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Old Mar 21, 2020, 8:58 am
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Originally Posted by OverTheHorizon
I appreciate the sentiment but also understand why people might fly.

​​In times of extreme uncertainty, who wants to be thousands of miles from home and family?

It's bad enough when my adult children are only a few hundred miles away, elderly parents ditto, but at least if really necessary, I have the option to jump in the car...
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It would be absolute torture to be on the other side of the world



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It is and I am on the other side from my sister and my nephews. So I relate wholeheartedly but I also respect its unprecedented times which calls for these unprecedented measures. I did also add to that statement above that people will need to travel for emergencies, I get that. If it’s not essential we have many great apps and software to stay well connected, had this happened 10 years ago it would be a lot tougher for global families/teams/communities.

But I am disgressing from the point of the thread so I’ll shall stop.

I do wonder what BA/IAG post-CV19 era will look like. Will we still have low-cost fares? Will IAG remain IAG or be split...
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