Volcano Trouble!

On Sunday 21st March, the UK (along with the rest of the world) awoke to news that the Eyjafjallajoekull Volcano, in southern Iceland, had begun erupting after laying dormant for over 200 years..

On 14th April the Eruption became much more powerful and the ash cloud drifted south, causing UK and European airspace to be closed down on an unprecedented scale, which meant travel chaos for thousands of passengers who were stranded worldwide.

Unfortunately, four unlucky couriers also got stuck. In Venice.

On Friday 16th April, with no news on the flight ban being lifted anytime soon, Constantine launched ‘Operation Courier Rescue’ – to save the four stranded couriers from Venice and bring them back to the UK, where they would otherwise have been stuck indefinitely, and without clean socks! Constantine worked late into the night to coordinate a spectacular rescue – the couriers were transported by barge and Minibus to Paris, where they enjoyed a night in a hotel, then they were picked up by the lovely Raffaele in his trusty Courier Mobile, and all brought safely back to London.

Volcano? What volcano! We had all the couriers at home with a mug of horlicks and a biscuit, ready to be tucked up in bed nice and early on Sunday night, after their epic journey home. It may have been an unusual turn of events, and not the fastest route home, but home they got (and a lot sooner than some, who were stuck in Venice for two weeks with only two changes of clothes!).

It’ll be very interesting to see how the rest of the year pans out, with the volcano still highly unpredictable! This may not be the only time Constantine have to attempt ‘Operation Courier Rescue’ … but lets keep our fingers crossed on this not being the case. At least it must have been a courier trip to remember..