taaseesanuk 4,980 #1 Posted March 1 So, Emirates have cancelled all flights from LOS to UK this forthcoming week. A complete refund or reschedule are being offered. I am waiting to see if Etihad follow suit, I have a flight booked next Saturday night back to the UK. Looks like an interesting few days coming up.... 1 1 SAGuy and ryeantpsychoaquarius reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SAGuy 14,723 #2 Posted March 1 3 hours ago, taaseesanuk said: So, Emirates have cancelled all flights from LOS to UK this forthcoming week. A complete refund or reschedule are being offered. I am waiting to see if Etihad follow suit, I have a flight booked next Saturday night back to the UK. Looks like an interesting few days coming up.... Etihad will definitely follow suit, as UAE airspace is closed now. What a shitshow, BUT... if I was going to be stuck in one city, I would rather it was BKK than Tehran! SAG 1 1 taaseesanuk and dododog reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
taaseesanuk 4,980 #3 Posted March 1 1 minute ago, SAGuy said: Etihad will definitely follow suit, as UAE airspace is closed now. What a shitshow, BUT... if I was going to be stuck in one city, I would rather it was BKK than Tehran! SAG Indeed!.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikel 2,612 #4 Posted March 3 Stuck in Bangkok? 1 1 Knobby and Jimmy_Lovepants reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
taaseesanuk 4,980 #5 Posted March 3 26 minutes ago, mikel said: Stuck in Bangkok? Yeah, could be worse, I feel for the poor sods stuck in Dubai, that said I do need to get home at some point soon! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Denbosch1971 8,154 #6 Posted March 3 5 hours ago, taaseesanuk said: Yeah, could be worse, I feel for the poor sods stuck in Dubai, that said I do need to get home at some point soon! If really urgent ... you can always book with KLM, the direct fllight BKK - AMS and from there a flight to the UK 1 taaseesanuk reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
taaseesanuk 4,980 #7 Posted March 3 3 hours ago, Denbosch1971 said: If really urgent ... you can always book with KLM, the direct fllight BKK - AMS and from there a flight to the UK Yeah, It will unravel, I actually think that they are starting to fly some out now, the priority being those stuck in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, hopefully a week of turmoil then it will start easing again Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Genghis 3,175 #8 Posted March 3 (edited) 1 hour ago, taaseesanuk said: Yeah, It will unravel, I actually think that they are starting to fly some out now, the priority being those stuck in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, hopefully a week of turmoil then it will start easing again Hopefully the whole matter gets resolved quickly, along with the flight situation. I'm not going to discuss politics etc due to preferring to avoid that on LB forums so will just hope that anyone here who has friends or family in the gulf has a swift and safe resolution. Oh, one other thing: If anyone is stranded in Thailand due to the conflict there is a government scheme to compensate visitors with 2k per day and assistance with accommodation. It's not much but might help if you've blown all your money on being a 2 week millionaire. https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/3208269/special-help-for-stranded-foreign-tourists Edited March 3 by Genghis 1 1 taaseesanuk and Jimmy_Lovepants reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shaved_penis79 11 #9 Posted March 5 Iran conflict: Thailand Travel Update Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SAGuy 14,723 #10 Posted March 5 I was at my visa agent earlier doing my 90 days report and she advised that they had a customer who had to get back to Italy by the weekend. The cost for a BKK-Rome one-way flight in steerage class was THB 115k. It looks like 'dynamic pricing' has gone into overdrive now. FFS. SAG 1 1 Rocco and taaseesanuk reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
taaseesanuk 4,980 #11 Posted March 5 34 minutes ago, SAGuy said: I was at my visa agent earlier doing my 90 days report and she advised that they had a customer who had to get back to Italy by the weekend. The cost for a BKK-Rome one-way flight in steerage class was THB 115k. It looks like 'dynamic pricing' has gone into overdrive now. FFS. SAG I can confirm this, I'm trying to source a one way ticket from BKK to London, firstly there is nothing until middle of next week and then prices with Thai Airways and EVA are typically £1300....total rip off. Ethiad Airlines have been useless, a generic message each day saying flights suspended for 24hrs and to reschedule or apply for a refund. I appreciate the situation is continuously changing but to just constantly putting the same message up with a different time is not helpful. 1 SAGuy reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Denbosch1971 8,154 #12 Posted March 5 5 hours ago, taaseesanuk said: I can confirm this, I'm trying to source a one way ticket from BKK to London, firstly there is nothing until middle of next week and then prices with Thai Airways and EVA are typically £1300....total rip off. Ethiad Airlines have been useless, a generic message each day saying flights suspended for 24hrs and to reschedule or apply for a refund. I appreciate the situation is continuously changing but to just constantly putting the same message up with a different time is not helpful. Maybe a good idea to search on kiwi.com @taaseesanuk Direct flights are indeed very, and I mean VERY expensive, but with one transfer, you can already set foot on British ground for about 400 Euro (<360 GBP) Sorry for Dutch screenshot Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zof 4 #13 Posted March 5 Hi guys, obviously do your own homework as it’s ever changing but an FYI we’ve had colleagues flights cancelled because they were scheduled to stop in the Middle East. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
taaseesanuk 4,980 #14 Posted March 6 (edited) 13 hours ago, Denbosch1971 said: Maybe a good idea to search on kiwi.com @taaseesanuk Direct flights are indeed very, and I mean VERY expensive, but with one transfer, you can already set foot on British ground for about 400 Euro (<360 GBP) Sorry for Dutch screenshot Got a flight with EVA through a Thai travel company back in UK....one way ticket is £1400!! I actually consider myself lucky as others are paying plenty more and having to stay longer! Will get refunded from Etihad but it's a pittance in comparison, maybe there is a possibility of claiming on the travel insurance but they will most likely wriggle out of it citing act of War/conflict/Unforseen event ect ect... Edited March 6 by taaseesanuk 5 Denbosch1971, Unavowed, oliver17 and 2 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oliver17 13,811 #15 Posted March 6 1 minute ago, taaseesanuk said: Got a flight with EVA through a Thai travel company back in UK....one way ticket is £1400!! I actually consider myself lucky as others are paying plenty more and having to stay longer! Will get refunded from Etihad but it's a pittance in comparison, maybe there is a possibility of claiming on the travel insurance but they will most likely wriggle out of it citing actually of War/conflict/Unforseen event ect ect... I read somewhere that the only way to get around the war & conflict exclusion is if you bought a "cancel for any reason" option, and even then insurance companies will only pay in certain cases. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
taaseesanuk 4,980 #16 Posted March 6 Just now, oliver17 said: I read somewhere that the only way to get around the war & conflict exclusion is if you bought a "cancel for any reason" option, and even then insurance companies will only pay in certain cases. Yeah, I'm really not expecting any joy with it, things could have been a lot worse and for some that really is the case. 5 more nights in The Big Mango with a rock solid reason for it....I'm definitely looking on the positives!! 2 oliver17 and Ross77 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Denbosch1971 8,154 #17 Posted March 6 4 hours ago, taaseesanuk said: Got a flight with EVA through a Thai travel company back in UK....one way ticket is £1400!! I actually consider myself lucky as others are paying plenty more and having to stay longer! Will get refunded from Etihad but it's a pittance in comparison, maybe there is a possibility of claiming on the travel insurance but they will most likely wriggle out of it citing act of War/conflict/Unforseen event ect ect... Glad to hear you managed to find a flight! Needless to say it is a waste of the extra money. On the other side, it makes sense from an airline point of view. They also have a huge cost increase with all kind of detours / cancellations etc. But still ... I recall having to fly back from Ho Chi Minh City to Amsterdam, in July 2020, just after the Covid-19 lockdown in Vietnam, where I got stuck for > 4 months. I finally managed to book a flight, with Cathay Pacific from HCMC to HongKong and from HongKong to London. Next, British Airways took me from London to Amsterdam. This all in half empty planes, for the mere sum of approximately 5.100 Euro! This has undoubtedly caused raised eyebrows in the finance department of my employer Have a safe flight! 1 1 taaseesanuk and Genghis reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
