Re the post from #820 So you think the aussies, arabs etc are enjoying the lack of competition? Emirates have 40000 stranded passengers ( as of yesterday), and are paying to keep more than 5000 of those in accomodation and sandwiches in Dubai. Some of the ME airlines have had to cancel routes as far away as Australia because their aircraft are stuck on the ground in Europe and they have no planes to service "unaffected" routes. Qantas have cancelled all flights to Europe for the third day running. And while a few pilots on this forum are enjoying their time at home with the kids, I have Australian family stuck in godawful parts of England who are missing out on their kid's wedding at home. There is little silver lining in this, unless you operate the Eurostar or live under the Heathrow flight path.
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