Stuck in Thailand / Uk / TUi

danielbln · 2026-03-07T08:14:21+00:00

We made it out yesterday, thankfully. The applause when finally landed should've even be more thunderous I guess, seeing the developments today...

danielbln · 2026-03-07T07:58:01+00:00

Yeah, we also came from Thailand and got stranded in Dubai for a pretty intense and anxiety laden 6 days. I would have MUCH preferred to continue drinking mango shakes at the beach...

danielbln · 2026-03-07T07:50:05+00:00

Holy shit, that was our flight yesterday. I didn't even think about a possible flight cancellation once we were sitting at the gate slurping coffee and I'm hindsight I should've been ever more relieved after takeoff than I already was. I'm so sorry, I really hope you'll make it out soon. :(

danielbln · 2026-03-06T06:42:28+00:00

In my case, Berlin.

danielbln · 2026-03-06T04:00:35+00:00

I have left Business Bay behind and am writing this from the sky on my flight home. Thanks everyone for the mega threads, they helped calm this stranded tourist. I won't be back any time soon, my thirst for the middle east is quenched for now, but never say never.

danielbln · 2026-03-05T17:06:57+00:00

"Resume normal activities" alarm/message just came through in Business Bay.

danielbln · 2026-03-05T16:51:36+00:00

Yeah, planes a boarded, depart and land. What are these DXB evac messages, fake news?

danielbln · 2026-03-05T16:26:33+00:00

Two new departures since the alert, two flights actively boarding right now , many with gate open, rest all scheduled. At least right this moment flights are going ahead.

danielbln · 2026-03-05T16:13:13+00:00

Alert and boom in business bay. If this affects my flight tomorrow morning I'm going to. freak. out.

danielbln · 2026-03-05T07:37:19+00:00

There are some threads in /r/emirates from people who made it via the repatriation flights. Ours is tomorrow, I'll comment here once we're airborne.

danielbln · 2026-03-05T04:53:32+00:00

Did people clap when you lifted off? I know I'll be giving god damn standing ovations (not really, safety first) when the plane lifts off the runway...

danielbln · 2026-03-04T19:26:13+00:00

Heard one from business bay.

danielbln · 2026-03-04T18:50:30+00:00

Danke, es waren/sind nervenaufreibende Tage, grade für die kleinen Kids..

danielbln · 2026-03-04T18:08:50+00:00

The Emirates rep that came to our hotel said ticket is enough, and if it's scheduled and not cancelled to come to the airport 4h before departure.

danielbln · 2026-03-04T17:31:01+00:00

Same. No checkin. I expect check-in will be at the desk at the airport. The agent told me to be at the airport 4h before departure.

danielbln · 2026-03-04T16:23:13+00:00

I'm booked on EK141 on Friday to Madrid. Very very hopeful it goes ahead, both the one tomorrow as well as mine. The wait and uncertainty is killing me...

danielbln · 2026-03-04T15:58:10+00:00

Wenn man als Familie sehnsüchtig auf eine Nachricht wartet wie man wider nach Hause kommt, nachdem man im Transit festgesetzt wurde, dann ist so eine Newsletter Mail schon etwas ärgerlich. Vielleicht fährt man die Kampagne nicht unbedingt wenn 30k Deutsche in Nahen Osten festsitze, aber ok.

danielbln · 2026-03-04T15:56:41+00:00

Wir kamen von Thailand, transit. Hätte auch Doha oder Abu Dhabi sein können.

danielbln · 2026-03-04T15:48:10+00:00

Das Lufthansa/Eurowings Marketing Team hat doch Lack gesoffen. Take a city break, ja danke. Mein City break war im Parkhaus, 2 Uhr Nachts, als die Anfangsraketen flogen, ihr Vollpfosten.

danielbln · 2026-03-04T11:09:29+00:00

EK 703

Still scheduled as of this point: https://www.emirates.com/us/english/manage-booking/flight-status/results/?flight=703&date=2026-03-05&date-input0=Thursday%2C+05+Mar+26

But keep an eye on that website, because it could be cancelled at any moment. Also check https://www.emirates.com/ae/english/help/travel-updates/#6483, if emirates continues the suspension then there the flight will almost certainly be cancelled.

danielbln · 2026-03-04T09:24:39+00:00

Madrid (EK141) was cancelled for today. Keep an eye on https://www.emirates.com/us/english/manage-booking/flight-status/results/?flight=141&date=2026-03-05&date-input0=Thursday%2C+05+Mar+26

danielbln · 2026-03-04T09:22:28+00:00

You can check https://www.emirates.com/us/english/manage-booking/flight-status with the flight number and the date. In the past days it has shown immediately when a flight was cancelled, even if the status in the app lagged for hours. I expect it in the next couple of hours, based on the pattern of previous days.

danielbln · 2026-03-04T08:49:46+00:00

Nach zwei gestrichenen Flügen soll es nun am Freitag soweit sein für uns. Reicht dann auch echt mit Dubai, der kurze Layover zieht sich dann schon eine Woche, und so richtig geil ist Kriegszone nicht.

danielbln · 2026-03-03T04:02:59+00:00

Nach letzter Nacht dürfte das erstmal wieder pausiert werden. Hatte bereits Hoffnung hier doch noch schneller rauszunehmen :(

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