@jthiel: having to stay additional days in MLE must be hard.... I would not wish that on anybody

Wow, they have been sending EK235 on a polar route? Am I seeing this right?

Don’t think so, FlightRadar24 shows it approaching Medina, KSA

Yes, half of A F lounge was open Thursday night

AFAIK there are no attacks from bases in UAE, UAE never agreed to use it as point of attacks

Useful datapoint for you. Friend of mine had an open-jaw booking for 11MAR BRU DXB SIN // EK and then 03APR BKK DXB BRU.
In the panic they booked a non-refundable replacement BA ticket for BRU LHR SIN. Little did they know, and you should too, they could have had EK reroute them for free.
Anyway that outbound flight was now useless, so I called EK and after some trouble getting through they rebooked them on a one-way for only the inbound flights. Basically removing the outbound sectors from the ticket.
Very helpful agent said they were still eligble for the unused value of their ticket. Claimable after travel completes.

Please keep this on topic and go to OMNI to discuss politics
 

Calling for mods to step in - can you please make sure that this thread stays on topic and doesn't deteriorate to OMNI style discussion of politic?

near the perimeter you say? I'd encourage everyone to watch the video from this morning. Looks like the drone today hit the ground just missing the T3 terminal structure, and about 1 plane distance away from an EK A380 that may well have been fueled and loaded with passengers.

some talk on airliners.net that Emirates cancelling the entire schedule then reinstating an hour later may have been influenced by the country wanting to maintain image?

The Emirates pilots were ordered to hold 2-3 hours before diverting for fuel. Foreign carriers such as Virgin Atlantic and the French rescue flight quickly went back to Europe.

EK 235 used to polar route on the 5th and 6th. Today, overflew Saudi Arabia. I know... I am on the flight. Good for me. Shortens the long flight by a bit. First Lounge had both sections open during the day and then went to just one half in the evening.

Would you know if the EK235 the 'Game Changer' flight with 6 seats in F? I wonder if they kept the same aircraft for the route during this conflict.

For ....'s sake, are you serious???

Absolutely amazing first ever post!

Thank you, that is a helpful data point. I am aware of the possibility to ask for rebooking on another airline and (providing I can get through to an agent) will try that option.

What's wrong with the question? Just because there's a bigger stuff going on doesn't mean people can't be curious about the product, especially if they plan to take a flight with EK anytime soon.

No indication of his/her intent to take flight soon... Just question rather irrelevant in this current situation.

I've booked a rtn trip to NZ and am due to travel from London STN - AKL in F at the end of the month. I've been told by an adviser to ring back 5 days before I'm due to fly out. To be honest I don't see the situation improving between now and then, so I'm considering my options. (Also the UK Govt has advised against travelling to the UAE, unless it's for essential travel. If I ignored that, it would invalidate my travel insurance.) If I contact them sooner rather than nearer the time it's been suggested and I come up with airlines and flight times in an F cabin, having done the research, will I be allocated those flights? Or, will they choose their own?