<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Australian woman Emily Grosser has shelled out over $6000 to get home from Paris after her </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/us-israel-attacks-iran-will-my-flight-be-cancelled-what-to-know-about-conflict-in-the-middle-east-and-flight-plans/e327c055-0a17-4046-9360-bcd08ae5ec50" rel="" target="_blank" title="flights were cancelled"><span>flights were cancelled</span></a><span> over the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-attack-iran-live-updates-donald-trump-latest-world-news-headlines/d224d77f-0652-4493-aa1a-9450a9df03aa" rel="" target="_blank" title="retaliatory strikes in the Middle East."><span>retaliatory strikes in the Middle East.</span></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Grosser, a TikTok personality with over 500,000 followers, was visiting Europe on a work trip and was due to fly back to Australia via Doha when military strikes suddenly shut down the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/qatar" rel="" target="_blank" title="Qatari"><span>Qatari</span></a><span> airspace.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She was forced to pay triple the amount she normally would to fly home to Perth via Johannesburg in South Africa instead of the Middle East.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/not-so-grey-nomads-max-and-duncan-cancer-diagnosis-during-australia-road-trip/40ca16ad-c8f3-4539-832e-45b1c40bba01" rel="" target="_blank" title="Max and Duncan sold everything to become nomads. Then came a grim diagnosis"><strong><span>Max and Duncan sold everything to become nomads. Then came a grim diagnosis</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>LIVE UPDATES:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-attack-iran-live-updates-donald-trump-latest-world-news-headlines/d224d77f-0652-4493-aa1a-9450a9df03aa" target="_blank"><strong><span>Trump claims 'entire' Iranian military leadership killed in strikes</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>There are over 100,000 Australians left stranded in the Middle East as the major international hubs connecting Australia to Europe were closed, forcing airlines to delay or cancel thousands of flights.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We found out from the news – the app kept crashing and the phone lines were slammed, so we just had to guess," Grosser told </span><a href="https://www.nine.com.au/?rf=true" rel="" target="_blank" title="nine.com.au"><span>nine.com.au</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/qatar-international-airport-closures-iran-israel-strikes-emily-grosser-perth-via-johannesberg-middle-east-chaos/46bc8889-b52a-4e65-bb85-31bb3ca20782" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"My [Qatar Airlines] flight on officially got cancelled today at take-off time."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-attacks-iran-timline-events/ff4273f6-5e5f-40cf-949d-28907f8dfc21" rel="" target="_blank" title="Iranian strikes targeted US military bases"><span>Iranian strikes targeted US military bases</span></a><span> in Qatar, Dubai, Bahrain and Kuwait following the US and Israel's joint military operation in Iran on Saturday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Seven Qatar Airways flights between Doha's Hamad International Airport and Australian cities were cancelled yesterday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Early today, at least 1200 flights have been cancelled out of Dubai International Airport - also a major travel hub for Australians flying to and from Europe.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The hardest-hit carriers are Emirates followed by Etihad Qatar.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Australians still overseas have warned the flight disruptions could continue for days to come.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It's also incredibly difficult at the moment to get hard answers out of airlines," Grosser added.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Grosser, who had work booked and desperately needed to get home, was left with no other option than to rebook flights on another carrier.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She found a flight which would take her to the WA capital with a stopover in Johannesburg, a three-day journey which has left her $6000 out of pocket.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Her family back home lent her the money to book the expensive flights.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I don't have the money to stay in Paris. I need to get back to Australia," she added.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"If things get more expensive, I'd be stuck.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Some flights were being offered for $1100 [online]... you go on, they're $19,000."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Grosser is still on the 11-hour flight to South Africa.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She will spend a 24-hour layover there before boarding a 10-hour flight back to Perth.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/us-israel-attack-iran-oil-prices-trump/af5440a0-4709-4cc9-9b6f-4fb4ed6be0ad" target="_blank"><strong><span>How Middle East conflict could impact what Australians pay at the bowser</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Obviously our concerns are nothing to compare to those in the Middle East but the financial burden of needing to book last-minute flights that are thousands of dollars is extreme," Grosser added.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I've lost out on money in Australia; I had a job booked that required travel and accommodation.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Airbnb [may not] issue a refund for my Melbourne accommodation, so that's another $1600 gone too."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>All up, it is costing Grosser around $8000.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The losses incurred by Grosser and many other travellers likely won't be covered by travel insurance.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Most insurers do not cover acts of war, political unrest and acts of terrorism, the Insurance Council of Australia warned yesterday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has opened up a </span><a href="https://crisis.dfat.gov.au/crisisportal/s/" rel="" target="_blank" title="crisis portal"><span>crisis portal</span></a><span> for any Australians who are stuck in the Middle East.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.nine.com.au/?rf=true" rel="" target="" title="Nine.com.au"><span>Nine.com.au</span></a><span> has contacted Airbnb for comment.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank" title=""><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>ticking this box here</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Sign up to</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></em></strong></a></li></ul></div></div>