FlightDisruptions

Shared a frustrating experience with Emirates during the recent disruptions. The original first class ticket (booked for Feb 28) kept getting pushed back and cancelled repeatedly. Eventually managed to get home by buying a seat on one of the so-called repatriation flights. Later...

Saw a report saying Emirates expects to bring back almost its full flight network within the next few days, depending on airspace availability. The airline is hoping to restore around 106 out of its 140 destinations, which would be a pretty big step toward normal operations...

Had a Kuala Lumpur to Amsterdam trip booked with Etihad via Abu Dhabi, but the flight got cancelled with no clear timeline for when things would restart. After spending hours searching for alternatives, we ended up finding a route with Turkmenistan Airlines. The itinerary was...

Had a Madrid to Delhi trip booked for March 14 with a connection in Doha. The first leg was Iberia (codeshare) and the second leg was Qatar Airways. With all the current airspace issues in the Middle East, the Madrid–Doha flights started getting cancelled and mine was eventually...

Their flight itself wasn’t cancelled, but when they arrived at the airport they were refused check-in because they were only transiting through Dubai. Apparently the airline had instructions to only allow passengers whose final destination was Dubai. What’s frustrating is that...

Saw someone in a stressful situation right now while trying to get home from Sri Lanka. They were supposed to fly Colombo to Doha with Qatar Airways and then Doha to Helsinki with Finnair. Both flights got cancelled, and Qatar offered the usual options: rebook within 14 days or...

Last year I had an operational (non-weather) delay on Spirit that caused me to miss my connecting flight and resulted in $700+ in direct losses, plus professional disruption. What happened: • First leg delayed for operational reasons • Missed my onward connection • No meaningful...

Had a pretty wild situation tonight flying ATL to Newark. About an hour into the flight we had to turn around because NYC airspace was closed due to weather. We went back to Atlanta and once we landed they told everyone the next available Frontier flight wasn’t until Friday at 7...

Saw a pretty stressful situation someone shared after their Emirates flight BKK → DXB → MAD on March 9 got canceled. At the airport they were offered two options: • Fly in 2 days in Business Class but pay about €5,000 fare difference • Fly in 4 days on another airline but pay a...

Had a trip from India to Newark cancelled because of the war, and the only workable rebooking was a flight to LAX instead. Now arriving in Los Angeles with seven suitcases and small children, but no real plan yet for what to do next. The idea is to stay in a hotel or motel for a...

Booked a trip from London to Jeddah on March 14 with Wizz Air, then Jeddah → Sharjah → Lahore on March 16 with Air Arabia. The booking was made through Trip.com the night before the war started, and travel insurance was added along with payment through American Express Gold. The...

Had a multi city business class ticket via Doha. Flew JFK to DOH to BLR in February with no problems. Return was supposed to be COK to DOH to JFK on March 18, but things got messy when Qatar Airways operations stopped. The flight still showed as scheduled in the system even...

Saw an interesting reminder about travel insurance after the recent flight disruptions affecting routes through the Middle East. Some travelers stranded in Europe on the way to Asia after Qatar Airways cancellations found out their travel insurance wouldn’t cover the extra hotel...

My flight is coming up soon and it’s currently outside the refund window. The trip is just a family visit that’s been planned for a long time, nothing urgent. After looking into the situation over the past few days, the main concern is that even if the outbound flight operates,...

Interesting question. Airports and ATC don’t rely only on the public power grid. They have backup generators, redundant systems, and contingency plans specifically for scenarios like power outages. Aviation infrastructure is built with that in mind. So if there was a general...

I recently posted about my cancelled Kathmandu to London flight and wanted to share what happened next. The first replacement leg from Kathmandu to Bangkok on Thai Airways went fine. I had about a 3.5 hour layover before my next flight from Bangkok to Istanbul with Turkish...

Been following the situation with Etihad and the Middle East disruptions and it’s turning into a frustrating mess. From what I’m seeing, Etihad has suspended a number of flights to and from Abu Dhabi, but some passengers are still struggling to get clear refund options. Instead,...

Looking for some opinions while I wait to hear back from Qantas. My wife and I were originally booked to fly London → Dubai → home on March 6 using Emirates reward seats booked with Qantas Frequent Flyer points. On March 3 we were notified the flights would likely be cancelled...

I booked non-refundable Emirates tickets directly on emirates.com. Normally if I cancel or change them it would cost about $300 per passenger. Because of the current regional conflict situation, I contacted Emirates support. The agent told me that if I submit a refund request...

Saw a story from someone who got stuck in Sri Lanka during the recent Middle East disruptions and shared how Qatar Airways handled their case. Their original itinerary was Colombo → Doha → Helsinki. When the conflict started affecting flights, they contacted Qatar six days...

I booked a BA Holidays package to Abu Dhabi for late April, but the flights are actually operated by Qatar Airways via Doha. Since the regional conflict started, I’ve been waiting for BA to extend their disruption policy so I could cancel and get a refund. BA has now cancelled...

Saw a wild story from someone who got stuck in Dubai with their family when flights started getting disrupted because of the Iran conflict. What was supposed to be a simple one day layover turned into several days of uncertainty with their Emirates flight getting pushed back...

Saw a pretty interesting experience someone shared flying Emirates from Moscow to Ho Chi Minh City via Dubai earlier this month. Because of rerouting around Iran, the first leg took much longer and they automatically moved the connecting flight to the next day. The passenger...

Curious if anyone here had a Qantas ticket but was actually flying on Emirates during the recent Middle East disruptions. Did having the QF ticket help at all when things started getting messy? Like were they willing to reroute you onto other airlines or different routes, or was...