Middle East Airspace Diversions/Cancellations

[Melburnian1]

Does anyone else have a bad feeling that this is going to drag on longer than anticipated, possibly into April at the very least? I get the sense that the US entered this operation with a lot of confidence but under-prepared.

One thing seems certain: this operation has already made people rethink travel through the volatile Middle East, and it could permanently reshape parts of the global aviation industry as airlines and travelers reconsider the risks of routing through hubs in unstable regions. The ME3 need to be very careful how they treat their customer base...

Channel 7 news tonight with the very experienced Chris Reason as reporter on the Israeli/Lebanese border claimed crew of one USA ship in the area had been informed they'd be there until May.

If true, at least another six weeks of warfare.

 

[Coathanger]

Channel 7 news tonight with the very experienced Chris Reason as reporter on the Israeli/Lebanese border claimed crew of one USA ship in the area had been informed they'd be there until May.

If true, at least another six weeks of warfare.

And you don’t generally relocate a Marine Expeditionary Unit for fun.

 

[clifford]

I can see my trip to Europe in May being shot down too. Perhaps better to stick to SE Asia for now. Taiwan will have its own issues given what's going on in the ME (if you know what I mean).

 

[MEL_Traveller]

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SMH just reporting.

The flight from Melbourne is just short on final at DXB, but seems to climb again and just did a U turn (may become circles). I can only imagine how you feel on this flight when you see the flight starting circling and you know the real reason is presumably " Dear passengers, we are advised that it is not safe to land at the moment due to income missiles/drones etc..."

Well… pax knew the risk of that before boarding their flight. So it would hardly be a surprise. And I guess you are thankful that you are flying around out of harms way?

 

[aussieboozer]

. Worth noting though that EY seems to have removed the ability to request a refund. The other carriers may well follow suit given the cost of not flying and having to pay refunds.

Isn't this against Australian consumer law and what Qantas got into a lot of trouble for during Covid.

I have a $10k fare with QR in late May that I don't want a credit for if they cancel.

 

[MELso]

EK waiver extended to 15 April with rebooking until 31 May permissible. I imagine Qantas will follow suit soon.

 

[jrfsp]

To those thinking of flying via the US

Unless a funding deal gets approved soon airports will grind to a complete standstill

TSA Chaos: One Airport Had 55% Of Security Screeners Call In Sick

An increasing number of TSA officers are calling in sick due to the government shutdown. One airport had 55% of screeners not show up!

onemileatatime.com

U.S. says it may be forced to shut down some airports over funding standoff

The partial government shutdown has forced 50,000 Transportation Security Administration airport security officers to work without pay for the last month.

www.cnbc.com

 

[Rembrandt]

Channel 7 news tonight with the very experienced Chris Reason as reporter on the Israeli/Lebanese border claimed crew of one USA ship in the area had been informed they'd be there until May.

Interesting, though sadly not surprising. I can’t see this conflict being resolved by Easter. The U.S. still needs to neutralize the drone threat, something that arguably should have been addressed before the conflict began by acquiring Ukrainian technology.

I hope QR soon recognizes that a near-term resolution is unlikely and begins offering full, fee-free refunds for people that have flights booked in April.