Middle East Airspace Diversions/Cancellations

[prozac]

That's sound advice and basically what I'm doing.

I have an EY J ticket to MXP in a couple of weeks time and have decided not to fly it at all. Too many risks IMO.

I have decided to stay in Oz for the time being and leave any International trips for at least a couple of months to see how it all pans out. So I have booked a week just before Easter in a nice apartment on the Gold Coast for a bit of R&R, and I'm actually quite looking forward to it. Hopefully very little stress at all.

I'll just wait to see if my EY ticket becomes fully refundable, but if not, I'll cancel it anyway and wear the cost.

I am wondering about ME backlash in EU. Could pay to stay away from the cities imo.

 

[jase05]

I am wondering about ME backlash in EU. Could pay to stay away from the cities imo.

Not concerned at all.
Australia is just as big of a target so I’m not going to change my life for it

 

[Quickstatus]

I wonder, if from Australia, the ‘do not travel’ means ACL could somehow kick in?

A Do not travel" is only ever an advisory. If a traveller books and or travels to or through a DNT region while the Level 4 advisory is active, why would that traveller have additional claim under Australian Consumer Law?

I think for those who booked prior to the ME erupting or prior to a Level 4 advisory, , I think it is reasonable to get a refund under ACL provided the travel originated in Australia and is booked in Australia. How you get a refund from airlines under ACL is always going to be difficult

ACCC information regarding travel delays and cancellation

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[daft009]

I saw the 6am SYD to DXB Emirates A380 fly over me this morning during my jog.. was good to see

 

[MEL_Traveller]

A Do not travel" is only ever an advisory. If a traveller books and or travels to or through a DNT region while the Level 4 advisory is active, why would that traveller have additional claim under Australian Consumer Law?

I think for those who booked prior to the ME erupting or prior to a Level 4 advisory, , I think it is reasonable to get a refund under ACL provided the travel originated in Australia and is booked in Australia. How you get a refund from airlines under ACL is always going to be difficult

ACCC information regarding travel delays and cancellation

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Your second sentence is the point I’m making. The question was whether a passenger would have to accept a flight or re-route via DOH if a DNT was in place.

I am suggesting ACL could kick in for a full refund as the flight may not be fit for purpose.

There is no ‘additional claim’ under ACL, just airlines might seek to view the DNT as advisory. I’m not sure if ACL would overrule that thought by the airline.

 

[Quickstatus]

just airlines might seek to view the DNT as advisory

But it is only an advisory. Have airlines only provided a reroute option and not a refund option during this conflict/war?

 

[MEL_Traveller]

But it is only an advisory. Have airlines only provided a reroute option and not a refund option during this conflict/war?

This is when they restart flying. Which airlines are now, despite a DNT.

Down the track there may be a time when refunds aren’t being offered, rather the airline is expecting you to fly.

It doesn’t matter if the DNT is advisory… travel insurance won’t cover you.

I’d argue there is a reasonable expectation that an airline flight can be covered by travel insurance. If it cannot be covered, the product is no longer fit for purport.

Against, this is just a hypothetical for a future time if that situation arose, which was the gist of the initial post: ‘if Australia still has a DNT in place, will Qatar try to fly me through Doha?’

 

[Quickstatus]

if Australia still has a DNT in place, will Qatar try to fly me through Doha?’

It is doing it now, with the option of changes or refund - entirely within ACL rules.

Hypothetically, it could remove the option of refund down the track. If that comes to pass, then the traveller could put in a claim under ACL.
The only problem with ACL is that the traveller has to fight their own battles first