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Thats why I'll sit on the fence for a while longer - and it will depend a little on what Smart traveller says. I have Samoa as a fall back but I'll wait and see what Qantas say.

Thanks - I'm happy to sit on the fence as I truly want to go back to the island and spend some money there to support them.

Back in February we booked through Qantas BNE to Nou on oct 23 and nou to syd on nov 3. E ticket has been issued when booked and paid. Do I sit and wait for Qantas to call me or do I call them and hope the operator knows about the upcoming flights????? Alan

If we can't get into Noumea, my fallback will be Samoa - QF fly to Apia so less stuffing around to change the booking. I've prepaid our Noumea accommodation, and am happy to write that off in the interests of supporting some beautiful people where we normally stay. If they put it into credit...

Did I see that the French were taking anyone arrested back to France for trial? If so, that should prove "interesting"! And I believe Air New Zealand have cancelled all flights for the next 4 months. We are still booked on Qantas/Air Calin to go in October for 10 days, and I really don't want to...

Wow, that will throw some schedules out the door for a while!

Welcome home. Looks like you missed the upgrade to F!

See if you can catch Macron, and grab some seats home with him lol. He should be there by now.

I wonder what French Ration Packs are like???

Judging by Toowongmans lack of posts, perhaps he has been enjoying an F suit, with his family, on the French military airbus. Just think - French vintage champagne, garlic snails, coq au vin, chateaubriand - I guess we will all just imagine what he is enjoying. Hopefully it will all be in the...

So if I understand this, the French are now looking after repatriating Aussies to Australia? Yes, I getvthe French pride thing.

Would be interesting to see the seat map for the herc. I'm wondering if J is 2.2.2 or 1.2.1? Do the PE seats go down the middle, or on the sides? I guess Y is sit on the floor lol. And I guess ration pack meals for all!!!! Sounds like quite an experience you have ahead when you leave.

So the hercs can carry APC's and Bushrangers, but you can only have 2 bags! Wow.

Good luck mate! Alan

I just saw that NZ are now sending an aircraft to NC to start NZ evacuations. https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2024/05/rescue-flight-for-stranded-kiwis-in-new-caledonia-leaving-in-next-hour.html Hopefully its more than a rumor, and the RAAF/Qantas will be doing the same shortly. Good luck...

I'm sure They can find some old Hercs in mothballs and send them over. Nice quiet comy flight home lol. Seriously though, I'm sure there are resources being organised.

The students were on a Rotary exchange visit to an outer island I believe. I'm surprised Rotarian insurance didn't cover them moving to another airline.

No real surprise there.

I'm seeing reports now that X and Facebook posts are being "censored" - not sure how true, but some of my replies to posts have certainly disappeared. There was also mention of the additional flight of Police coming in, and that has gone too.

We've flown in/out on Air Cailin, and I'm fairly sure it was an A330. The challenge will be for QF to find a "large" spare plane or 2 that they could use.