Need a GIANT favour from any regular poster

kraggy

Hi guys,

Myself and gf flying out from the airport tomorrow at 11.40 a.m as a surprise weekend away for her for Christmas.

Very nervous about the weather at the airport (and in London Gatwick) so...

Was wondering if someone could do me a MASSIVE favour and send me a pm or post here if it starts snowing where ye are; the closer you are to the airport the better. But anywhere in North County Dublin would do.

I've put a lot of effort into organising this and if it doesn't happen, I'll be gutted. At least if it starts to snow up there, we can make plans to go up there tonight or something.

Thanks,

K.

Stheno

I live in Swords, it's fine here at the moment, not a sign of snow. Will post if that changes

Keep an eye on the Current Severe Weather thread as well.

Paulw

No snow yet.

kraggy

Thanks guys.

Yeah Stheno, have been keeping an eye on that and weather reports by practically every relevant agency in Ireland and the UK.

bcmf

I will prob be up well into the night so will keep you informed either here or via e-mail if you want

hitman79

If i was in your shoes i'd be travelling up tonight and booking in here for the night http://www.travelodge.co.uk/search_and_book/rooms_rates.php?hotel_id=227&from=map
€54 for the night and 5 mins from the airport.

tbh

another pair of eyes for ya. also listening to the ATC on a scanner so if there's any word, I'll let you know.

bcmf

hitman79 wrote: »

If i was in your shoes i'd be travelling up tonight and booking in here for the night http://www.travelodge.co.uk/search_and_book/rooms_rates.php?hotel_id=227&from=map
€54 for the night and 5 mins from the airport.

Not the worst idea in the world. Still nice and sunny here anyway

A.Partridge

kraggy wrote: »

Hi guys,

Myself and gf flying out from the airport tomorrow at 11.40 a.m as a surprise weekend away for her for Christmas.

Very nervous about the weather at the airport (and in London Gatwick) so...

Was wondering if someone could do me a MASSIVE favour and send me a pm or post here if it starts snowing where ye are; the closer you are to the airport the better. But anywhere in North County Dublin would do.

I've put a lot of effort into organising this and if it doesn't happen, I'll be gutted. At least if it starts to snow up there, we can make plans to go up there tonight or something.

Thanks,

K.

Ahhhh...good one.

Romantic Ireland's dead and gone, 'tis with O'Leary in the grave...NOT.:D

Best of luck. I hope the weather will be ok for you, and remember you have motorway almost all the way from the West.

Martron

check out this

http://www.met.ie/latest/reports.asp

gies you the latest weather at dublin airport.

its suppose to snow here before the morning.

Head over to the weather forum. those guys especially MT Cranium are excellent. and there is a detailed forecast there too


http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=69604861&postcount=1852

LeoB

Listening to news reports I would head up tonight. The N.6 ? was down to 1 lane each way between Athlone and Ballinasloe.

Hope you get away ok and have a nice break. Dont forget the flowers:)

Stheno

Op you'll need to keep a close eye out ref. Gatwick, I was just reading the news and Easyjet have cancelled flights there tomorrow from 6-10am

http://www.gatwickairport.com/

Jonathan

I've had an IP camera facing out my window for the last week monitoring the snow. I'm living less than 10 km from Dublin Airport so this might be of some use to you.

http://dereenigne.org/snowcam

The Muppet

Just after snowing quite heavily in Swords, light snow now.

get_d_hand_in

Snowing in louth and meath... only a matter of time till it makes dublin. Its light enough and the main roads are grand...

Stheno

The Muppet wrote: »

Just after snowing quite heavily in Swords, light snow now.

Yup, just looked out, nice coating on the cars and pavement :rolleyes:

Doesn't look like airport shutdown levels yet tho?

Paulw

Light snow here, just past the airport, near Finglas. It's been coming down for a while, but no major effect on the roads yet.

DublinWriter

About 20 miles North of the Airport here and it started belting it down. The heavy snow has been progressing Southward all day.

Kiera

I'm about 5 miles from the airport and we've only had a light dusting so far.

Stheno

Kiera wrote: »

I'm about 5 miles from the airport and we've only had a light dusting so far.

Same here, am the opposite side of Swords from the airport, but nothing major here.

bcmf

A couple of mms has fallen so far up in Balbriggan. not airport closing depths yet but its early.....

Stheno

Nothing further from my last post in Swords, the bf went out to the chipper and the road was fine

Completely OT, but I think a thread like this is really indicative of what a nice forum this is, I've always found it to be very welcoming, helpful and friendly, but this thread really illustrates that

bcmf

we are a lovely bunch indeed.

Snowed in Balbriggan, so far very light.

I am an exceptionally nervous flyer... vomit for days before the flight then take a few more than recommended Valium the morning of the flight.... you'll be fine OP, remember, the pilots are human beings with lives and families and a fear of death too.

Ok realised you may be more concerned about getting to the airport and not afraid of flying in the snow!! Still leaving that in there in case I'm wrong!

Stheno

Am away to bed soon but no further snow in Swords since earlier postings

Good luck OP, hope you get to have a fantastic weekend, let us know how you get on

Wishbone Ash

Very light fluttering of snow here in Rush - roads are fine.

You'll probably be OK if you're in a front wheel drive and the NRA are prioritising main routes. I had a nightmare journey out of Donegal this afternoon in my anti-snow RWD BMW but I still made it in 5 hours. (1.5 hours to get the 14 miles from Letterkenny to Lifford).

Absurdum

Gatwick_Airport Gatwick Airport LGW
BA flight update: BA has cancelled all domestic and European flights from Gatwick between 10.00 and 17.00 today. http://ow.ly/3re0W

Weather and travel update - 08.30
Gatwick's runway remains open, however it is snowing and we are expecting snow to continue for much of today (Saturday 18 December).
Due to weather disruption easyJet has cancelled flights from 0600-1000 today and British Airways has cancelled all domestic and European flights between 10.00 and 17.00.
There are also delays and cancellations across Europe, with airports including Amsterdam, Geneva, Munich and Copenhagen among those disrupted.
Our advice to passengers is to check with their airline before setting out for the airport.
Follow us on Twitter for the latest information.

http://www.gatwickairport.com/
http://twitter.com/#!/gatwick_airport

lots and lots of snow on the forecast for Gatwick too

not looking good I'm afraid

Pimp Ninja

Roads still all clear around lusk. A very light dusting of snow, but nothing more than a mild frost really.

The Hill Billy

According to Aertel Departures the 11:40 to LGW is still scheduled. Best of luck!

Pimp Ninja

Just drove past the airport. Nothing to report. Traffic moving well. Road conditions normal.

Dizzyblonde

Best of luck OP, hope you make it

The Hill Billy

Hill Billy wrote: »

According to Aertel Departures the 11:40 to LGW is still scheduled. Best of luck!

Just saw that it was cancelled. Hard luck. Enjoy a weekend in Dublin...

Stheno

Awww shame

kraggy

Hey Guys and Gals,

Wow. Just overwhelmed by the amount of feedback I came back to discover on this thread. So good of all of ye to provide so much information.

Anyway, got back last night. The flight to Gatwick was cancelled on Saturday but went down to the Ryanair desk immediately and they put us on the Stansted flight which was leaving around the same time.

So got to London ok but coming back was a wee bit more stressful...Flight back to Dublin on Monday evening was first delayed, then cancelled. Ryanair told us that we'd have to go on their website and look to change our flights. We legged it upstairs to the internte cafe and went about rearranging our flights but every flight to Dublin was booked out on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and most of Christmas Eve.

So then, long story short...booked sail and rail for next day from London Euston. Itinerary was to be:

Depart London Euston 12pm
Arrive Chester 2.10pm
Change train for Holyhead 2.25pm
Arrive Holyhead 4.20pm
Depart Holyhead on Ferry 5.15pm

Stayed in hotel in London Monday night, went on train from Euston to Chester, but then the train from Chester to Holyhead was....CANCELLED too!

=> taxi from Chester to Holyhead (c.2hours) = £150

But, we shared with 4 others and made the ferry in plenty of time.

In summary, thanks for all the weather information near the airport on Friday night. My girlfriend enjoyed the weekend immensely, and we got to see John Digweed in Fabric nightclub so twas brillliant all round.

Also, have to say that despite the stress of flight and train cancellations, every Irish person we met was relatively calm and remained in good spirits.

That's about it. Thanks again folks.