CX suspends CMB due to rebel activity
Mar 30, 2007, 2:24 pm
#31
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I suspect they are likely to say no. Even if you do this after April 1 my understanding is that you cannot fly JL on your ticket, so if you are left with CX as your only choice a mr to NRT and back to HKG is not possible on two coupons from BKK.
Mar 30, 2007, 6:15 pm
#32
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No, it means that SQ is owned by a government and CX is not....so CX is bound by commercial insurance cover, and cannot fly into cities that are not certified as covered by it's insurance policy. SQ is self-insured (or rather, covered by the govt). One of the many ways that SQ is subsidized without violating trade agreements. Usually it doesn't matter, but CMB is a great example of the difference.
For reference, SQ's major shareholders are listed on this link:
http://www.singaporeair.com/saa/en_U...stor/stock.jsp
Apr 2, 2007, 1:35 am
#33
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A review is occurring some time this week:
http://www.cathaypacific.com/cpa/en_...0011d21c39____
CX MEL is certain that the suspension is temporary and hopeful that resumption of CMB could be as early as this week.
http://www.cathaypacific.com/cpa/en_...0011d21c39____
CX MEL is certain that the suspension is temporary and hopeful that resumption of CMB could be as early as this week.
Apr 4, 2007, 11:46 pm
#35
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Service will resume on APR 22. See this thread: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=679243
Phew....
Phew....
Apr 29, 2007, 5:38 am
#36
Join Date: Feb 2005
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CX ex-CMB flights cancelled again?
i'm supposed to fly tonight to CMB (from BKK) on CX. our flight is cancelled. however, there is no official annoucement yet if flights are cancelled for a long time (as in marhc) or if it's just our 1 flight that's cancelled due to mechanical or something. CX won't give me a straight answer, except that tonight is a no-go.
if flights are canccelled for good, then i need to make completely different plans. while 1 day delay is ok with me. anyone have any better info?
if flights are canccelled for good, then i need to make completely different plans. while 1 day delay is ok with me. anyone have any better info?
Apr 29, 2007, 7:42 am
#37
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Apr 29, 2007, 10:15 am
#40
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EK suspends CMB services indefinitely
Apr 30, 2007, 12:32 pm
#42
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Here's an amusing article about the Sri Lankan defenses - you could get the idea that the airlines are more concerned about them than the rebels.
http://money.cnn.com/2007/04/30/news...ion=2007043012
http://money.cnn.com/2007/04/30/news...ion=2007043012
Apr 30, 2007, 8:47 pm
#43
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This is certainly getting to be a pain, and a littel stressful. We have ot ticket with AA for our DONE4 by June1, for an early July depature from CMB. I am thinking that the saving are not really worth the stress! The flights back from CMB to Australia are also very cheap, which was another reason for taking the CMB option (we are flying from ICN via HKG to CMB, doing the DONE, then leaving from CMB to MEL) This advantage is gone with a NRT departure, so I am wondering what to do about this.....perhaps fly from ICN-NRT on a cheap r/t ticket, and then book a cheap o/w with QF ICN via NRT to MEL? Are there cheap I or D class o/w tickets from TPE to MEL with CX still?
Apr 30, 2007, 10:22 pm
#44
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Use of CMB these days seems like a very risky proposition. Even if the airport is open and flights aren’t cancelled, the travel insurance policies (e.g., foreign medical coverage) of which I am aware specifically exclude coverage in regions for which government warnings have been issued. For example, the current recommendations by various Western governments against non-essential travel to Sri Lanka.
May 2, 2007, 1:15 am
#45
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for those with still-open CMB plans, you may want to consider issuing XONEX tickets from Japan. I was due to fly into CMB on apr 29th, pickup my DONE4 and fly out on May1st. of course, i couldn't get into CMB (i was in BKK at the time). i rerouted myself to NRT, showed up at AA desk at the airport explained my situation and next day had a new DONE4 issued. of course, the pricing was ex-NRT, but it's only about $500 difference. for me, it's really worth not having the headache. i consider myself lucky that CX cancelled when i was going INTO CMB, not when i was there.