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Post: # 830442Post Saint Bev »

My girlfriend and her 2 children who we are sitting with us at the GF can't get flights out of GC or Brisbane, there is nothing. No hire cars cause of school hols.

Dust storm is on the GOld Coast, has been all day.

Will look into bus and train. Pray for us peoples


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Hmmm, consider driving part way and then getting a hire car from somewhere less popular.

Just a thought. but should be buses... surely.


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Milton66 wrote:Hmmm, consider driving part way and then getting a hire car from somewhere less popular.

Just a thought. but should be buses... surely.
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Post: # 830462Post Finna »

I live 15 mins south of Gold Coast airport and I just saw a plane fly over me. It was coming down to land and i could see it very clearly visibility didn't seem to be an issue.

Also spoke to jetstar 5 mins ago and said should be all good tomorrow and that only some flights were cancelled today.

We'll get there....No doubt!

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Some may want to check this out these are return fares...

https://www.greyhound.com.au/Bookings/m ... ility.aspx


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loris wrote:
snoopygirl wrote:Bev, you need to be here to see Lenny get the Norm Smith.

I'm with you there "snoopygirl" lenny for Norm Smith medal....anything for a prolonged perve at lenny :P :P :P :wink:
Brownlow was good the other night. :lol:


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Post: # 830466Post interstatesaint »

The dust cleared here (Wollongong/Sydney) by about 4pm this arvo, is now just cyclonic winds. I'd say it would clear up there overnight, they were saying it was headed for the Kiwis.

Best of luck Bev, sincerely hoping you get there!


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Post: # 830497Post Saint Bev »

snoopygirl wrote:
loris wrote:
snoopygirl wrote:Bev, you need to be here to see Lenny get the Norm Smith.

I'm with you there "snoopygirl" lenny for Norm Smith medal....anything for a prolonged perve at lenny :P :P :P :wink:
Brownlow was good the other night. :lol:
Lenny looked very cute, but then he always does.


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Post: # 830544Post Batnoe »

Milton66 wrote:Hmmm, consider driving part way and then getting a hire car from somewhere less popular.

Just a thought. but should be buses... surely.

Yeah!! that makes a lot of sense, why would you drive somewhere and then hire a car to drive the rest of the way??

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Wear & tear on the vehicle perhaps?


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Members miss out on tickets, can't get flights due to dust storm, what next, there has to be some good going to happen. Hang on guys for yhe ride of ya life, go you mighty sainters


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Post: # 830589Post Saintly1 »

Bev i hope you can find some way of getting there! there are trains from Brissy to Melb goes through Sydney,
bloody sandstorm, we got it up here about 5ish
I am flying out from Brissy tmw fingers crossed its all clear by then train first from Maryborough so hope no more probs,
i checked in online earlier this arvo all the seats where full and had no option to choose another seat So im guessing its all sold out except for flexi / Business class with Qantas they where about $600 1 way ( for the 1.55pm)

Is there a standby queue?


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matrixcutter wrote:or coach??
Surely Ross is busy at the minute :?








Seriously though,hope it work's out for all concerned....must be torture :(


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Post: # 830656Post SydneySainter »

There are still plenty of flights from Sydney to Melbourne. Maybe if there is a flight available from GC or Brisbane to Sydney and then jump on a flight from Sydney to Melbourne, not that it's a cost-effective option though!


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Post: # 830672Post Lion Cozi »

It doesn't help that the Broncos and their supporters are flying down from Brisbane and the Gold Coast to attend the Storm-Broncos match on Saturday night. I'd be trying to fly to Darwin or so then getting a flight to Melbourne.

Hope you all make it - don't want to miss an important game.


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I'm up on the Sunshine Coast on holidays - drove up straight after the Prelim last Friday night.

I had booked a flight back on Wednesday afternoon 4:40pm to Sydney, wait for a couple of hours and then flight to Melb arriving at 10:00pm.

Now the reason I had booked Wednesday afternoon flight was so I could go to the traditional THURSDAY training session. I was PO when I found it was not open to the public, and you had to be there on Tuesday.

Anyway, the 4:40pm flight was cancelled because of the dust storm. I was offered a flight tonight, but no guarantee that it would actually get to leave. So I declined and I'm booked on a 6:15pm flight tomorrow night - direct to Melbourne.

It seems strange that such a seat was readily available given the probelms others are having securing flights to Melbourne, but I'm happy with the arrangement - I get an extra day on the Sunshine Coast that I previously wasn't going to get.


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Post: # 831889Post SaintDebi »

Are you going to make it Saint Bev? What happened with your flights? Hope you got it all sorted.


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Post: # 831890Post saint66au »

Lion Cozi wrote:It doesn't help that the Broncos and their supporters are flying down from Brisbane and the Gold Coast to attend the Storm-Broncos match on Saturday night. I'd be trying to fly to Darwin or so then getting a flight to Melbourne.

Hope you all make it - don't want to miss an important game.
Shades of the 05 GF when Eagles fans (well those with passports lol) were flying Perth-Melbourne via Singapore just to get a flight


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Post: # 831916Post Batnoe »

st bev is in Melb


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Post: # 831922Post saint75 »

Fantastic news! Glad she was able to make it. Hope the others from interstate have as well.


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Post: # 831991Post SaintDebi »

Batnoe wrote:st bev is in Melb
Thanks Batnoe. Glad to hear it. Enjoy, Bev!


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