Book Fairs

The hopes of getting to the London Book Fair if you aren’t already there are fading as flight cancellations have spread to Saturday, for many people the primary travel day to arrive prior to the opening of the three day book show. In a Saturday morning update, British airspace is officially closed at least until 1:00 PM Sunday (local time). Even prior to that announcement, on Friday the nation’s top carrier British Airways had already canceled all flights in and out of London for all of Saturday, as had their smaller competitor Virgin Atlantic. Ryanair, which connects London to much […]

In previous year’s the London Book Fair has faced down potential disruptions from phantom transit strikes to their own disastrous one-year relocation to the periphery of London. This year’s obstacle–important for anyone expecting to fly in to London–is volcanic ash spread from an eruption in Iceland. British air traffic authorities have banned all non-emergency flights until at least 2 AM Eastern time Friday (or 6 Greenwich Mean Time). Unfortunately the AP notes, “in a sobering comment, one scientist in Iceland said the ejection of volcanic ash — and therefore disruptions in air travel — could continue for days or even […]