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Old Apr 22, 2020 | 5:20 am
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ahmetdouas
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Originally Posted by BAeuro
I have a BA booking to Crete in September and have mixed feelings about the whole situation. As much as I want to go, and always said I would if Greece was open, now I’m unsure. Will LHR be a breeding ground for a second wave? Will the first travellers after the lockdown be guinea pigs to see if there are risks or another wave? Etc

Also, there’s the possibility BA will axe some holiday routes for this whole season. At the end of the day people may not want to holiday abroad and it may be better off to not run some routes, especially as the 80/20 rule is off till October.
Yes thats my main concern. Cancelled flights. If a flight is operational and a border is open, then it's up to the traveller to decide whether to fly or not.

(who knows, maybe we will all know if we are immune or not by then, my biggest interest is to see the true number of infected from this, especially around 'hotspots' like London where I am, even more so with my 'high-risk' going to bars and clubs in London until they closed. the more people we see have been already infected and don't have it anymore, the quicker the recovery and the less chance of a devastating second wave).


But even now in the worst of the crisis there are skeleton flights to major centres, so if there is a will, there is a way, even if only 25%-40% of flights are operating by that time.

Would airlines re-book passengers on other airlines if they cancel a flight for someone who wants to travel? That would be interesting to see, I would feel safer on more major airlines to be honest as they are more likely to be operating, or at least give you options to change your schedule instead of leaving you completely in the dry.
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