Middle East Airspace Diversions/Cancellations

[henleybeach]

I’ve pulled the trigger as well.
We were departing Adelaide on May 10 to Doha with a 3 night a stopover before continuing to Europe. Return flight was transiting Doha.
Just booked return flights PER - JNB
/ CPT business class using velocity points departing May 11 and returning 26 May.
We thought it was best to “move on” and plan our long lunches at wineries in Stellenbosch! And a safari at Etosha.

 

[jase05]

Just booked return flights PER - JNB
/ CPT business class using velocity points departing May 11 and returning 26 May.
We thought it was best to “move on” and plan our long lunches at wineries in Stellenbosch! And a safari at Etosha.

If you don’t mind me asking, how easy was the process to book these?
Did you source the award seats via a dummy booking on someone like SQ and then call up Velocity ?

 

[JohnM]

I pulled a trigger today.

We are starting a six-week sojourn in Africa on 25 July at NBO, finishing in CPT.

I had scored QF FF J redemptions PER-HKG (CX)-DXB(EK)-NBO(EK), with a one-night HKG stopover and a two-night DXB stopover. Sweet.

PJM hasn't been to Hong Kong and has never stopped over in Dubai. I booked a room at Jumeirah Beach Hotel with the aim of a pleasant outdoor meal at the Jumeirah Italian-themed resto looking up at the light display on the Burj Al Arab, something I rather like.

I haven't cancelled that, but this afternoon I locked in a backup PER-xSYD-JNB with PER-SYD whY redemptions - but at least on an A332, and SYD-JNB the following day in W Sale. $400 PP cancellation fee on the SYD-JNB sector I regard as reasonable insurance.

PER-JNB is exxy in J, and there's no W on the A330. SA J price is not too bad but it's a 2350h departure in old-school J on a creaky A340. Done it back in the day when QF/SA code-shared, but it's a bit of a PITA. Better to put up with QF and go via SYD, I think. Chase the daylight all the way - and maybe even get a glimpse of the Antarctic icepack (seats selected on the port side). Done it in B747 J several times times before.

Organising JNB-NBO can wait until the situation becomes clearer. There are quite a few daily flights, so we can squeeze something in.

I have spent a lot of time planning this Africa trip and I want to make sure I'm there when it's due to kick off, even if it means suffering more whY than I would like.

Return booked is QR revenue J CPT-DOH-PER with a one-night DOH stopover in early September. I'll let that sit for a while. Getting home is the least of the problems.

The main thing is to ensure getting into Africa; out is not such an issue.

We're heading to Raja Ampat later this week for a week of snorkelling/diving on a 32m liveaboard boat that we've taken sole-use with 18 other friends, mostly from PER. I want to enjoy that without stressing about our mid-year trip transitting the ME.

 

[Daver6]

I pulled a trigger today.

We are starting a six-week sojourn in Africa on 25 July at NBO, finishing in CPT.

I had scored QF FF J redemptions PER-HKG (CX)-DXB(EK)-NBO(EK), with a one-night HKG stopover and a two-night DXB stopover. Sweet.

PJM hasn't been to Hong Kong and has never stopped over in Dubai. I booked a room at Jumeirah Beach Hotel with the aim of a pleasant outdoor meal at the Jumeirah Italian-themed resto looking up at the light display on the Burj Al Arab, something I rather like.

I haven't cancelled that, but this afternoon I locked in a backup PER-xSYD-JNB with PER-SYD whY redemptions - but at least on an A332, and SYD-JNB the following day in W Sale. $400 PP cancellation fee on the SYD-JNB sector I regard as reasonable insurance.

PER-JNB is exxy in J, and there's no W on the A330. SA J price is not too bad but it's a 2350h departure in old-school J on a creaky A340. Done it back in the day when QF/SA code-shared, but it's a bit of a PITA. Better to put up with QF and go via SYD, I think. Chase the daylight all the way - and maybe even get a glimpse of the Antarctic icepack (seats selected on the port side). Done it in B747 J several times times before.

Organising JNB-NBO can wait until the situation becomes clearer. There are quite a few daily flights, so we can squeeze something in.

I have spent a lot of time planning this Africa trip and I want to make sure I'm there when it's due to kick off, even if it means suffering more whY than I would like.

Return booked is QR revenue J CPT-DOH-PER with a one-night DOH stopover in early September. I'll let that sit for a while. Getting home is the least of the problems.

The main thing is to ensure getting into Africa; out is not such an issue.

We're heading to Raja Ampat later this week for a week of snorkelling/diving on a 32m liveaboard boat that we've taken sole-use with 18 other friends, mostly from PER. I want to enjoy that without stressing about our mid-year trip transitting the ME.

Will you be able to cash in your LTG plus extra SC to get WP and make use of the F lounge in SYD?

And 18 friends? Don't you mean 17 and one pest?

 

[JohnM]

Will you be able to cash in your LTG plus extra SC to get WP and make use of the F lounge in SYD?

And 18 friends? Don't you mean 17 and one pest?

I haven’t worried about lounge stuff and the rest is a mere rounding error…

 

[henleybeach]

If you don’t mind me asking, how easy was the process to book these?
Did you source the award seats via a dummy booking on someone like SQ and then call up Velocity ?

I just checked aeroplan for availability and called up velocity. I thought this would be the hard part , however it was easy and it took 10 minutes and it was all done.