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Paul Hobbs - Source: ONE News -
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Among the millions trying to get to their destinations in time is ONE News Europe correspondent Paul Hobbs.
Three days ago, he and his crew were unable to make it to Krakow to cover the funeral of the late President of the Polish republic.
His next assignment will be to cover ANZAC Day services in Gallipoli.
Hobbs says he is not taking any chances with this trip and like Monty Python star John Cleese, who paid a taxi driver around $7000 to get him from Oslo to Brussels; the ONE News team has already gotten as far as Metz, France in a taxi.
It has cost about $220 for the time being and the ride will continue for the next six to seven hours, driving off to Munich.
From Munich, a train ride is likely from there to their destination in Turkey.
Already, major European airlines are calling for restrictions to be reassessed.
But British ministers are still cautious. British Transport Minister Lord Andrew Adonis says test flights are taking place in Britain.
"All of that will be fed into the regulators, who will be considering this over the next 24 hours and looking in particular whether it's possible to establish safe flight paths through the ash cloud as it currently exists and is forecast for the period ahead."
As the drama in the air plays out, on the ground, it's adding to the misery of millions of travellers and, of course, businesses.
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