Middle East Airspace Diversions/Cancellations

The Iranians have bombed DXB again.

I flew Emirates F to UK just over 2 weeks ago and QR J back 5 days ago. Was pretty nervous about escalation but my priors were that we'd have airspace closures for a few hours at a time which would create enough chaos as it was.

This is utterly unprecented though. Surely we don't have a precedent for any major international airport getting bombed, let alone the biggest hub airport on the planet? How long will it be out of action for and what will this do to air travel globally? QF routes for the next few days are sold out already.

(Personally if I was in transit I would've demanded to stay in the FCL and be served Chateau Haut Brion and foie gras...nothing wrong with a bit of dust on the food;))
 
MEL_Traveller said:
The point was being argued that having a western passport and landing in Russia could be problematic. I don’t necessarily see it that way, any more so than the same argument being made for landing in the US and getting deported over a social media post.
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No that wasnt the point at all. The point was safety, flying over or being diverted to a country at war and on the do not travel list is riskier than flying over an ally with no insurance issues.
 
Captain Halliday said:
They must have hidden the fourth EK A380 from me
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See the line in the red colour - your 4th A380 is that one. Hidden in the clouds so to speak.

Can these aircraft be used for any flights while stranded here.

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I reckon the Georgia ATC must be very busy
 
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Seat0B said:
Thanks everyone for the kind support re Seat Son and DIL. All I can do is wait as patiently as I can until things are clearer. As you suggested @prozac, we have our fingers and toes crossed that this will be over very quickly and they will be able to get to their wedding.

And thanks @Pushka - I know you know first hand some of the challenges of adult kids living away so thanks for the support.
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There is what I imagine is a relatively easy back up, due to the small size of the UAE: they could hire a car and driver (one way transfer) to Oman and fly out of there.

Worst case, could even get a transfer to KSA and fly out of there (say out of DMM).

Best of luck for the current situation and travel plans over the next few weeks.
 
Quickstatus said:
Apparently 29 ME aircraft are stuck in AU at the moment?
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I hope all the crew are enjoying a 'holiday' in AUS. Not a bad time of the year to be stuck here. Probably better than being stranded in the northern hemisphere winter.

(I do realise that they would all be nervous and anxious about friends and relatives back home.)
 
Middle East situation.

Terrible news in the CM, an ex MAFS contestant influencer is stuck in Dubai! (Where he now lives.)
 
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You’d have to wonder if this goes on for the best part of a week or more, whether EK & QR would be able to set up a couple of trunk routes avoiding their hubs - ie LHR-SIN, FCO-PER etc - to at least get some pax and aircraft moving. It would be a logistical nightmare to be fair.
 

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