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I would normally agree but what are the data points on how efficiently and easily EK are getting people where they want to be in the cabin they want to be in given the numbers involved? We're not talking about a single plane going US or a few weather delays, we're talking about what 100+ (?)...

It’s really a matter of trial and error. I’d be looking at any BA/AA gateways in the US as starting points - but assuming would need to be comfortable with economy awards from US back to Australia.

Well I guess the NZ PM would appreciate difficulties commercial aviation is facing better than many other PMs around the world. 🤣 Or perhaps more likely, the number of NZ'ers stranded there an order of magnitude smaller.

Also it could be a matter of finding a good point to exit Europe from. - for example Thai are selling seats from Stockholm to Sydney from Tuesday onwards for about $1200 AUD. .

There’s a guy on YT who asks AI to do certain things or solve certain problems. Not sure how legit these are but they are entertaining , like this latest one asking how to drink out of an upside down cup.

I think it is a requirement at SIN to do so. With a 75min layover plenty of time for it. Heck if at the right gate and towards the front if the plane and a fast walker, you could probably manage 20-30 mins in the lounge, if they'd let you in 🤣

On the flipside, it does allow people who have genuine mental health problems to fit in much better. If they are having a conversation with themselves or one of their other personalities, all they have to do now is wander around with some sort of pods in their ears. Once upon a time people...

A question though (not for planes, yet) but which is worse, hearing a whole conversation in a public space or someone talking very loudly and only hearing half the conversation (because they are using wireless headphones)? 🤣

I don't think the white line means much. FR24 shows the flight avoiding Iranian airspace,

By contrast, last night's BA15 to LHR followed the more southerly path directly over most of Afghanistan.

SQ has been using flight paths to the north of Iran for some time now.

6th option ? (Jetstar, Qantas, Virgin, Garuda, Batik already on the route).

At the time of this post, FR24 showing 15 live EY flights out of AUH to CDG, AMS, LHR, BOM, DEL, BLR, ISB, cough, RUH, DMM, JED, MCT, CAI, SVO, HKG and 1 to AUH (AMS)

Probably the most difficult line to connect to will be the Upfield line (having to either walk 800m from Arden to Nth Melb or change at Footscray and Nth Melb or go into State Library). And the Broady line - probably be quicker still to stick to the 901 bus depending on where along the line...

When I was booking earlier in Feb, I could have sworn many New York hotels I checked before our trip there were still quoting front page pricing without including amenity fees, but are including them now (eg Hyatt, Hilton). Some of them are still not including in front page bold font price...

Most people will have to change trains somewhere, at least once. But that's how transport operates the world over. It's looking like the metro tunnel is the preferred route so people not heading to the centre axis of the CBD or Pakenham line will have to change at one of Sunshine, Footscray...

Although if financially a problem and happy to go beyond central Melbourne (even take Vline to Geelong, Ballarat etc), hotels are considerably cheaper than centre of Melbourne, even if you throw in $11/day for transport.

SQ have jacked up fares a little (ex-SIN anyway). I was looking at for a business trip to northern Africa in last week of March, I initially priced on Friday/Saturday: SQ to LHR increased business class fares $4k vs Saturday morning. (lower fare buckets zeroed out) SQ into FRA / out of ZRH...

Tin pot third world airports where car hire closes for the night before the last flight lands. Was looking at one particular airport, and most car rental agencies close at midnight, I think Hertz seems to stay open until 1am. Yet the airport has 9 domestic flight landing between 23:30 and...

At some point the effect of people avoiding travel altogether will kick in. So seats could well open up as people cancel or defer their plans, regardless of carrier. Probably expect them to disappear again as Friday traffic on EK is rebooked.