Middle East Airspace Diversions/Cancellations

[jrfsp]

Looks like last nights QF33 is departing again at 9pm tonight whereas the QF9 that diverted to SIN won’t leave Singapore until tomorrow morning bound for LHR.

 

[JessicaTam]

[mod hat]

Please strictly limit discussion to flight disruptions.

AFF is not the place to discuss your views or the conflict causing them.

[/mod hat]

 

[RooFlyer]

Egypt and Saudi would be making a nice tidy sum in overflight fees and the Persian Gulf is again a well used corridor.



Although traffic around Doha and UAE airports still seems to be lighter than usual?

3:15am AEST.

 

[Doctore1003]

Made the front page of the New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/world/australia/qantas-flight-australia-paris.html

 

[I love to travel]

Made the front page of the New York Times
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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/world/australia/qantas-flight-australia-paris.html

Bain will love that

 

[JohnM]

A mate in Seattle sent me similar: https://www.seattletimes.com/busine...5-hour-flight-to-nowhere-amid-mideast-crisis/

 

[HSB44]

Wonder if Joe Aston was on the flight...

 

[docjames]

SIN diversion and continue after rest period for QF9 (? +/- consideration of LHR curfews??).

QF33 PER return and earlier resumption from PER with a replacement crew. Perhaps only had one replacement crew available / able to get to PER so SIN diversion a better option for the second flight?

 

[jrfsp]

Looks like last nights QF33 is departing again at 9pm tonight whereas the QF9 that diverted to SIN won’t leave Singapore until tomorrow morning bound for LHR.

QF9 was further delayed only now departing SIN at 1pm. Hopefully a quick turnaround can get it out of LHR before curfew.

 

[Berlin]

Congratulations @Berlin. Exciting times. And what a wonderful set of stories you will have to tell about the lead up to your wedding. Best wishes to you both.

Thank you so much for the kind message!

And it looks that since yesterday, Doha is operating more or less as per usual so fingers crossed!

 

[RooFlyer]

And it looks that since yesterday, Doha is operating more or less as per usual so fingers crossed!

<redacted> I’m pretty hopeful that that’s the end of the hot war and the interruptions to flights will stop. Obviously still the Iran Israel corridor would be well out of bounds.

But worth crossing my fingers for my QR flights next Sunday.

 

[Quickstatus]

Iran has reopened its eastern airspace

 

[Berlin]

Iran has reopened its eastern airspace

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Yes, I’ve just noticed that as well. Fly Dubai is already busy using the East Iranian corridors again. So my guess would be that EK won’t be far after!

 

[Berlin]

Lots of traffic now even routing via Irak again. Plenty of European destinations, mostly by Qatar but I also see FlyDubai, Etihad and Turkish on these newly reopened corridors.

 

[zainman]

I have noticed Iran Air is avoiding UAE/Qatar Airspace and no flights on EK through Iran as well but Fly Dubai is going through Iran...

 

[Seat0B]

Small personal data point. Seat Friend was booked to return to CBR from LHR on QF 10 yesterday. It has been delayed by 22hr and is now scheduled for departure at 0900 local today - I know this as I am on airport pick up duties.

They were all given GBP100 towards costs. She was in J so I don’t know if everyone got the same amount or if there was some sort of sliding scale. Her credit card insurers (ANZ and NAB) have declined responsibility, saying the delay was as a result of war like actions.

 

[torks]

Small personal data point. Seat Friend was booked to return to CBR from LHR on QF 10 yesterday. It has been delayed by 22hr and is now scheduled for departure at 0900 local today - I know this as I am on airport pick up duties.

They were all given GBP100 towards costs. She was in J so I don’t know if everyone got the same amount or if there was some sort of sliding scale. Her credit card insurers (ANZ and NAB) have declined responsibility, saying the delay was as a result of war like actions.

Did they put her up in a hotel as well? If not £100 would barely touch the sides..

 

[HSB44]

Small personal data point. Seat Friend was booked to return to CBR from LHR on QF 10 yesterday. It has been delayed by 22hr and is now scheduled for departure at 0900 local today - I know this as I am on airport pick up duties.

They were all given GBP100 towards costs. She was in J so I don’t know if everyone got the same amount or if there was some sort of sliding scale. Her credit card insurers (ANZ and NAB) have declined responsibility, saying the delay was as a result of war like actions.

So for exactly the type of situation you would want insurance... They carve it out.

Super

 

[dajop]

Small personal data point. Seat Friend was booked to return to CBR from LHR on QF 10 yesterday. It has been delayed by 22hr and is now scheduled for departure at 0900 local today - I know this as I am on airport pick up duties.

They were all given GBP100 towards costs. She was in J so I don’t know if everyone got the same amount or if there was some sort of sliding scale. Her credit card insurers (ANZ and NAB) have declined responsibility, saying the delay was as a result of war like actions.

Under UK261 I thought the airline has a duty of care to provide meals and accommodation in this instance, as it is a flight departing UK. As the reason is beyond the airline's control, then no monetary compensation for the delay would be due (understandable), but the duty of care obligation AFAIK does not have carve outs.

Delays | UK Civil Aviation Authority

Your rights when a flight is delayed

www.caa.co.uk

 

[Seat0B]

Did they put her up in a hotel as well? If not £100 would barely touch the sides..

It was just a flat GBP. No accommodation or meals.

Under UK261 I thought the airline has a duty of care to provide meals and accommodation in this instance, as it is a flight departing UK. As the reason is beyond the airline's control, then no monetary compensation for the delay would be due (understandable), but the duty of care obligation AFAIK does not have carve outs.

Delays | UK Civil Aviation Authority

Your rights when a flight is delayed

www.caa.co.uk

This is a very good point. I will mention it to her and get her to follow up.