Middle East Airspace Diversions/Cancellations

[JessicaTam]

Question - does this (EU261) apply if it’s MEL to DOH to FRA? Or only the other way around?

Only if you are flying with an EU based carrier. Which of course there are none on that route. If you flew with QF on, say, SYD-SIN-LHR you would not be covered but on BA you would be.

 

[Noonan53]

Welcome @Noonan53 to AFF!!!

Probably best to not have a separate thread on this. It is already discussed in the Middle East Airspace Diversions/Cancellations thread. From about page 24 onwards will be about right for you to be able to get most of what you need.

Have you considered flying with the Japanese airlines - JL and NH who will get you to Europe via the North ofCanada and via Greenland?.
But check out that thread rather than replying here.

thanks, yes new, how do i find page 24 on that thread?

 

[MELso]

Cathay jacking up fuel surcharges from 18 March. https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_HK/latest-news/other-news/fuel-surcharge-updates.html

 

[Noonan53]

Welcome @Noonan53 to AFF!!!

Probably best to not have a separate thread on this. It is already discussed in the Middle East Airspace Diversions/Cancellations thread. From about page 24 onwards will be about right for you to be able to get most of what you need.

Have you considered flying with the Japanese airlines - JL and NH who will get you to Europe via the North ofCanada and via Greenland?.
But check out that thread rather than replying here.

ps thanks for welcome and advice, we ended up booking with FinnAir using their non Doha connections e.g. Singapore and Hong Kong

 

[Seat0B]

thanks, yes new, how do i find page 24 on that thread?

Look at the bottom left and you will see the page numbers. Use the forward/back arrows to get where you want to be. I’ve circled it in red.

 

[elanshin]

But that doesn't actually seem to be the case. EK and EY are pressing on regardless, so that they and their masters can say all is normal, please fly with us and come to our country. I really do hope that this myth isn't rudely exposed by loss of life of airline pax.

I'd hardly call all is normal right now.

At best EK pushed to just over half of normal and it shrinks and pushes forward again etc.

That alone is a huge disruption. Half the capacity in the middle east means hundreds of thousands of pax per day needing to be cancelled/fixed and thats more than enough damage.

 

[I love to travel]

Not political - but I do wonder when the UAE airlines are going to try and use their governments to end this, Or put another way, when is the $$ going to start influencing what actions are taken. Imagine if QF or ANZ were losing this much money?