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Transport
BA flies twice daily from LHR Terminal 5 to WAW Chopin Airport, economy starts from £70 return, club from £205.
LO flies twice daily from LCY and three times daily from LHR, economy starts from £90 return, business from £300.
Low cost carriers include FR flying from STN to WMI and W6 from LTN to WAW.
Warsaw mini-DO #1: 23 October 2021
Please fill the form if you plan to attend the DO.
Venue
Hala Koszyki @ 18:00 on Saturday 23rd October
Attendees (11):
Cymro, fifty_two, jfallesen, KARFA, megaloman, nh1980, PGberkshire, FlyerP, scottishpoet, TravellerFrequently, vintagepilot
Maybe (1):
Reetmafreen
Activities
Please fill the form if you plan to attend the DO.
22/10 18:00 Browary Warszawskie for the DO warm-up party
23/10 12:00 Uprising museum tour
23/10 16:00 Viewing terrace at the top of Palace of Culture and Science
23/10 18:00 Hala Koszyki for the DO
24/10 10:30 or 14:00 guided walking tour of Old Town
Flights
Outbound travel
16/10 07:35 BA847 – megaloman
22/10 14:00 BA850 – jfallese, KARFA, nh1980, TravellerFrequently, vintagepilot
22/10 18:25 LO3924 – scottishpoet
23/10 07:35 BA846 – Cymro, FlyerP
Inbound travel
24/10 14:20 LO3919 - scottishpoet
24/10 18.15 BA851 – Cymro, KARFA, nh1980, TravellerFrequently, vintagepilot
25/10 11:50 BA847 – megaloman, FlyerP
26/10 18:10 BA847 – jfallese
Hotels
Hilton Warsaw City – Cymro, KARFA, megaloman, nh1980, FlyerP, scottishpoet, TravellerFrequently
Westin – jfallese
Hampton by Hilton Warsaw Mokotow - fifty_two
Current lockdown rules don't allow travel for non-essential purposes. I'm still booked and hope lockdown rules might be eased closer to the date and well be allowed to travel, I've rebooked myself on avios.
Venue
Hala Koszyki @ 18:00 on Saturday 24th April
Attendees (12):
awoxp, Filthy Monkey, FlyerP, jfallesen, MrMutton, Richmond_Surreym, ScienceTeacher, teledude, Tomparskate, Vintagepilot, Wozza2404
Maybe (4):
florens +1l, scottishpoet, wilsnunn
Flights
LON-WAW
23/04 14:00 BA850 awoxp, Filthy Monkey, Tomparskate, Wozza2404
24/04 14:20 BA850 MrMutton, ScienceTeacher, teledude
WAW-LON
25/04 18:25 BA851 awoxp, Filthy Monkey, MrMutton, ScienceTeacher, teledude, Tomparskate, Wozza2404
Hotels
Hilton City Centre - teledude, Wozza2404
Warsaw (WAW) mini-DO [rescheduled to Saturday 23 October 2021]
Oct 2, 2020, 6:11 am
#76
Join Date: Jul 2011
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You all are aware that in the UK only six people can meet up in an attempt to prevent the spread of Covid.
So why on earth do all of you feel it is a good idea to go abroad and meet up in a large group and travel on public transport and you only want to do this get together if you don’t have to quarantine on your return.
At the very least this is foolish behaviour and at worse it is highly likely to be a supper spreader event!
I must admit to being surprised that Flyertalk are effectively enabling this!
So why on earth do all of you feel it is a good idea to go abroad and meet up in a large group and travel on public transport and you only want to do this get together if you don’t have to quarantine on your return.
At the very least this is foolish behaviour and at worse it is highly likely to be a supper spreader event!
I must admit to being surprised that Flyertalk are effectively enabling this!
Oct 2, 2020, 6:18 am
#77
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: London
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You all are aware that in the UK only six people can meet up in an attempt to prevent the spread of Covid.
So why on earth do all of you feel it is a good idea to go abroad and meet up in a large group and travel on public transport and you only want to do this get together if you don’t have to quarantine on your return.
At the very least this is foolish behaviour and at worse it is highly likely to be a supper spreader event!
I must admit to being surprised that Flyertalk are effectively enabling this!
So why on earth do all of you feel it is a good idea to go abroad and meet up in a large group and travel on public transport and you only want to do this get together if you don’t have to quarantine on your return.
At the very least this is foolish behaviour and at worse it is highly likely to be a supper spreader event!
I must admit to being surprised that Flyertalk are effectively enabling this!
Oct 2, 2020, 6:24 am
#79
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Last time I checked, people are still free to do what they want within their legal rights. Nobody is forcing anyone to attend who doesn't want to.
Oct 2, 2020, 6:33 am
#80
Moderator, Iberia Airlines, Airport Lounges, and Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club
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In the UK, it would not be legal for those living in Protected Areas (e.g. much of Northern England) to travel to Poland for this.
Oct 2, 2020, 6:37 am
#81
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Oct 2, 2020, 6:38 am
#82
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Let's have 2 mini-DOs instead of one 
It's quite unfortunate that Poland got removed from the air-corridor list and those travelling to Poland will have to self isolate for 14 days on return to the UK. I am still going to Poland, as I can work from home on return, so self isolation is not a problem for me. I know a handful of people still plan to go, so I'm happy for the mini-DO to happen on 24th October, as planned
Alternative date I've picked for the mini-DO in Warsaw: 24 April 2021
Hopefully travel restrictions will be eased by then and there'll be no requirement for self-quarantine on return to the UK.
I'll update the wiki post and ask mods to update the title.
It's quite unfortunate that Poland got removed from the air-corridor list and those travelling to Poland will have to self isolate for 14 days on return to the UK. I am still going to Poland, as I can work from home on return, so self isolation is not a problem for me. I know a handful of people still plan to go, so I'm happy for the mini-DO to happen on 24th October, as planned
Alternative date I've picked for the mini-DO in Warsaw: 24 April 2021
Hopefully travel restrictions will be eased by then and there'll be no requirement for self-quarantine on return to the UK.
I'll update the wiki post and ask mods to update the title.
Oct 2, 2020, 6:39 am
#83
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Yes, see The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (North East and North West of England) Regulations 2020, clause 6. You are free to leave the UK, but you are not free to leave the Protected Area for a gathering of two or more people, that you do not live with, even outside the Protected Area. Similar restrictions apply to people in parts of Wales and Scotland.
Oct 2, 2020, 6:45 am
#84
Join Date: Mar 2020
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Yes, see The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (North East and North West of England) Regulations 2020, clause 6. You are free to leave the UK, but you are not free to leave the Protected Area for a gathering of two or more people, that you do not live with, even outside the Protected Area. Similar restrictions apply to people in parts of Wales and Scotland.
Oct 2, 2020, 6:45 am
#85
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those under the standard local lockdown (GM, West Yorkshire etc.) would be fine, ban on mixing only applies to private dwellings.
this is nothing do with travel or leaving the England per se. Obviously those in wales under local lockdowns do have restrictions on leaving their area.
EDIT: just to add there is a whole thread on the UK board listing these statutory instruments and the areas they apply to. Feel free to read if you are suffering from insomnia!
Last edited by KARFA; Oct 2, 2020 at 6:58 am
Oct 2, 2020, 6:46 am
#86
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Us Scotties have no been banned from leaving...yet. It's coming though, nippy has been preparing us all for it and warning - do not book travel abroad. Just canny meet your granny at her hoose. April, however, who knows where we will be. Let's have something to look fwd to!
Oct 2, 2020, 6:53 am
#88
Join Date: Jul 2019
Posts: 457
but this can be change then I will be somewhere in Asia looking for holidays with out quarantine to UK
Oct 2, 2020, 6:58 am
#89
Original Poster
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Can we please stop travel-shaming and take the legal advice on how to break rules away from this thread?
It's everyone's personal decision whether they want to attend or not. Not everyone is travelling from the UK too, so they may not need to worry about UK specific rules.
I appreciate there'll be no longer 17 people confirmed for October date, and it's a long time till April and I personally don't mind to have something to look forward too.
A friendly reminder - all bookings made now are still protected by Book With Confidence policy, so can be changed for free or converted into FTV voucher.
It's everyone's personal decision whether they want to attend or not. Not everyone is travelling from the UK too, so they may not need to worry about UK specific rules.
I appreciate there'll be no longer 17 people confirmed for October date, and it's a long time till April and I personally don't mind to have something to look forward too.
A friendly reminder - all bookings made now are still protected by Book With Confidence policy, so can be changed for free or converted into FTV voucher.