LUCKY FLIGHT INTO GERMANY

The staggering disruption to global travel caused by the Icelandic volcanic eruption was illustrated when we received a telephone call from a friend who fluked a plane from Singapore to Germany.Arriving at Frankfurt she was greeted by a tidal wave of humanity , reported to number 180,000, trying to find transport north and south . She was able to board a packed train to Hamburg. Her luggage had gone astray but was assured it would turn up.