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| Royal Navy to Rescue Brits Stranded by Ash |
| 2010-04-19 |
 The Royal Navy is being drafted in to rescue Britons stranded abroad by flight chaos caused by a volcano dust cloud from Iceland. See? I told you we needed another aircraft carrier! They're just the thing for such rescues! Speaking after a meeting of the emergency planning committee Cobra, Gordon Brown said HMS Ark Royal, HMS Albion, and HMS Ocean will all be mobilised. |
| Posted by:Bobby |
| #5 Dunkirk II. This time it's |
| Posted by: ed 2010-04-19 21:11 |
| #4 I got you booked on a train from London to Paris for US$304 one way. So what is the big deal? Anyone over there thinking these days? Jeeze Louise..... |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2010-04-19 21:08 |
| #3 Geez, I thought I was the only one that thought that... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2010-04-19 18:30 |
| #2 If there was ONLY some way to get to Britain from the European continent. Some sort of ... ferry ... or ... tunnel ... or something. |
| Posted by: DMFD 2010-04-19 17:49 |
| #1 BERLIN – Germany's aviation authority says it has granted Lufthansa permission to fly 50 planes back to Germany with about 15,000 passengers aboard. Spokeswoman Cornelia Cramer said Monday that other airlines such as Air Berlin also have sought similar permission. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2010-04-19 10:51 |