Mastodawn

A lot of people are discovering the problem of the middle east (Dubai, et al) being a choke-point for air-travel.

I've been telling Aussies for years that it's not any longer to Europe via South Korea or Japan. The world is a globe, y'all.

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PetraPanda

@static
I flew to Europe via Seoul a few years ago.
After boarding the plane we sat on the tarmac for 2 hours, then were escorted by two fighter jets to a small town in southern Germany, where they set up camp beds for us all...
50-odd hours after boarding that plane in Korea I arrived at my destination.
So I'm a little ambivalent when it comes to flying via Korea.
Tokyo would be an option. I have family there.
#Nextime

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Briala Mar 2

@PetraPanda Oh wow... that sounds like an unwanted adventure. I'm sorry that happened to you.

I haven't flown to Europe, but I have flown to the US (specifically New York) via Seoul. Apart from a small issue in Sydney, it all went very smoothly.

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PetraPanda Mar 2

@static
Oh I'm not concerned. It was just a very rare and unusual circumstance. Funny in a way in hindsight. The gmfughtervjet pilots were ready to shoot us down had the pilot of the 747-400 not responded in kind to visual stimuli (all voice and data comms had broken down entirely).
So I have a yarn to tell around the camp fire.

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PetraPanda Mar 2

@static

That word should have been

fighter jet pilots

beats going through Manas

Kyrgyzstan is beautiful and I do love the cold, but -30f is pushing it

also whatever unit was in those barracks before us was on their way home if the mounds of freshly shaved pubes were any indication