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Free, Non-Stop Flights for Aussies Fleeing Lebanon, from Cyprus to Sydney @ Qantas

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Free, Non-Stop Flights for Aussies Fleeing Lebanon, from Cyprus to Sydney @ Qantas
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beatthatflight on 04/10/2024 - 20:46 qantasnewsroom.com.au (1199 clicks)
Last edited 04/10/2024 - 22:02

In a break from my regular travel deal posting, hopefully this'll help someone who needs to get out of Lebanon fast.

Qantas will operate two non-stop flights between Cyprus and Sydney, to help Australians in Lebanon get home on behalf of the Australian Government.

The flights will be operated using a Qantas Boeing 787 and will be able to carry up to 440 Australians back home.

The first service is expected to depart Larnaca in Cyprus on Monday evening (local time), arriving in Sydney on Tuesday.

The second direct Dreamliner service is expected to depart on Wednesday.

The national carrier will operate these assisted-departure flights free of charge for the Australian Government, with no cost to those travelling on the flight. The airline is working to obtain the necessary approvals.

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) is coordinating registration for Australians wanting to return home.

Qantas has called for pilots and cabin crew to nominate their interest in operating the flights. This is expected to be oversubscribed as it was with the special assistance flights from Tel Aviv in October 2023, when 900 cabin crew expressed their interest for 70 positions.

These assisted-departure flights will impact some customers booked to travel on our international network, and customers are being contacted directly with alternative travel arrangements. We’re working to minimise the impact as much as possible and appreciate their understanding.

ADVICE FROM THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT

Australians who want to leave Lebanon via Cyprus should register at DFAT’s Crisis Portal. If you have already registered with DFAT you do not need to register again.

For urgent consular assistance, Australians should continue to call the Australian Government’s 24-hour Consular Emergency Centre on +61 2 6261 3305 (from overseas) or 1300 555 135 (from within Australia).

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      • DrScavenger on 11/10/2024 - 12:44
        -1

        If only people were this mad when companies are bailed out with tax payers money

        • gromit on 11/10/2024 - 14:44
          +1

          people are usually even more pissed when that happens.

  • alamodey on 05/10/2024 - 16:03

    thx OP! just need to find a deal for the first leg there now

  • Paccers on 05/10/2024 - 17:44
    +1

    Comments on par with X/Reddit/FB dumpster fire as expected, surprised mods have left this one open

  • Flyin on 05/10/2024 - 18:41
    -3

    Wow. So much hatred for one post. Perfect example why we need democracy and voting systems. OzB community should have a voting system to delete a post when majority of people downvotes a post. 🙏🏼

    • MrThing on 06/10/2024 - 13:14
      +5

      Interesting view on how democracy works, but ok

  • dekay on 05/10/2024 - 18:46
    -1

    this is not a bargain in any sense …

  • Telstra2G on 05/10/2024 - 19:16
    +1

    Waste of tax payer money is not a deal. would be keen to see some transparent information on the associated cost.

    Is this guy coming back to Australia? https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-06/jean-nassif-toplace-s…

    • MrThing on 06/10/2024 - 13:13
      -1

      Bring him back to Australia and straight into a cell with his criminal daughter as well

  • MikeHunt69 on 06/10/2024 - 11:04
    +8

    Will they still call themselves Lebanese or do they conveniently now identify as Australians when they are deparately seeking refuge back to the country that took them out of that shithole the first time.

    • MrThing on 06/10/2024 - 13:14
      +4

      Whatever suits on the day

    • johnfuller on 11/10/2024 - 09:58
      -1

      its a bit of an identity problem

      if your greece and you've live in australia your whole life, you consider yourself australian, but aussies consider you greek

      and when you go to greece, the locals consider you aussie, so your stuck between a rock and a hard place sometimes

  • Iradio on 06/10/2024 - 12:45
    +3

    Can the government fly me out of Victoria too? I'm buried under endless taxes! Even better, they could just settle me somewhere in Brisbane or Sydney. Why not help us first?

    Let them live in their community they desire.

    • JohnHowardsEyebrows on 06/10/2024 - 16:00
      -1

      Nobody's stopping you, champ. In fact we'd be better off with fewer landlords, which I'm assuming you are from your sooky rant.

      • Jstrrrr on 06/10/2024 - 17:53

        Every house/apartment that exists has an owner. By "better off" with "fewer" landlords, do you mean you want a smaller percentage of people to own more properties?

        I am guessing you are not a landlord. How is that working out for you?

        • JohnHowardsEyebrows on 07/10/2024 - 11:39
          -2

          Landlords almost all buy up existing properties. Reducing landlords therefore does little to reduce supply, but does reduce parasitic competition with legitimate home hunters, as well as less tax dodging stealing off hardworking taxpayers.

  • soupratt on 06/10/2024 - 14:15
    +10

    Can we put some of our local pro-Hezbollah loons on the flights TO Lebanon?

  • Sylke on 06/10/2024 - 16:17
    +2

    Why allow dual citizenship?

    • johnfuller on 11/10/2024 - 09:57

      how is it even dual citizenship? people are there for a holiday?

      perhaps if you were in bali and the situation got worse, should you pay 20k for a flight back for killing that australia supports?

      • infinite on 11/10/2024 - 21:26

        You absolutely should if you intentionally ignored 5+ months of warnings to leave.

  • boredofficeworker on 06/10/2024 - 18:04
    +4

    Not a deal. Political BS that wastes taxpayer dollars on those who ignored government advice.

    • Lichen6420 on 09/10/2024 - 06:59

      Exactly this. Ridiculous

      • johnfuller on 09/10/2024 - 10:57

        government advice: leave lebanon now

        the people in lebanon: going to book tickets, "great, ticket booked, we leave in a week, we can get out!"

        5 days later, your booking is cancelled

        ticket price now 25k but leaving from cyprus

        everyone on here seems to know half the story

        • Lichen6420 on 09/10/2024 - 11:00
          +1

          Well no.. that's not really the case. The timeline does not suit your narrative.

          https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/warnings/take-…

          September 6, 2024

          ‘Take the first flight’: Government upgrades ‘do not travel’ warning for Lebanon

          The Australian government has upgraded its warnings for travel for Lebanon, urging people to leave immediately while commercial flights are still available.

          The official warning about Lebanon has been “do not travel” since October, but on Friday the Australian government warned that a flight out could soon no longer be an option.

          “Australians in Lebanon should leave immediately while commercial flights remain available,” the updated advice reads.

          • johnfuller on 09/10/2024 - 11:04

            @Lichen6420: yes thats correct!

            people booked their flights and had flights cancelled, did you know that?

            • Lichen6420 on 09/10/2024 - 11:05

              @johnfuller: Even better… Monday 29th July. How much warning did these idiots need?

              https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-29/australians-warned-tr…

              • johnfuller on 09/10/2024 - 11:36
                +1

                @Lichen6420: do you think they were stuck to their tv?

                ill say it again.. people booked their flights and had flights cancelled, tried to rebook and most flights were already full and the ones that opened up asked for a silly price of 23k

              • johnfuller on 09/10/2024 - 14:00
                -1

                @Lichen6420: its funny that most people dont know how real life works, and that when you book you cant immediately board.. people booked their flights and had flights cancelled, tried to rebook and most flights were already full and the ones that opened up asked for a silly price of 23k

        • infinite on 10/10/2024 - 04:05
          -3

          The Federal Government has been advising not to travel there since all the way back in 2023, they've been advising Australian's there to return immediately for over 5 months.

          There's no excuse for any of them to be needing emergency flights out at this stage. They made their beds, they should now have to lay in them.

  • cheaponos on 06/10/2024 - 20:09

    this is a deal just for reference.

  • no not me on 07/10/2024 - 11:13
    +3

    It's hilarious to see the same butt hurt commenters names all over the comment section here. Meanwhile, politicians from both major parties fly around on private jets, wasting taxpayers' money for no good reason.

    • johnfuller on 10/10/2024 - 09:17

      ofcourse because they only see whats in the media and the media only shows you what they want you to see, as soon as they want to 'cancel' a politician they'll start posting full transparency about all their movements

  • R4 on 07/10/2024 - 16:46
    +6

    pagers and walkie talkies banned from these flights.

    • johnfuller on 09/10/2024 - 10:57
      +1

      only israeli issued pagers allowed

  • bcYield on 09/10/2024 - 00:17
    +2

    Any deal on flights to Lebanon at the moment? Free return.

    • johnfuller on 09/10/2024 - 10:58

      by the time you arrive, that free window would have closed.

  • ameno on 09/10/2024 - 14:55
    +1

    Making the most of that Australian citizenship when it suits I see (not including the Centrelink payments).

  • Bdawg on 09/10/2024 - 15:52
    +1

    Not a deal or a bargain. They shouldn't be there and we shouldn't have to subsidise them, whatever their reason for being there.

  • Drakesy on 09/10/2024 - 21:42
    +1

    Isnt the Australian government footing the bill?

    • johnfuller on 10/10/2024 - 09:16

      ofcourse they are, same with everything else, those that take drugs and end up in hospital, it was their choice, why doesnt the drug user pay for the hospital bill?

    • no not me on 10/10/2024 - 11:03
      +1

      Taxpayers also footed the $2.35 billion bill to bail Qantas out over COVID but let's not talk about that.

      • infinite on 11/10/2024 - 21:25

        That shouldn't have happened either.

        • johnfuller on 14/10/2024 - 09:32

          why not? is it better that ford left australia and holden closed down?

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