Jobs that involve travel to Iraq and Yemen?

[simongr]

Any thoughts on jobs that involve travel to Iraq and Yemen? An opportunity has come up with periodic travel to Iraq and Yemen..

 

[hummel]

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Any thoughts on jobs that involve travel to Iraq and Yemen? An opportunity has come up with periodic travel to Iraq and Yemen..

You only live once....

 

[simongr]

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You only live once....

It is the duration of that one event that is being questioned...

 

[docjames]

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Any thoughts on jobs that involve travel to Iraq and Yemen? An opportunity has come up with periodic travel to Iraq and Yemen..

Not sure which one is more dangerous but leaning to Yemen as the greater risk.....

I hope it pays well.

 

[penegal]

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Any thoughts on jobs that involve travel to Iraq and Yemen? An opportunity has come up with periodic travel to Iraq and Yemen..

Sounds fun, where do I sign up?

 

[simongr]

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SEEK - Australia's no. 1 jobs, employment, career and recruitment site

It is actually a serious consideration - just unsure which OW member flies to Baghdad. RJ fly into SAH...

 

[Hvr]

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SEEK - Australia's no. 1 jobs, employment, career and recruitment site

It is actually a serious consideration - just unsure which OW member flies to Baghdad. RJ fly into SAH...

That link just shows the home page of Seek.

 

[simongr]

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That's where I found the job.

 

[docjames]

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The Smart Traveller recommendations dont put you off?

 

[docjames]

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SEEK - Australia's no. 1 jobs, employment, career and recruitment site

It is actually a serious consideration - just unsure which OW member flies to Baghdad. RJ fly into SAH...

Whilst i'm beginning to suspect a wind-up, EY fly to BGW. You could try Flydubai / EK (wonder fi you could get a QF codeshare on DXB-BGW)? RJ also do BGW.

Which airport in Iraq would you need to travel?

As for Yemen, Sana'a or Aden again via RJ. Flights arent daily.

 

[simongr]

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The Smart Traveller recommendations dont put you off?

They are a little unnerving but the company wouldn't send people there if they didn't think they could be made safe.

Whilst i'm beginning to suspect a wind-up, EY fly to BGW. You could try Flydubai / EK (wonder fi you could get a QF codeshare on DXB-BGW)? RJ also do BGW.

Which airport in Iraq would you need to travel?

As for Yemen, Yemenia

Certainly not a wind up. This AFF so if I were to be travelling for work I would of course be looking to maximise status/benefits as I would if travelling to a bad area or a good area.

 

[penegal]

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The Smart Traveller recommendations dont put you off?

There are other places which are far worse, but I admit it wouldn't be for the faint hearted.

 

[docjames]

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Have you been to the RJ website - makes Yemen look a dream. Go via the route map and when you click on a destination info comes up about the destination.

If you want OW and want to maxise SCs etc, then RJ are going to be the go, depending on which cities you need to fly in and out of.

Do you know where you would be going?

 

[docjames]

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There are other places which are far worse, but I admit it wouldn't be for the faint hearted.

Where exactly is "far worse"?

Equivalent sure. Far worse, I cant see.

 

[medhead]

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Where exactly is "far worse"?

Equivalent sure. Far worse, I cant see.

Afghanistan, tribal areas of Pakistan, would be 2 worse places, I imagine.

 

[Major]

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Where exactly is "far worse"?

Equivalent sure. Far worse, I cant see.

Collingwood

 

[docjames]

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Afghanistan, tribal areas of Pakistan, would be 2 worse places, I imagine.

I would have considered them "equivalent" but YMMV (I have no personal experience of any of these places!). Yemen is under-rated as a dangerous place (sorry simongr).

There's certain parts of Western Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa that i'd have on an "equivalent" list. The danger differs in nature, but all are dangerous in their own way.

 

[TonyHancock]

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Any thoughts on jobs that involve travel to Iraq and Yemen? An opportunity has come up with periodic travel to Iraq and Yemen..

Better than having to go to France!

SEEK - Australia's no. 1 jobs, employment, career and recruitment site

It is actually a serious consideration - just unsure which OW member flies to Baghdad. RJ fly into SAH...

Air Berlin fly to EBL. Just over five hours from Baghdad by armoured convoy!

 

[medhead]

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I would have considered them "equivalent" but YMMV (I have no personal experience of any of these places!). Yemen is under-rated as a dangerous place (sorry simongr).

There's certain parts of Western Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa that i'd have on an "equivalent" list. The danger differs in nature, but all are dangerous in their own way.

The difference for me is the ongoing overt war situation, that multiplies the danger, IMO. I helped host a group of Iraqi visitors a few years ago and they felt the country was much improved. I'd love to visit both stans but too dangerous.

 

[docjames]

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The difference for me is the ongoing overt war situation, that multiplies the danger, IMO. I helped host a group of Iraqi visitors a few years ago and they felt the country was much improved. I'd love to visit both stans but too dangerous.

I think as always, where you go within any particular country and the precautions you take make a big difference to the risk.

There's plenty of overt and covert (guerrilla) war going on in plenty of other countries too.