I was going to say, it seems to be a massive waste of fuel, time and money. Definitely try to get the whole trip scrapped (documents via courier, meeting over Skype etc.?). Maybe make something up about having to watch a sick child or something.
Edit: apparently one return flight to Australia is about equivalent to 50,000 miles in your average car in terms of Co2.
I was going to say, it seems to be a massive waste of fuel, time and money. Definitely try to get the whole trip scrapped (documents via courier, meeting over Skype etc.?). Maybe make something up about having to watch a sick child or something.
Edit: apparently one return flight to Australia is about equivalent to 50,000 miles in your average car in terms of Co2.