Middle East Airspace Diversions/Cancellations

[elanshin]

Seems to be all going for Emirates and FlyDubai (looks pretty wild, actually, given we’re still in the midst of this crisis), a little going with Etihad but no luck at all (yet) with Doha ( the one QR plane on the bottom is a freighter that isn’t going to DOH). What do the Qataris know/fear the the UAE does not?

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Upthread: larger US base, proximity of Doha to other targets, runway direction making it difficult to avoid flying towards Iran.

 

[jrfsp]

The government is “disappointed” flights are leaving half empty, as mentioned up thread, probably not that surprising that many are nervous about boarding a flight out of there at the moment.

 

[Aeryn]

The government is “disappointed” flights are leaving half empty, as mentioned up thread, probably not that surprising that many are nervous about boarding a flight out of there at the moment.

Exactly, ABC had interviews earlier this week with Aussies who were transiting UAE coming home/going to EU when this started with very young children and are now reluctant to leave hotel and head to airport given the volume of missile activity they were seeing and lack of information re how secure flying would be (i.e. no assurances of military escorts etc) and new countries being puled into the conflict everyday.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Exactly, ABC had interviews earlier this week with Aussies who were transiting UAE coming home/going to EU when this started with very young children and are now reluctant to leave hotel and head to airport given the volume of missile activity they were seeing and lack of information re how secure flying would be (i.e. no assurances of military escorts etc) and new countries being puled into the conflict everyday.

Catch-22. If air defence interceptor missiles run out it’s going to be a lot worse on the ground. They have their chance now.

Surely there’s no one demanding fighter escorts for the 48 departures every hour from DXB? That’s unreasonable.

 

[Saab34]

What do the Qataris know/fear the the UAE does not?

I feel like you are trying to push some conspiracy theory.

It’s simpler! Largest US base in the ME in Qatar!