BrizHeathen Posted March 2 Report Share Posted March 2 With the trickle of Aussie riders due to start around this time, I just wonder how they are going to get here with the situation in the Middle East. Most would travel via Dubai, Qatar or Abu Dhabi, and I suspect those routes are out of the question at the moment. I hope the situation eases and travel gets back to some normality asap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 valve Posted March 3 Report Share Posted March 3 8 hours ago, BrizHeathen said: With the trickle of Aussie riders due to start around this time, I just wonder how they are going to get here with the situation in the Middle East. Most would travel via Dubai, Qatar or Abu Dhabi, and I suspect those routes are out of the question at the moment. I hope the situation eases and travel gets back to some normality asap. There’s direct flight from Perth which takes 17 hours. Or via Asia stop offs such as Singapore, Kuala Lumpur or Hong Kong all served by Qantas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilTheAce Posted March 3 Report Share Posted March 3 most are over here now, if not all, As valve says though, there is other ways such as via asia so it wont be a problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted March 3 Report Share Posted March 3 (edited) They could use a boat to get to the UK... Just like their great, great, great grandfathers used to get over there years ago... Hopefully they won't be chained up the same way, though. Edit: On the plus side, it did qualify their great, great, great grandchildren to ride NDL.. Edited March 3 by mikebv 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted March 3 Report Share Posted March 3 Via Tokyo (flights go over Alaska, Canada, North Pole and North Atlantic.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neila Posted March 3 Report Share Posted March 3 Lots of ways to get to the UK from Australia, either east or west but may not be as cheap as usual routes via Dubai etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanBrannan Posted March 3 Report Share Posted March 3 Most are back over here already, some only just prior to it kicking off. But others are coming back via the USA which is a fair bit longer but they'll get here. Can also go via Singapore or Malaysia too into a European hub like Amsterdam and on from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Knight Posted March 4 Report Share Posted March 4 On 3/3/2026 at 8:20 AM, mikebv said: They could use a boat to get to the UK... Just like their great, great, great grandfathers used to get over there years ago... Hopefully they won't be chained up the same way, though. Edit: On the plus side, it did qualify their great, great, great grandchildren to ride NDL.. Great idea that. If they can get to Calais, they should pick up a boat, no problem. They wouldn't need a Passport and they would be put into an Hotel free gratis. What's not to like? 🙄🤬 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted March 4 Report Share Posted March 4 Zach Cook is already here and already doing some school visit promotion with Cooper Rushen. COYP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
False dawn Posted March 4 Report Share Posted March 4 1 hour ago, SteveLyric2 said: Zach Cook is already here and already doing some school visit promotion with Cooper Rushen. COYP. Well done to the pair of them. I'm suitably impressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 On 3/4/2026 at 3:20 PM, The White Knight said: Great idea that. If they can get to Calais, they should pick up a boat, no problem. They wouldn't need a Passport and they would be put into an Hotel free gratis. What's not to like? 🙄🤬 And possibly get up too £40,000 to go home🤔 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin bass Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 57 minutes ago, Fromafar said: And possibly get up too £40,000 to go home🤔 Country has gone mad, offer to pay them 10k each, up to a max of 40k for a family of 4 to leave when they have failed to get political asylum, just deport them, but then again that aint straight forward and easy because they play the human rights card and all the do gooders make a fuss🤦♂️ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 1 hour ago, Fromafar said: And possibly get up too £40,000 to go home🤔 And then give £10,000 of that to someone who will bring them back over the next day, to get another £40,000... Kerching!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crescent girl Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 On 3/3/2026 at 1:51 PM, Neila said: Lots of ways to get to the UK from Australia, either east or west but may not be as cheap as usual routes via Dubai etc The Dubai route hasn't been 'cheap' since COVID, people use it because of speed, and direct arrivals at various UK airports The most-economical route of late has been China Airlines, via Taipei -- close to half the cost of Emirates this past winter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edmon Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 1 hour ago, crescent girl said: The Dubai route hasn't been 'cheap' since COVID, people use it because of speed, and direct arrivals at various UK airports The most-economical route of late has been China Airlines, via Taipei -- close to half the cost of Emirates this past winter! You'll know about that probably having used them during the winter. A Scotsman looking after the money 🥸 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neila Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 1 hour ago, edmon said: You'll know about that probably having used them during the winter. A Scotsman looking after the money 🥸 Was just about to say similar 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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