Indeed, Israel said that it will attack Iran ..
they said soon. They didn’t say when. I guess that it will be a surgical air raid against a military target or nuclear “development” sites?
So basically the two US flights to the middle east (PHL-DOH) and (EWR-DXB) are canceled in both directions, and the plane that was scheduled to fly from DOH/DXB today is now going to fly back on tomorrow's flight since today's outbound is also canceled. I wonder if a flight suspension is incoming g...
Jump to postI would also imagine it would create a drop in travel to Europe as many may fear attacks Europe as well. With the Olympic and Euro Cup coming up this could have a devastating affect on international travel if they do strike People would fear attacks in Europe because of a war in the Middle East? If...
Jump to postI think that if Iran does actually retaliate directly, it will be a regional war that might involve Iraq as well. The whole region will be a no fly zone. Israel Lebanon Jordan Syria Iraq and Iran. It Would be an issue for the ME3 obviously.. and if it escalates to a total war the gulf might be affec...
Jump to postI don’t think that many will connect in MIA to DXB or BOG, unless EK makes a stop over in MIA possible with the same fare. That would be smart, allowing those flying from BOG to/ from DXB to combine with a short trip to Miami.
Jump to postAnd a lot of finance jobs moved out of London since Brexit, mainly to paris and Luxembourg.
Jump to postMEA still serves complimentary meals & wine in economy.
Jump to postThé EU is all about the freedom of movement of people goods capital etc.. decades of European integration has meant that millions of Europeans have moved across borders for work, love, and other personal reasons.. those people commute back and forth. Add to that millions of others who own homes in o...
Jump to postITA dominates at LIN which is actually the premium airport of Milan. Fares are much higher than from MXP. Flights are always fully booked .. And generate a very handsome revenue for ITA. Connecting to FCO or FRA from Milan for long haul through LIN is actually easier than getting to MXP.. a win win ...
Jump to postMiddle East Airlines will relocate and change schedule due to the conflict taking place in the region , many insurance companies consider Lebanon as a war zone and all flights in and out will have some difficult arrangement especially ME https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/aviation-w...
Jump to postAir France will remain at Orly to operate the Corsica flight, it's operated under a Public Service Order and which the airline is tied into maintaining. Why would the govt. care from which Paris airport the Corsican flights operate- the only important thing is there is a link with Paris. The Corsic...
Jump to postAir France will stop flying out of Paris-Orly by 2026. Seems this is triggered by a shift towards train travel on short flights and drop in domestic business travel. https://airwaysmag.com/air-france-to-end-paris-orly-flights/?fbclid=IwAR2QIrvqB15ZdFodGsjqz8eHbNEbymipnBZ4G7mqRJILWPbYx1HkfKC1V0Q The...
Jump to postUnited is running several extra flights on EWR-ATH to help get people in or out of Israel. https://twitter.com/davidshepardson/status/1712209662857162828 How does this help? Does the plane go from ATH-TLV-ATH? Getting Israel bound pax closer to Israel. In this case Athens. Much easier to find their...
Jump to postWe remember what happened in 2020 with that UIA 737. I'm concerned that a repeat will occur in TLV soon. Should TLV suspend all operations? I would hope that we don’t witness another UIA! It is a risky situation, I hope that the Israeli government isn’t keeping TLV open for political reasons taking...
Jump to postI think that they can operate from Ramon ETM
If needed.
SN cancelled its two flights from BRU to TLV today. They’re talking about sending evacuation flights.
Jump to postThey also fly LCY-ANR-LCY almost daily ..
Neither leg connecting to LUX.
I don't understand why the Government of Mauritius is so hesitant to give landing rights to Ethiopian Airlines, for the so called protection of Air Mauritius, while they allow other international airlines to serve the country. Over the years, airlines such as Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa (later Eur...
Jump to postSome airlines overfly Syria others don’t but overfly Iran. Some don’t overfly Israel .. If we start sanctioning those who choose to overfly countries we don’t « agree » with.. will be a legal mess. Not to mention the hypocrisy. The majority of the countries have chosen to remain neutral vis a vis th...
Jump to postFor sure! The corrupt political class is still in power. Money will vanish into their private Swiss accounts. On the other hand, MEA and other privatised institutions will run better when managed by competent new owners (or shareholders)from the private sector.
Jump to postBesides it owns largest catering company at BEY (if not The only one) as well as maintenance MASCO state of the art cargo centre..(the only ine at BEY)and if. I m not mistaken MEA owns a huge Chunk of BEY airport (land and buildings)..
Jump to post$1 billion for MEA sounds high for an airline with a relatively modest sized fleet. I know that a big fleet doesn't guarantee a large valuation... but it's difficult to consistently generate large profits long term with a modest sized fleet, particularly when political and economic stability isn't ...
Jump to postMaking BOG #1 in South America! As Mexico is in North America.
Jump to postAs far as I am concerned most or a lot of those carriers should not be flying to Russia. They make a lot of money from flying to the EU, UK and US. Put a stop to that flying and see what happens. If everyday Russians, whom I like, had all those sun destinations and onward connection stopped, we mig...
Jump to postIt is all over the news, everywhere. PR nightmare for ET.
Jump to postIf LH bought Easyjet UK, the only real problem would be routes from the UK to non-EU destinations - eg Iceland or Morocco. For everything else, it can operate under the AOC of the Austrian subsidiary easyJet is 3 companies.. europe (based in Austria and aircraft registered in austria ) easyJet Swit...
Jump to postIt is all ridiculous. People will keep saying Turkey, and calling the airline Turkish. As mentioned by many above, why change such a successful brand? Besides, how are we going to say Turkish coffee, or Turkish delights in English? If Turkey, as a name, doesn’t exist anymore according to Pres. Erdog...
Jump to postWhy can’t people simply wait till they get home and pray?
Jump to postIt is a worrying development. Doesn’t bode well for AUH and DXB as they are clearly getting dragged into the Yemeni conflict.
Jump to postCan’t the other passengers sue that idiot for damages? Would end up being a very expensive lesson to her and other like her.
Jump to postEven more interesting to note that a similar attack to the AUH airport already happened in 2018 and went even more unnoticed. https://www.janes.com/amp/video-confirms-yemeni-attack-on-abu-dhabis-airport-in-2018/ZnlJK3dHVU9mZ28xajRJVkc5dVI5VFp1cVMwPQ2 3 people got killed this time! Little media cove...
Jump to postEven more interesting to note that a similar attack to the AUH airport already happened in 2018 and went even more unnoticed. https://www.janes.com/amp/video-confirms-yemeni-attack-on-abu-dhabis-airport-in-2018/ZnlJK3dHVU9mZ28xajRJVkc5dVI5VFp1cVMwPQ2 3 people got killed this time! Little media cove...
Jump to postKLMatSJC wrote:AP is saying it hit the new terminal
F27500 wrote:itripreport wrote:Not sure if this is the right place to say this, but as a Mexican citizen, am I able to take this flight to Russia without restrictions? Or even with a layover?
you'd want to go there ??
- The LHR-LIN service may have to stop on 10/31 anyway, for "Brexit-related reasons" (the article doesn't say what those are). The issue is LIN is traffic restricted to domestic & EU flights only- even Swiss can't operate there. Having said that, I don't know why BA & Easyjet are ...
Jump to postThe party's over. Flights banned from UAE to UK ... did Dubai ruin it for Etihad? 50,083 cases in 14 days. That'll do it. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/travel-bans-extended-as-united-arab-emirates-burundi-and-rwanda-added-to-red-list-to-prevent-spread-of-new-variant I assume other countries wi...
Jump to postThe party's over. Flights banned from UAE to UK ... did Dubai ruin it for Etihad? 50,083 cases in 14 days. That'll do it. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/travel-bans-extended-as-united-arab-emirates-burundi-and-rwanda-added-to-red-list-to-prevent-spread-of-new-variant I don't get it, why not all...
Jump to postANA had their own hotels. I think they partnered with inter continental.
Jump to postThe world is full of idiots! Covid has shown us, very clearly. Very simple! Unhappy with your seat, get the hell Out of the plane. And fast, without delaying the flight. No matter what religion, his/her rights end once they Infringe on the rights of others. Simple as that. I hope she will win the ca...
Jump to postBadly handled! The man should have been moved regardless of his religion or religious beliefs. His rights end when they infringe on the rights of others. The women should not have been reassigned another seat because he can’t sit next to a woman. They should try and find him another seat, if that is...
Jump to postMEA321 wrote:Recieving two A321 NEO in July 2021 then the rest seem to be deferred.
As far as I know announcements start in french outbound from brussels followed by Dutch then English..in bound To BRU they start in Dutch then french then English. The 3 languages are always used. All the crew speak Dutch french and English. Some french speaking crew speak weak Dutch, but they do. A...
Jump to postMany flights will restart the coming weeks from Swiss. Most flights will firstly be operated with the A220-fleet with some exceptions. LHR is currently seeing widebody ops, the A320's will be deployed to meet demand. Any info to when the 2nd NEO will arrive in ZRH and if she needs retrofitting like...
Jump to postCarbonFibre wrote:The Boeing 720 livery is back! https://flic.kr/p/2j2os1W
How the hell English and Dutch speaking passengers would be able to tell that that particular lavatory would be used for crew only? I doubt all the passengers in that plane knows how to read in korean right? Also, the FA caught in lies multiple times. No photos and the lavatory was unlocked, they o...
Jump to postDo you want to imply that KLM, unlike other airlines, has an inherent problem of systematic racial discrimination? That's quite an accusation that you base on this simple incident. It is not a simple incident. It is a serious incident. This one got out, and was made public by the person involved. m...
Jump to postEverywhere all the time things are written and said in English. English speakers are lucky. Now 1 time its not the case and its right away discrimination and the whole world must know. Pathetic. Things are almost never written in Dutch. That’s discrimination. It was not written in dutch or English ...
Jump to postcalstanford wrote:Good question especially as Shanghai with surrounding cities has so much more population than Milan or Dubai.
Honest question. Do they really expect people to travel their for 'Expo 2020'? Well they expect 25 million visitors. https://www.go-gulf.ae/dubai-expo-2020/ Seems plausible. 2015 Expo in Milan saw 22.2mil, and Shanghai World Expo had 73mil visitors! How many of the visitors to Milan and Shanghai we...
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