My Journey to Every Country in the World
May 23, 2016, 8:43 pm
#421
Join Date: Feb 2015
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I wonder which airport near Sana'a they're using; the info posted claims Sana'a, but that seems risky at best, my last info was similar to iron's (bombed/mostly unusuable; maybe one runway is still ok??) - wikipedia claims that Bisha in KSA was being used instead (but wikipedia has plenty of inaccuracies) - if true, that would certainly explain the Saudi authority requirement.
That said...getting accurate info re: Yemen, like Libya, is difficult at best.
Last edited by Tychian; May 23, 2016 at 8:45 pm Reason: added a bit more
May 24, 2016, 6:02 pm
#422
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Up in the Air
Programs: AC/EK
Posts: 248
Requiring permission from both Saudi and Yemeni authorities is interesting.
I wonder which airport near Sana'a they're using; the info posted claims Sana'a, but that seems risky at best, my last info was similar to iron's (bombed/mostly unusuable; maybe one runway is still ok??) - wikipedia claims that Bisha in KSA was being used instead (but wikipedia has plenty of inaccuracies) - if true, that would certainly explain the Saudi authority requirement.
That said...getting accurate info re: Yemen, like Libya, is difficult at best.
I wonder which airport near Sana'a they're using; the info posted claims Sana'a, but that seems risky at best, my last info was similar to iron's (bombed/mostly unusuable; maybe one runway is still ok??) - wikipedia claims that Bisha in KSA was being used instead (but wikipedia has plenty of inaccuracies) - if true, that would certainly explain the Saudi authority requirement.
That said...getting accurate info re: Yemen, like Libya, is difficult at best.
The airstrip was damaged numerous times but it can't be that difficult to patch up!
May 24, 2016, 9:22 pm
#423
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Tokyo
Programs: SPG LT Plat ANA Plat
Posts: 596
at 107 here, don't see the point in going to every country just to say I did it, and really don't get what some people in this thread seem to be doing (popping into a country for 1 day or less just to say they went). Pointless collecting seems dumb, I go to places I want to visit and actually visit them. What does anyone get out of spending 4 hours in a place just to tick it off?
May 24, 2016, 9:50 pm
#424
Join Date: Feb 2015
Programs: DL Diamond, HH Diamond, Hyatt Diamond, Marriott Gold, Turkish Gold, Copa Platinum, airberlin Gold
Posts: 77
I loved my time Yemen, and Sana'a in particular. Heartbreaking what's been going on.
And BTW for those wondering why some of us travel to all these places- this is a big part of why; I never expected Yemen and Yemenis to be so amazing, but of all the places in the middle east - and the world - this became one of my favorites.
May 25, 2016, 7:28 pm
#425
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Up in the Air
Programs: AC/EK
Posts: 248
^ I regret not being able to see more of Sana'a. I lived there for around 8 years but had tough security restrictions including living in compounds and only moving under armed escort. Yemeni people are amazing though and very resilient given the current situation.
To make matters worse I was told Sana'a was hit by 2 earthquakes this week, including a 4.7. They're the first earthquakes since 1986 from what I'm told and it is likely the old city sustained damage.
To make matters worse I was told Sana'a was hit by 2 earthquakes this week, including a 4.7. They're the first earthquakes since 1986 from what I'm told and it is likely the old city sustained damage.
May 26, 2016, 10:34 pm
#427
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Dubai
Posts: 3,301
May 27, 2016, 6:48 pm
#428
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Austin, TX -- AA Life Platinum; QF Life Silver; UA Silver
Posts: 5,462
Glad you could join in on the grand tour as well!
Jun 1, 2016, 3:53 pm
#429
Join Date: Feb 2015
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^ I regret not being able to see more of Sana'a. I lived there for around 8 years but had tough security restrictions including living in compounds and only moving under armed escort. Yemeni people are amazing though and very resilient given the current situation.
To make matters worse I was told Sana'a was hit by 2 earthquakes this week, including a 4.7. They're the first earthquakes since 1986 from what I'm told and it is likely the old city sustained damage.
To make matters worse I was told Sana'a was hit by 2 earthquakes this week, including a 4.7. They're the first earthquakes since 1986 from what I'm told and it is likely the old city sustained damage.
Ugh on the quakes
Jun 1, 2016, 3:54 pm
#430
Join Date: Feb 2015
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Jul 19, 2016, 2:03 am
#431
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Dubai
Posts: 3,301
From a Dane who has just finished the 196. How he visited Libya. The Libyan Govt even provided a free return flight on Afriqiyah Airways
!:
http://www.henriktravel.com/2016/06/...met-prime.html
!:http://www.henriktravel.com/2016/06/...met-prime.html
Jul 19, 2016, 8:40 am
#433
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Anywhere warm
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Jul 19, 2016, 10:32 am
#434
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: anywhere and everywhere
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Posts: 5,525
Jul 19, 2016, 1:04 pm
#435
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Austin, TX -- AA Life Platinum; QF Life Silver; UA Silver
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From a Dane who has just finished the 196. How he visited Libya. The Libyan Govt even provided a free return flight on Afriqiyah Airways!:
http://www.henriktravel.com/2016/06/...met-prime.html
!:http://www.henriktravel.com/2016/06/...met-prime.html
Today's my 45th birthday and I met my goal of visiting every country by then