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Volcanic Chaos Continues in Europe

19 Apr 2010 by Andy Aspden     

As the majority of Europe faces its 5th day without air travel, the amount of disruption caused by the Eyjafjallajoekull volcano is becoming a huge problem for British citizens both at home and abroad. With the number of estimated passengers still trying to get back home approaching 150,000 according to ABTA European ferry and train [...]

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Cancellation Fees Waived for Affected Airports

16 Apr 2010 by Andy Aspden     

To help ease the worry and concern to Sixt’s customers the car hire and vehicle rental company is currently waiving cancellation fees on pre-paid bookings at all of their airport branches currently suffering from large delays due to the large volcanic ash cloud looming over the UK and extensive regions of Europe. Since the news [...]

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Planes, trains and rental cars

16 Apr 2010 by David Jackson     
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Unless you’ve been stuck in a cave for the last 24 hours you can’t fail to have noticed that there’s been the small matter of an erupting volcano in Iceland disrupting the skies across Europe. With flights grounded for a second day and closures at most major European airports, describing the situation as chaotic would be [...]

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