DS supposed to be going to Australia in 9 days!

[DeepAmberBee]

Currently a lot of stress in our household. Our DS is supposed to be going to Australia in 9 days with my mum. The layover is in Dubai. He has quit his job and moved home for this but looking uncertain now. DH thinks all will be fine and a major airport won’t be closed that long and flights will resume. I’m not so sure. He’s supposed to be going for 6 weeks so i’ve told him even if he misses a week that’s still plenty of time but all internal flights are paid for and not sure if they’re refundable. My other worry is him potentially getting stuck. What do you all think? DH has a point that surely Dubai brings major connecting city won’t be closed for that long but massive stress all around.

Why?

Not this.

You can redirect an individual flight"s route away from a sensitive area, but it's hard to almost impossible to shift the sort of connections the Gulf carriers perform away from their main bases/hubs.

Well, Dubai airport was targetted today. So airlines will divert or cancel.
They have no other option.

I hope he didn’t skimp on the travel insurance!

Yes, my first suggestion was the Qantas London direct to Perth,if you were trying to get to Aus or NZ; but I think to clear the backlog lots of planes will be diverted via Singapore or Hong Kong. I hope everyone travels safe.

Aviation worker here. Normal Travel Insurance does not normally cover losses due to armed conflict / wars unless you have taken out a high-risks policy

Oh I had no idea, I would've assumed it was the exact sort of thing insurance was for. Makes sense though I guess, one little war and they'd be bankrupt. Was considering going to Singapore via UAE later this year, I think I'll maybe think again... Thanks!