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  1. LionKing

    What I ate today - the food thread

    Leopard Coral Grouper and chicken for $65 with rice, veggies and soup! My comfort food.
  2. LionKing

    2026 travel plans

    Regrettably Europe was canned because of unrealistic airfares and safety concerns. Now only can do: Auckland June 2026 Hong Kong July 2026 Singapore July 2026 China July 2026 Japan July 2026 Korea/Thailand July 2026 Auckland then Hong Kong December 2026 Malaysia December 2026 Japan December...
  3. LionKing

    Middle East Airspace Diversions/Cancellations

    Attention passengers! Due to imminent threat and missles near DXB, all Emirates services have now been suspended until further notice. Clearly situation remains volatile.
  4. LionKing

    Middle East Airspace Diversions/Cancellations

    I feel if you choose to fly out of ME this week, there's a bit of a gamble, however at least there's an option for you to leave.
  5. LionKing

    Middle East Airspace Diversions/Cancellations

    I don't know what is safe under these circumstances, however QR website claimed those are safe corridors: I didn't investigate further on the safety of the route.
  6. LionKing

    Indonesia Air Asia returns to DRW

    Makes me wonder what contributed to their failure? I thought AirAsia would have a lower cost base and advantage of a Bali hub which facilitates Territorians to leave the country and connect to other parts of the world? Is it because of their LCC offerings? Or arrival/departure time? Or...
  7. LionKing

    Middle East Airspace Diversions/Cancellations

    Qatar Airways is currently operating limited flights via a safe corridor from Doha:
  8. LionKing

    Middle East Airspace Diversions/Cancellations

    It appears to me at this stage fares are surging for sectors between East and SE Asia and Europe only, and East and SE Asia to Australia/NZ remains largely unaffected. You can see if HKers need to go home in the UK tomorrow, you need to fork up A$4600+ for a one way ticket, and it is ECONOMY...
  9. LionKing

    Middle East Airspace Diversions/Cancellations

    Yes I saw it from a reel posted by someone on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/stories/169090121244754/UzpfSVNDOjI1MTIxMzE4ODkyNDU4MDA=/?view_single=1
  10. LionKing

    What jobs does everyone do post-covid that involve travel?

    I wonder if I am working in adult education, what sort of opportunities would allow you to do a lot of flying both domestic and internationally? I feel my job requried fair a bit of travel, but I never get a chance to leave the Sydney basin and every day it feels like I am in a prison. If I...
  11. LionKing

    United to remove passengers who use their phones and iPads on flights without headphones

    I wonder how can they remove them? So simply throw them out of air? I thought that would constitute murder? Perhaps planes should introduce phone booths for people to make and receive calls and video conferences in air, and perhaps jam the mobile/WiFi signal to prevent people playing music out loud?
  12. LionKing

    Middle East Airspace Diversions/Cancellations

    Qatar Airways is temporary shifting operations from Doha to Muscat and Riyadh to ferry passengers away from the Middle East.
  13. LionKing

    Middle East Airspace Diversions/Cancellations

    It appears it is better to be a Kiwi and stranded in the Middle East than an Aussie
  14. LionKing

    Middle East Airspace Diversions/Cancellations

    EK414 and EK406 are operating into Australia today. EK414 is currently boarding.
  15. LionKing

    Qantas Delays/Cancellations

    QF11/5 Mar is more than 4 hours late and only departed at 2227 instead of 1745
  16. LionKing

    Middle East Airspace Diversions/Cancellations

    It has arrived and we should start hearing stories soon
  17. LionKing

    Qantas Project Sunrise goes ahead, 12 new A350-1000s ordered

    An update for Sunrise: https://www.skynews.com.au/lifestyle/travel/crucial-new-details-for-qantas-ultra-longhaul-project-sunrise-flights-directly-connecting-sydneylondon/news-story/4fc1c66d5654aaf401ef67e471e3df2a
  18. LionKing

    Middle East Airspace Diversions/Cancellations

    According to DXB Airport website, there maybe a EK415 operating tomorrow.
  19. LionKing

    Middle East Airspace Diversions/Cancellations

    It appears that the new flight is a one way flight, so potentially they can go to Dubai to evaucate Australians on the way back?
  20. LionKing

    Middle East Airspace Diversions/Cancellations

    If they need to disembark, you need to take everything from the plane and clear security again I presume.
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