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I lived to see 12 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
I retired, and died of complications of diabetes at 95.
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Among the many lessons this crisis is teaching: just how much airspace independence matters.
Until just three years ago, Qatar was one of the few countries in the world with no airspace (FIR) of its own. It sat inside the Bahrain FIR, based on a prior agreement from the ‘70s.
A multi-year long effort, widely considered impossible, led by then-Minister of Transport Al-Sulaiti, changed that, resulting in something with no precedent in modern aviation history: ICAO (the UN special agency for aviation) redrew the global airspace map to establish the ‘Doha FIR’ - Qatar’s airspace, active today.
It means Qatar, like its neighbouring Gulf countries, has been able to take its own decisions on opening & closing airspace, restrict to prioritise safety, react/respond faster when situations demand it.
The current crisis has made that independence more valuable than ever. Certainly the right priority at the right time, especially for a Gulf transit hub.
انطلاقًا من واجبنا الإنساني، و وفاءً لقيم العطاء المتأصلة في مجتمعنا، نُعلن عن استقطاع أرباح يوم ٢٩ مارس لأهل الفقيد سانثانسا سيلفام كريشنان
فالكويت بلد الخير، و نحن أبناؤها.
Air New Zealand & SAS have officially announced major flight cuts so far from the Middle East war fuel shock.
Air NZ: axing 1,100 flights (~5% capacity cut thru early May, hitting 44k passengers). Earnings forecast suspended.
SAS: hundreds cancelled in March + 1,000+ in April.
Jet fuel doubled in weeks (80-150% surge). Expect the rest of the industry to follow with sky high fares, more route slashes.
Over 52,000 flights cancelled since late February due to hostilities, stranding nearly 6 million passengers (Cirium). Operating long hauls now burn massive extra fuel from reroutes; Tokyo to London flight alone uses an additional 5,600 gallons (+15-20% burn), adding ~$20,000 in costs at current $150-200/barrel jet fuel prices.
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