Disruption of flights

Apparently, 76,000 Brits stuck in Middle East.

Sparklefizz, I am so sorry that you and your family are going through this. Sending best wishes to you all for your DGD's safety and that of her husband and baby, and joining you in praying for peace.

Yes, Sparklefizz, it could be all over soon.

DS works for an American company in the Middle East and was due to be out there. Fortunately his company is very cautious with its employees, and for the last few weeks there has been a ban on all staff members travelling there.
I hope others' relatives stay safe, and can get back home from their travels.

Oh my goodness sparkefizz, such a worry for your whole family, sincerely hope they stay safe.

Yes, events can be 'trivial' when not affecting you and yours.

My family are extremely worried. My oldest granddaughter, her husband and baby live in Doha and recently moved to a new apartment close to the air base. They can see the explosions and their apartment rattles. They had a few brief hours of respite from loud explosions and bombing last night, and then it started up again. They are trying to stay calm for the baby.

We are praying for peace.

It's easy to say disrupted travel is irrelevant if you're not caught up in it but if you're stuck in a war zone it certainly is very relevant.

My son was one of the last flights out of doha to Perth on Friday. All subsequent flights were cancelled , thank goodness he wasn't stuck in Doha . I'm not sure he would have gone ahead with the trip if he'd known what was coming . We are worried about him getting home if they don't reopen airspace . We also have friends in Dubai . It is a very worrying time for Brits caught up in it and innocents are going to suffer .Let's pray for peace .

Trivial I know,

but it has caused chaos to several f1 teams travelling to Australia for next week's races. I think those travelling Down Under are being moved on to flights via Hong Kong and Singapore. Of course they have the money to simply get themselves around the world any which way.

I saw one of those plane tracker sites early on, and the aircraft were like little ants processing away from the area.

Trivial I know.

Sago

This action was necessary to end decades of misery brought on by Irans brutal regime.

To see videos of young Iranians removing their hijabs and singing and dancing in the streets made me cry.

Disrupted travel is irrelevant.

That’s why I said ‘trivial’ in the scheme of things, didn’t you see that ?

Dubai is shut at the moment, let’s hope not for long. It has been struck by Iranian missiles. Very scary and unsettling .

This action was necessary to end decades of misery brought on by Irans brutal regime.

To see videos of young Iranians removing their hijabs and singing and dancing in the streets made me cry.

Disrupted travel is irrelevant.

My d.i.ls parents are going to Dubai en route to Singapore .i don’t know what will happen