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No difference between that air-route and the one a little north given the purported range of the ballistic missiles. ........ Ok I surrender. Mushy peas and gravy with fish and chips is not my thing. 🤣 And OK, they don't have Chicken salt over there either.....

I can attest the Chicken Tikka Masala is the same. .... Cherry ripes are also available in the UK (specialty shops, online order) Tim Tams are available in Tescos

The only issue is then Medicare. Eligible so long as card is expiry date valid. Just need to return to AU within 5 years to ensure new Medicare card is issued, otherwise there is a bit of rigmarole to go through if out of AU > 5 years.

Read about my recent lounge experience at SYD and the ensuant debate. (From post #198) SYD-KUL Plaza Premium technically but you could try the QF temp lounge under OW rules However if you are a J passenger, PP will send you to the adjacent Skyteam lounge (entry next door but take escalator...

Most likely also crew change .... How long can pilots not fly for before they have to redo training in the sim?

What happens if they are a resident at old age pension age, the commence collecting the age pension, then relocate overseas?

Why? Lots of Govt entities even in Australia "self insure"

Or found dead with Prada bag. .... Of course we assume that is a real Prada

Given the ME3 are State owned entities, any insurancewould likely be underwritten by the State?

evacuation down slides with luggage UA2127 LAX-EWR returned to LAX

Also there is the issue of Medicare if no longer resident in Australia (even though citizenship is retained) I think if overseas for 5 years continuous Medicare coverage is lost. However so long as Medicare card is valid, then there is coverage.

Sounds like you have done some sums/budgeting and have some buffer.. Though is that realistic?. I'm not saying it is not, but I always caution that budgets should be realistic and not bare bones.. Also consider that at some stage OAP will kick in. I don't know how that works for expats living OS.

The problem with that is that would lock in some or all of the transfer balance cap. This means the locked in TBC cannot increase in the future due to CPI increases

I wonder if the ME3 are going to proactively move their stranded pax out of the ME along with their aircraft/crew to other parts of the world before any retaliatory strikes. While not exactly safe, it would be safer than hundreds of passengers /crew and million dollar aircraft veing stuck at...

MstrQS2 said his flights SYD-SIN-LHR were completely full

Well, MstrQS2 landed in LHR last night (AEST) with SQ via Pakistan/afghanistan/turkmenistan etc

Whether it's a bad idea depends on personal circumstances. It's your money. The downside is you are accessing super earlier and reducing the compound interest potential. The upside is you can be less financially stressed

Though the free one is limited advice Anything more substantial is $$$

JohnK has said he will keep working - see post #3525 - hence the TTR.

Sorry, nothing special Most airlines between EUrope and parts of Asia and Ocenia including QF, SQ, CX, MH are doing the same - even before the conflict started. It is a normal Airroute. JL and NH can go via Alaska/Greenland