Source: Daily_Mail
Fulham squad to travel by road to Hamburg for their Europa League semi-final clash
Fulham have confirmed they will travel by road to Germany for the first leg of their Europa League semi-final against Hamburg.[LNB]Flights out of Britain continue to be disrupted by the volcanic ash cloud produced by the erupting Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajokull.[LNB]After being closed since Thursday, British airspace reopened on Tuesday morning, but it could close again later in the day after air traffic control company Nats warned the volcano could erupt again.[LNB] On target: Damien Duff scores against Wolfsburg in the quarter-finals earlier this month[LNB]The Cottagers, who are chasing their first European final inhistory, had hoped to fly by private jet to Hamburg on Wednesday butthey have now admitted defeat and will revert to plan B.[LNB]The teamwill now board a luxurious coach to Folkestone, where they will catchthe Eurotunnel to Calais before driving to Hamburg on the same coach.It is anticipated that the approximate 600-mile journey will takebetween 10 and 12 hours to complete.[LNB]A club spokesman said: 'I can confirm that we will be travelling to Germany some time today in line with our contingency plans.'[LNB] Unforgettable: Clint Dempsey celebrates his goal against Juventus last month[LNB] With airports set to close again on Tuesday afternoon, it is unlikely the Fulham supporters who have bought airline tickets to Germany will be able to fly to Hamburg.[LNB]Around 2,500 of them have tickets to the game and many have already started making plans to travel by land.[LNB] It's trains, planes and automobiles for Liverpool and Fulham in EuropeAaron Hughes lines up a Ruud viewing ahead of European tourFULHAM FC
