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[Deesse23]

My best friend just called. Her eldest son is on holiday in Israel. He is stuck now. Flights canceled.
There is a flight to Bukarest going. My girlfriends brother lives in Bukarest. Most probably they will arrive at 2:00AM, sleep there, and tomorrow take a flight to Frankfurt, from where i can pick em up.

We are living in crazy times.

Edit: Plane just took off

Here's hoping all get safely back home.

Was today at my best friends place. Her eldest also was joining and i listened to his first hand account from Tel Aviv. From him lying at the beach, with contrails suddenly overhead, to rocket debris hitting the beach 50m from him, to being in the air raid shelter of the airport. Some people were buying multiple tickets in the hope ONE flight might be not canceled. Ticket prices were skyrocketing during the initial attack (all the while air raid sirens were going off IN the airport). He got a ticket to Bukarest for 800€ (normal price for this 3hr flight is maybe 200€). People at the end of the queue paid up to 2000€, per ticket! The planes which took off had first to land (duh!) and they had to drag people kicking and screaming FROM these airplanes to free the seats for the new passengers with the overpriced tickets. It was pandemonium. As i could see on flightradar, the planes first stayed pretty low (10kft) until they left the umbrella of the iron dome, only then they climbed to service ceiling of the usual ca. 40kft.

He fell asleep soon after takeoff and woke up in Bukarest. The Uber was already advised by my gf (21st century, baby!) and took the couple to my gfs sister in law. She fed them (at 2AM) and then everyone fell asleep. Next day they flew with Lufthansa to Frankfurt. From there they went home, lowered the shades and slept for the rest of the day.