Trackspeed1 athletes due to fly to Florida for pre-season training last weekend are still rooted in the UK. The Icelandic volcano continues to frustrate their trip, as well as those of many others.
A multi-agency meeting of key agencies including the British Government is scheduled for 7pm today 20th April, and Virgin Atlantic are updating passengers via their website at 10.30pm.
Coach John Powell and one athlete are rescheduled to travel tomorrow 21st at 1pm. "The good news is that we haven't been cancelled yet," said John, "but it's getting very tight again, and if we are cancelled again, it gets hugely complicated with other athletes on different flights potentially flying ahead and having to manage cars and accommodation bookings themselves.
"The next availability is Monday at the earliest apparently, so a further cancellation makes this a real nightmare. Much longer and we would have to evaluate how beneficial a trip would be from a training perspective, although I suspect some athletes will want to travel whenever they can."
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