roughbarked said:

kii said:

roughbarked said:

SCIENCE said:

so if they get stranded do they socialise the losses while they privatise their cheap fare gains

Australians are choosing cheaper airfares over safer flights to get to Europe by transiting through the Middle East, despite federal government warnings about escalating conflict, airspace closures and missile strikes.  The month-long war has caused chaos in one of the world’s busiest aviation regions, with thousands of flights cancelled globally since the conflict began. Middle Eastern carriers are now slashing their fares, with Sydney to London flights for next month being sold for as little as $1,400 return, while some Asian and American airlines are charging more than three times that for the same period.

Middle Eastern carriers are now slashing their fares, with Sydney to London flights for next month being sold for as little as $1,400 return, while some Asian and American airlines are charging more than three times that for the same period.

and Australians are taking the risk.

Reference?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-02/travel-middle-east-stop-over-flights-australia/106519716 You don’t watch the news?

so if they get stranded do they still get consular assistance on the tab of the hardworking Aussie battling taxpayer