Middle East Airspace Diversions/Cancellations

I wonder when all this war dies down, whether people will still want to transit in middle east in the next 12 months? I flew QR J via DOH in Dec/Jan and had a great experience. However, it seems too much of a risk travelling via ME in the near future.

I wonder how it will impact ME3? I wonder if ME3 will have super sales and discount redemptions to build confidence again?
 
kamchatsky said:
I wonder when all this war dies down, whether people will still want to transit in middle east in the next 12 months? I flew QR J via DOH in Dec/Jan and had a great experience. However, it seems too much of a risk travelling via ME in the near future.

I wonder how it will impact ME3? I wonder if ME3 will have super sales and discount redemptions to build confidence again?
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Australians tend to have short memories and prioritise their holiday if leisure travellers.

One problem in travelling via Asia is that some hubs (ICN, HND-NRT are three) tend to have expensive Australia-UK/Europe fares. Going through MNL and CGK tends to be cheapest, as discussed on AFF. BKK isn't bad but somewhat more expensive. Via DPS could be an option.

Perhaps the greater impact will be from Europeans who decide due to cost of rising airfares and being risk averse to not travel the long distance to Australia.

Remains to be seen but you may be correct about the ME3 in time having big sales. I wouldn't rule this out.
 
My attention now turns to Seat Daughter and her family’s flights to the wedding. They just told me that they were booked on Virgin (QR) flights CBR-DOH-CPT and return for the wretched wedding departing 21 March. Apparently Virgin’s position is that they will advise whether the flight is cancelled 48hrs before time and if it is will refund. That seems pretty shoddy to me, but Seat Daughter says that is the position they told her when she enquired.

Does anyone know more about that - it’s specifically the Virgin flights via Doha, not QR directly.

So now I am hunting flights for them. Feel like I should be on a commission here!
 
Seat0B said:
My attention now turns to Seat Daughter and her family’s flights to the wedding. They just told me that they were booked on Virgin (QR) flights CBR-DOH-CPT and return for the wretched wedding departing 21 March. Apparently Virgin’s position is that they will advise whether the flight is cancelled 48hrs before time and if it is will refund. That seems pretty shoddy to me, but Seat Daughter says that is the position they told her when she enquired.

Does anyone know more about that - it’s specifically the Virgin flights via Doha, not QR directly.

So now I am hunting flights for them. Feel like I should be on a commission here!
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Seat0B said:
My attention now turns to Seat Daughter and her family’s flights to the wedding. They just told me that they were booked on Virgin (QR) flights CBR-DOH-CPT and return for the wretched wedding departing 21 March. Apparently Virgin’s position is that they will advise whether the flight is cancelled 48hrs before time and if it is will refund. That seems pretty shoddy to me, but Seat Daughter says that is the position they told her when she enquired.

Does anyone know more about that - it’s specifically the Virgin flights via Doha, not QR directly.

So now I am hunting flights for them. Feel like I should be on a commission here!
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QF SYD/PER - JNB as an option?

Also could use MRU in Mauritius too. They connect to PER from memory.
 
jase05 said:
Absolutely but not QR’s fault they had to go the back door route thanks to QF’s lobbying *cough* bribes
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No but to be fair this was one of the arguments from QF, that we need Australian carriers in situations just like these.

ME3 might have excelled during Covid but that’s all being undone now.

VA/QR did their share of lobbying to get their deals approved so careful where you throw stones.
 
MEL_Traveller said:
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Thank you - that’s a bit better than she was told -after more than an hour on the phone but still not great
And yes @elanshin thats exactly what I’m looking at. My run of failure on getting award seats released on QF continues although I guess 3 seats is a big ask, even if they are in Y. So now we are looking at replacing fares that were $2200 per person with ones that are well over $3,000 per person. And maybe more as we need to get ones we could cancel in the unlikely event the Virgin flights actually operate.

Thanks for the fast replies either way helpful info. I’m over stressed at the moment and not thinking straight.
 
Have Perth - Dubai - London on emirates leaving Perth 31st March returning on Qantas 17th April London - Singapore - Perth all in business. Pretty resigned to having to cancel.
Have Cathay Pacific for same dates on hold until Monday morning when I have to pull the trigger.
$8500, Premium Economy Perth - HK, - London, Business on the way back.
Was going to wipe the trip if I would have had to sit in economy for so long My back and my lack of patience with humanity wouldn't last that long.
 
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Noel Mugavin said:
Have Perth - Dubai - London on emirates leaving Perth 31st March returning on Qantas 17th April London - Singapore - Perth all in business. Pretty resigned to having to cancel.
Have Cathay Pacific for same dates on hold until Monday morning when I have to pull the trigger.
$8500, Premium Economy Perth - HK, - London, Business on the way back.
Was going to wipe the trip if I would have had to sit in economy for so long My back and my lack of patience with humanity wouldn't last that long.
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Or get yourself to Melbourne and do Royal Brunei return to London in business for $6500. Dry airline, but flat beds the whole way.
 
Emirates operations update:
  • The airline anticipates a return to 100% of its network within the coming days, subject to airspace availability and the fulfilment of all operational requirements. Safety, as ever, remains paramount as is our duty of care.
  • Yesterday, Emirates carried approximately 30,000 passengers out of Dubai.
  • By tomorrow, 7 March, Emirates will have 106 daily return flights operating to 83 destinations, representing almost 60% of our route network.
  • In certain high-demand markets, Emirates has significantly scaled up its operations. In the UK alone, the airline will be operating 11 daily flights across five airports by 7 March, reflecting the strength of travel demand between the UAE and UK.
  • Additional capacity is being deployed across India, with Emirates scaling up to 22 daily flights, serving all nine of its Indian gateways by tomorrow 7 March.
  • In the United States, Emirates currently operates to seven of its American gateways, ensuring continued connectivity between the US and the UAE during this period.
https://twitter.com/x/status/2029890266510021107
 

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