I am indeed following... but this doesn't give me any further information as to whether it is a wild goose chase for anyone heading east or not.

Was hoping someone had heard a rumour from a second cousin who sat next to a QR employee in a restaurant and overheard them talking about the deeply discounted fares from xxx to yyy that were going to go on sale at zzz time/date. How is your second cousin, M? Maybe time to give them a call...