Yes, they’ve given me Air France and Qantas out of Newcastle

Is that just the outbound flight or have they rerouted for the return as well - thanks

Just the outbound but my return is around a month away so advised to call back nearer the time

Thanks very much - we have flights booked with Emirates to Sri Lanka via Dubai in a few weeks time but have a return date we cannot miss so just trying to work out what options may be. I've cancelled hotels etc as they were free to cancel and it seems to be going right up to the wire with hearing about it. Though it may become clearer.

Have a lovely time on holiday.

Today's planned flights:

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...19beb5e149.png

Any idea why no flights to USA? I have 5 Mar early AM flight to IAD which still shows as scheduled. Fingers crossed.

No idea about this, sorry -- my initial [pure] speculation was O-D pairs that have visa/stay constraints (e.g., South Asian & East Asian citizens flying to/from tourist / study / work visa locations) with limited permission to stay a long time in the GCC, whereas those with US passports / visas typically have greater access to regions & stay viability, as well as many more alternatives to get back to the US (via Africa, Europe, Asia).

I suspect they will rotate the locations day-by-day to get everyone a fair chance, though.

Was that AFTER the original flight was cancelled? Did you ask for a rerouting on a different carrier (as per UK/261), or did they offer it? And what class of service was it? We have an LGW/DXB/CPT coming up on Monday (in J). Would love them to give me direct on VS or BA. Or even 1 stop on KL or LH.

Well if the Iranians are going to target anything flying out of DXB, a flight going to the USA is going to be top of their list.

I'm looking for a backup option for QR redemption (that QR are notoriously bad for rerouting) and EK cash fare comes most competitive and they seem to be better for rerouting than God-awful QR. What's the consensus on refund fee waiver for a flight that I book now for departure before 10th March - is it waived or is it per fare rules ($$$)?

Are these flights each being escorted by fighter jets, or are they taking the approach that if they just fly to the south then it will be out of harm's way?

The official line on refund waivers is as follows, so I don't see why you wouldn't be able to get a refund:
Keep in mind refunds are taking longer than normal, so you are potentially providing an interest-free loan to them.

Thank you - that was my reading of it as well - I was hoping they will have a travel agent site similar to the one BA have with all their policies (which usually has many more details), but no joy finding one so far.

Desperate to get back over to the UAE. Rebooked from 2nd Glasgow to Dubai to tomorrow.
flight says scheduled but today’s is cancelled. If they cancel tomorrows flight later on today I’ll get on to them and see if I can get a flight from another UK airport back to the UAE.

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