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Title: FIBO Germany affected by flights
Post by: Ron on April 19, 2010, 09:46:13 AM: Speaking to a number of companies, manufacturers and people heading out to FIBO, and disruption of flights is creating a major headaque for many. Flights leaving today to Germany were cancelled for a number of people here in the states, and the same for people around the world.

FIBO begins in 3 days. Hopefully the flights will resume...

http://www.fibo.de/en/index_home.php

FIBO will start on April 22nd, the stand construction in 12 halls is going on. Exhibitors with travel problems will find more information on the exhibitor startpage!

FIBO is the annual industry-meeting-point no. 1 in Europe and offers a broad range of products and services all about Fitness, Wellness and Health. Here you can meet more than 500 exhibitors from different sectors like training equipment, equipment and services, as well as wellness & beauty. There is a special focus on health and prevention at FIBO 2010.

The leading internation trade show for fitness, wellness & health celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2010. We are looking forward celebrating it with you and the exhibitors.
Title: Re: FIBO Germany affected by flights
Post by: kmhphoto on April 19, 2010, 10:19:27 AM: I'm in Vegas waiting to fly home to the UK and it looks like flights will resume tomorrow but if f I was an athlete or exhibitor I'd be reluctant to fly to Germany in case the situation changes again.
Title: Re: FIBO Germany affected by flights
Post by: musclecenter on April 19, 2010, 10:29:45 AM: Any IFBB Pro who guestposing at FIBO been affected by flight delays caused by the volcano?
Title: Re: FIBO Germany affected by flights
Post by: kmhphoto on April 19, 2010, 10:42:56 AM: I know that Dennis Wolf was scheduled to leave yesterday for Germany but all flights are still cancelled.
Title: Re: FIBO Germany affected by flights
Post by: Aaron Singerman on April 19, 2010, 01:10:06 PM: I see a lot of trains in BBer's futures... I know Evan C has been stuck in London for days... and will be taking the Euro-rail.
Title: Re: FIBO Germany affected by flights
Post by: DK II on April 19, 2010, 01:46:42 PM: ahahaha, FIBO will suck without any bodybuilders there. :o :o
Title: Re: FIBO Germany affected by flights
Post by: musclecenter on April 19, 2010, 09:43:03 PM: Hopefully everything going well.
Title: Re: FIBO Germany affected by flights
Post by: Figo on April 20, 2010, 04:54:55 AM: They just showed breaking news on CNN that due to some flights being resumed to Germany, FIBO will go ahead.

Apparently flights are allowed to take place through the dust cloud, even though there is an element of danger, in order to make sure FIBO goes ahead unaffected. The german government reasoned FIBO is more important than a few potentially lost lives.
Title: Re: FIBO Germany affected by flights
Post by: Schmoe Buster on April 20, 2010, 05:34:00 AM: Quote from: Figo on April 20, 2010, 04:54:55 AM
They just showed breaking news on CNN that due to some flights being resumed to Germany, FIBO will go ahead.

Apparently flights are allowed to take place through the dust cloud, even though there is an element of danger, in order to make sure FIBO goes ahead unaffected. The german government reasoned FIBO is more important than a few potentially lost lives.

I saw it just now on BBC World, great news, men in thongs = serious business

not even a volcano will stop the schomes and men in thongs getting together ::)
Title: Re: FIBO Germany affected by flights
Post by: Mr Nobody on April 20, 2010, 05:51:00 AM: Quote from: Schmoe Buster on April 20, 2010, 05:34:00 AM
I saw it just now on BBC World, great news, men in thongs = serious business

not even a volcano will stop the schomes and men in thongs getting together ::)
They will all ban together in time of crisis even if it takes G4P they will get there somehow.
Title: Re: FIBO Germany affected by flights
Post by: JasonH on April 20, 2010, 06:01:22 AM: Flights to Germany should be okay - Lufthansa had permission to fly 50 of their planes back to Germany on Sunday and even flights from the UK are starting to get moving. Scotland has been flying flights since 7am this morning but no international ones yet as far as I know.

Having said all that thoguh - there's talk of the volcano spewing more ash again today so whether that affects anything I don't know.
Title: Re: FIBO Germany affected by flights
Post by: Crossbow on April 20, 2010, 08:35:27 PM: apparently the volcano has now started to spew lava, which is a good sign, because they say that a volcano tends to only do one at a time (either ash or lava). I don't know much about the secret lives of volcanoes, so anybody please correct me if that is wrong.

Most of Europe has been opened again, but it will take about three days for airlines to fully resume their schedule, as in many cases their planes and crews are in the wrong airports. Priority will be given to people who are already booked on the resumed flights over people who are stranded. Most airlines plan to reserve some of the not yet booked seats for those who are stranded or use extra planes, coaches and trains to repatriate stranded passengers, many of which are already in Spain, Italy or Austria as their airports were less affected by the ash cloud, so some airlines have been rerouting their flight there over the last days to bring passengers closer (e.g. train distance) to their destinations.
Title: Re: FIBO Germany affected by flights
Post by: musclecenter on April 22, 2010, 09:28:26 AM: (Pics courtesy of AP Photo/Martin Meissner, Thursday, April 22, 2010.)
Title: Re: FIBO Germany affected by flights
Post by: DK II on April 22, 2010, 12:45:39 PM: Damn, looks like everyone who's not going is missing a lot.