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First it was on then it was off, then on and now it’s off again - the airspace ban I mean. As of this morning, all airports have reopened, and what a relief that is.
What has been most interesting was the way in which some folk contrived to get back home while the airports were closed.
Instead of sitting on their hands and waiting for someone else to sort things out, many folk have taken charge of their own lives and come up with the most inventive ways of getting home. Six cyclists bought a battered old Lada and a trailer and drove home, planning to recoup the cost on eBay. Some bought second-hand cycles. Others took trains, taxis and buses across Europe to reach one of the Channel ports. Yet others have been flying in opposite directions to get as close to the UK as possible and, indeed, some have returned home via Iceland, the place which is causing the problem in the first place. Some of the stories are quite extraordinary and the ingenuity shown just has to be admired.
Amid all the chaos caused by the ban on flights over British airspace, dear old Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, popped up and said that the restrictions might be indefinite.
In the event, Boris has been proved wrong, at least for the moment, but if he is right then a lot of people are going to have to get a lot more inventive.
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First it was on then it was off, then on and now it’s off again - the airspace ban I mean. As of this morning, all airports have reopened, and what a relief that is.
What has been most interesting was the way in which some folk contrived to get back home while the airports were closed.
Instead of sitting on their hands and waiting for someone else to sort things out, many folk have taken charge of their own lives and come up with the most inventive ways of getting home. Six cyclists bought a battered old Lada and a trailer and drove home, planning to recoup the cost on eBay. Some bought second-hand cycles. Others took trains, taxis and buses across Europe to reach one of the Channel ports. Yet others have been flying in opposite directions to get as close to the UK as possible and, indeed, some have returned home via Iceland, the place which is causing the problem in the first place. Some of the stories are quite extraordinary and the ingenuity shown just has to be admired.
Amid all the chaos caused by the ban on flights over British airspace, dear old Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, popped up and said that the restrictions might be indefinite.
In the event, Boris has been proved wrong, at least for the moment, but if he is right then a lot of people are going to have to get a lot more inventive.
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