See below the link.

https://www.qatarairways.com/tradepo...Situation.html.

Then click also on the JWC guidelines, that is from last year 18 November 2025.

Unfortunately I believe calling is the best way, I've seen people call 30 - 50 times before getting into the queue...

Unfortunately I am only Silver at the moment, so WhatsApp is not available to me. If next week's flight (and the return) happens, I'll be Gold again but sadly that's of little use at the moment. :(

Are there any further date updates from the internal staff memo?

Regular flights now cancelled until 7 March 23:59GMT

Refunds until 12th now, rebooking to 27th,

Great if you havent started your journey. Not so good for those stranded. God knows what the refund would be on remaining trip.

Flying on the 9th, but not yet cancelled, is there a rebooking option? Website unclear.

The press release has been updated to say you can though its all very fast moving (and a missile has just been intercepted heading to Turkey). Though its not 100% clear on the rebooking as it said if affected by cancellations. I would maybe wait also not sure this will be resolved by 27th. We aren't eligible for a refund yet but aren't going anyway and will take the £1,000 hit if needed. Presume if you have taken outbound flight its the inbound that's refunded and presume the £520 that's on receipt relates to outbound as its a max compensation amount.

Are Emirates offering reroutes for flights back to UK with other airlines if safe to do so? - the CAA seems to say flight out must offer but not flight back.

Emirates idiocy. Flight to IAD cancelled and they will not resume until 15 March. They are willing to book me to ORD but WILL NOT provide the connecting flight to IAD/DCA. This is despite acknowledging that this is in contravention of the terms of contract. They simply say I can then contact customer services for a refund of the domestic ticket.

They do say if I am willing to wait until 15 March then they can get me to my final destination. Rubbish customer care.

Thank you for this. Is there a website where I can get other FIR maps to this level of detail ?

Does anyone knows how this works? How do they prioritize the passengers?

Emirates continues to operate a limited flight schedule. We are accommodating customers with earlier bookings as a priority on these limited flights. Customers transiting in Dubai will only be accepted for travel if their connecting flight is operating. Please do not go to the airport unless you have been notified directly by Emirates or hold a confirmed booking for these flights.

Thank you already for the answer.

regards

dutch_122

My Mum had been stuck on a layover from India since Saturday. She was originally booked to BHX with Emirates.

Against government, airline and my advice, she did go to DXB yesterday, talked her way into the airport and found at check in that there wasn’t even a standby list for the Gatwick flight that was going. She talked them into creating one and putting her at the top. Shortly after, 5 other people arrived and did the same.

One hour before departure, all those on standby were given seats and allowed through to get on the flight. She landed safely yesterday afternoon in Gatwick.

Hopefully Emirates have implemented standby lists for the flights today, and glad there only ended up being 2 unfilled seats on the Gatwick flight yesterday! Good luck to everyone still making their way home, hope you all have safe journeys.

Wow. My respect to your mother--she sounds like a formidable, persuasive, person. Reminds me of the advice "If you ask firmly, politely, and do not take 'no' for an answer...." But, realistically, my sense is that things rarely work out that way for most people, including the thousands that are now stuck due to EK operational issues as a result of the war.

Squeaky wheel gets the grease, priority is given to those who have the patience & fortitutde to get through to the call centre. I think there was some attempt at doing it in an orderly fashion however that went out the window with everyone calling & many, many sob stories (some true, some not).

I normally just google them ad hoc "<FIR NAME> en route map" :)

On a global level? Yes. On an ME3 level, I'd say it's heads & shoulders above the competition -- QR is only rebooking onto its metal with nothing going before 9 March and same O/D pairs, EY is cancelling one day at a time. Depending on how badly you want to get back to the DC area, the ORD offer with self-onward travel isn't bad -- EK also published offers for Europe-bound passengers on its confirmed services with a clearly published caveat that onward travel was on their own dime, those who want to, can do so immediately, and those who want to go directly to their destination, can wait.