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Would you travel to Australia at the moment?

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Unsuretraveller · 11/03/2026 22:20

That’s the quickest way to type my dilemma I’m afraid, but I am going to Australia in three weeks. I am travelling alone and then staying with family when I arrive I am travelling on a direct flight with no stops. Coming home, I would be going via Dubai but not until almost the end of April

It is the trip of a lifetime for me and add into this that I got amazing prices on my flights (business - I’m a Ryanair gal usually…!)

At this stage, would you just hang fire? Stick to your plans and wait and see what happens?

That is the stand I would like to take, but literally everybody that knows I’m going keeps asking me and it’s making me a little bit nervous!!

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Jk987 · 12/03/2026 18:00

100% I’d go. There’s worse places to be stranded than in Australia with your family.

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Unsuretraveller · 12/03/2026 18:00

notimagain · 12/03/2026 17:46

Pre conflict it was the QF 9 northbound, which turned at LHR to become the QF10 going southbound.

FWIW much the same flight number change happens at all airlines...i.e. the flight number changes at the far end of the route from base).

As I understand things the QF 9 is now the QF209 doing a fuelling stop in SIN then on to LHR.

Again AFAIK the 209 then turns at LHR, becomes the QF10 and operates LHR-PER nonstop.

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Thank you! I did wonder as I checked again when asked and noticed QF9 was Perth to London.

i’ve never ever been before. I’ve been wanting to go and visit my lovely family for 20 years. I just hope this doesn’t ruin it.

I know there are people in the Middle East and the world in a much worse position than I am before anyone comments…

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notimagain · 12/03/2026 18:01

Femalefootyfan · 12/03/2026 16:33

We fly to Australia next week on Turkish so via Istanbul & Singapore. I’m expecting the IST-SIN leg to take longer than planned but if worse case scenario is arriving a few hours later in Australia, I’ll take that.
We’re returning from Bali direct to Istanbul & have around 6/7 hours wait for our connection back to the UK so again, no real worries if the flight takes longer.

For info as it stands ATM there's no real reason for IST-SIN to take longer or much longer than the norm..they'll be on their normal route.

FeelingFineNow · 12/03/2026 19:15

My brother flew last week. He went via Singapore. His stopover in Singapore was changed from 24 hours to 48.
the plane was diverted over the Black Sea rather than Iran.
He is in Perth now. He flies back in a month and hopefully all will go well.

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