany – all airports are closed, no take-offs or landings since Friday.
ReplyDeleteMillions of people are caught in airports all over Germany and are not able to reach their destinations because of the flight bans.
Austria has been allowing flights again since 5 o’clock this morning but in Germany flights will not take off before 8 o’clock this evening as is the case in Great Britain.
The reason for this flight chaos is a volcanic eruption on Iceland. The volcano is still extruding a lot of ash and the ash is being carried all over the world by winds.
Although the DFS (Deutsche Flugsicherung) is arguing that the volcanic ash is dangerous for planes and its engines, some airlines have implemented test flights and are now stating that there is no danger any longer because the air has mixed with the ash and the ash density has gotten minimal.
Some German governors are supposing that airlines are only thinking of their profits and do not care about the passengers’ safety.
The governments are not willing to risk lives by not forbidding flights only for avoiding losses of the airlines.
On Sunday evening a British plane has done a test flight and the pilot stated that the flight conditions were perfect and that they hadn’t have any problems.
Tonight, a German plane will do tests flights and control the ash density again so that flights can take off again as soon as possible.
Summary
ReplyDeleteThe Focus Online article “Deutschland bleibt am Boden” from April 19th, 2010 describes the consequences of the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjalla.
The volcano ashes are dangerous for the airplanes so they are not able to take-off and land in Europe.
The German Air Navigation Services (DFS) extended the flight ban till 8 p.m. in Germany, while Scandinavia and Austria ended it and airplanes are able to take-off again.
Airlines ran test flights and the trough-mixing of ashes and air is not dangerous for airplanes anymore. Furthermore they argued that the flight bans are without any reason. Lufthansa CEO Wolfgang Mayrhuber says that air traffic is possible.
However, the Federal Minister for Transportation Peter Ramsauer blamed German airlines that they put sales before security. In addition to that he does not want to feel pressurized by airlines and makes clear passenger safety has priority.
Whereas the president of the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce Hans Heinrich Driftmann claimed to lift ban on night flights in order to enable freight planes to transport their goods at least two to three times a week.
The text „ Deutschland bleibt am Boden“, published by focus.de is about the flight ban in Europe because oft he volcanic outburst in Iceland.
ReplyDeleteThe German air navigation services (DFS) has extended the flight ban until eight p.m. as Austria is flying since five a.m. today, because the ash cloud is still a danger for planes. The conflict between the minister of transport Ramsauer and the airlines is growing per minute. They’re discussing about sense and nonsense of the flight ban.
The head of Lufthansa airlines Mayrhuber thinks the flight ban is gratuitous. With some restrictions it should be possible to fly, some test flights prove it. Mayrhuber thinks it’s an imputation that the airlines put volume of sales after security, like Ramsauer says. He is under high pressure because the airlines want him to lift up the flight ban. Whatever, security is in the first place.
A plane of British Airways passed a test flight of three hours time on Sunday evening and landed at the airport of Cardiff in Wales safety. The conditions were perfect and there were no difficulties at all.
The center of Aerospace (DLR) in Oberpfaffendorf in Bavaria sent out a plane with measurements the first time since the volcanic outburst last week. The president of the German chamber of Industry and Commerce Hans Heinrich Driftmann claims to lift up a suspension of the night flight ban, because it would be much better to normalize the air traffic after flue of ash.
The article „Deutschland bleibt am Boden“from Focus-online is about the volcanic outbreak in Eyjafjalla-glacier Island and the outcome of ash. Mainly the topic is about the conflict between the minister of transport Ramsauer and the airline companies.
ReplyDeleteThe German Air Navigation Service (DFS) is the reason for the continuing flying ban in German while in Austria flights are already at work. According to the DFS it is actually to dangerous for the planes to start with the fly. Lufthansa chief Wolfgang Mayrhuber think the flight ban are gratuitous and he argue that some fly companies tested the risk of flying in the ash clouds. According to them he said that the safety of the flying business is not only a goal of the ministers also of the performances from the airlines.
Ramsauer counter with her argue about safety of live and safety is more important than sales of airline businesses. Whereas the president of the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce Hans Heinrich Driftmann claimed to lift ban on night flights in order to enable freight planes to transport their goods at least two three tree times a week.
Germany remains on the ground
ReplyDeleteWhile the Austrians go again to the air, the flight ban continues over Germany till at least 20 o'clock. The quarrel between minister of transport Ramsauer and the airlines about sense and nonsense of the blockage becomes increasingly more violent.
The German air traffic control (DFS) extended the flight ban because the volcanic ash of the Icelandic volcano in the Eyjafjalla glacier still dangerously for airplanes is. In Austria starts and landings are permitted since 5 o'clock again. The British airspace remains till 19 o'clock a local time (20 o'clock MESZ) closed.
Lufthansa boss Wolfgang Mayrhuber rejected the blockage of the airspaces in Europe because of the volcano cinder as groundless. Many airlines have already finished test flights. With the examination of the cinder cloud they have come to the result that here no danger exists.
On Sunday evening a machine of the British finished airways a nearly 3-hour test flight without problems. The Boeing 747 which started from London-Heathrow landed at 20.41 o'clock local time (21.41 o'clock MESZ) certainly on the airport of Cardiff in Wales. „The conditions were perfect, and there were no difficulties“, said a speaker of the airline.
With the German centre for aviation and astronautics (DLR) in the Bavarian Oberpfaffenhofen an airplane starts on Monday evening for the first time since the volcano eruption in bigger heights with measuring instruments. Because of a technical servicing of the devices an investigation of the cinder cloud was not possible up to now.