Good luck with getting home, Kingkong!

Official figures of people stranded abroad seem to be 100,000 but as I personally know about 25 of them I would suggest that statistically that may be a little underestimated. I know a few headteachers who are likely to be out of the country for another two weeks as they can't get on long haul flights, and a friend whose family can't get a flight from Asia until mid May as everything is so booked up and they are family of 4 so can't rely on standby. Another was an elderly relative who took two whole days to travel overland to his home in southern France, where helpfully, the French railway services were again on strike.

Sympathy to everyone out there who is affected, as it cant be much fun especially if the cash runs out and everyones putting the prices up.

As Snazy said, the reality is probably going to be extremely difficult for the economy as Europe has lost billions and some businesses will find it hard to swallow the cost.