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  1. LionKing

    Air NZ cutting 1100 flights due to high aviation fuel price

    https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/589326/44-000-passengers-to-be-hit-by-air-nz-cancellations-over-fuel-ceo-says Attention passengers: Due to high jet fuel price and it appears Air NZ cannot afford them, your flight may be retimed or cancelled. So it seems the losses at Air NZ is going to be...
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    Great Western Highway closed between Mount Victoria and Lithgow - impacts to travel?

    https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/mind-blowing-how-a-convict-built-crossing-closed-a-blue-mountains-highway-20260311-p5o9dj.html The Great Western Highway, connecting Sydney and Adelaide via Western NSW is now closed between Mount Victoria and Lithgow in both directions due to collapse of...
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    Should Cathay give up HK Express - the loss making big elephant in the room?

    https://www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listc ... 100129.pdf Today Cathay Pacific reported HK$10.8 Billion net profit for the group, however HK Express has reported 400% increase in loss to close to HK$1B in FY25. The loss of HK Express accounted for 10% of missed profit for the group. Honestly, why...
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    What I ate today - the food thread

    Mid week delight - Pork ribs with chicken feet on rice.
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    Middle East Airspace Diversions/Cancellations

    Cathay Pacific is adding additional services to Heathrow to accommodate for HKers and others to go back to the UK.
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    What I ate today - the food thread

    Midday delight - Waghu Udon with mushrooms
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    What I ate today - the food thread

    Leopard Coral Grouper and chicken for $65 with rice, veggies and soup! My comfort food.
  8. 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...
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    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.
  10. 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.
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    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.
  12. 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...
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    Middle East Airspace Diversions/Cancellations

    Qatar Airways is currently operating limited flights via a safe corridor from Doha:
  14. 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...
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    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
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    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...
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    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?
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    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.
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    Middle East Airspace Diversions/Cancellations

    It appears it is better to be a Kiwi and stranded in the Middle East than an Aussie
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    Middle East Airspace Diversions/Cancellations

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