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Old Sep 26, 2020, 5:31 am
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LoungeLizzard
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: ZRH, Switzerland
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I see the solution in the hands of IATA and not single airlines, because a unified voice and combined negotiation power are of the essence.
LH may get heard in Germany, but imagine LH going to France to negotiate a deal: No way how France will help LH to do that if AF won't have the same conditions.

The proposed 100%, systemwide pre-flight testing will bring:
1. Much more confidence to passengers, because the chance of having even one infected pax on board diminishes drastically.
2. Much more value & confidence to governments to open borders and abolish quarantine for a much wider number of countries then they can do now.

I agree with sfoflyer that governments are behaving in an irrational way to a large extent, but at least in the case of Switzerland, Germany, Austria and France, they make it clear that they do consider the economic impact of their decisions when it comes to keeping borders open.
- Huge economic interest to keep borders open where it's about work force crossing the borders every day: the borders stay open.
- Smaller economic interest to allow business travel and tourism: Borders partially close.
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