Will there be mass cancellations for Lockdown 3?
Dec 30, 2020, 10:12 am
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Will there be mass cancellations for Lockdown 3?
Not looking to argue about whether people or should or should not be going on holiday but to factually discuss whether BA is likely to mass cancel holiday destination flights? Any intel?
Dec 30, 2020, 10:15 am
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Dec 30, 2020, 10:17 am
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Dec 30, 2020, 10:18 am
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Dec 30, 2020, 10:26 am
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Dec 30, 2020, 11:28 am
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Dec 30, 2020, 12:15 pm
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Presumably routes where people will ignore the tier four rules and continue flying will continue to operate *cough* Dubai *cough*
Just checked tonight’s 105 seat map in expertflyer - four empty in J a dozen in W and a handful in Y
Just checked tonight’s 105 seat map in expertflyer - four empty in J a dozen in W and a handful in Y
Dec 30, 2020, 12:22 pm
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Being able to get ANYWHERE we want to go would be great!
Slightly different rules for JE, of course, but transit through UK puts us in the Sin-Bin for so many places. And even my hoped-for vaccination in Jan isn’t going to fix that, and nor is FCO advice or destination Border restrictions. We will just sit at home and wither away.
Slightly different rules for JE, of course, but transit through UK puts us in the Sin-Bin for so many places. And even my hoped-for vaccination in Jan isn’t going to fix that, and nor is FCO advice or destination Border restrictions. We will just sit at home and wither away.
Dec 30, 2020, 12:47 pm
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I'm afraid to ask, but is this likely the death of my CUN trip? I'm due to pay the second part of my airbnb in a few days and I'm guessing BA cancellations will take longer than that? Will I even be able to transit in the UK and stay overnight at the hotel by LGW or does none of this work anymore? (I'm swedish and supposed to fly on the 15th)
Any educated guesses from you experts?
If it's up to me I'm not gonna cancel, I'm ready to go.
Any educated guesses from you experts?
If it's up to me I'm not gonna cancel, I'm ready to go.
Dec 30, 2020, 12:50 pm
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I'm afraid to ask, but is this likely the death of my CUN trip? I'm due to pay the second part of my airbnb in a few days and I'm guessing BA cancellations will take longer than that? Will I even be able to transit in the UK and stay overnight at the hotel by LGW or does none of this work anymore? (I'm swedish and supposed to fly on the 15th)
Any educated guesses from you experts?
If it's up to me I'm not gonna cancel, I'm ready to go.
Any educated guesses from you experts?
If it's up to me I'm not gonna cancel, I'm ready to go.
Dec 30, 2020, 12:51 pm
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I'm afraid to ask, but is this likely the death of my CUN trip? I'm due to pay the second part of my airbnb in a few days and I'm guessing BA cancellations will take longer than that? Will I even be able to transit in the UK and stay overnight at the hotel by LGW or does none of this work anymore? (I'm swedish and supposed to fly on the 15th)
Any educated guesses from you experts?
If it's up to me I'm not gonna cancel, I'm ready to go.
Any educated guesses from you experts?
If it's up to me I'm not gonna cancel, I'm ready to go.
Hotels are still generally open, especially around LHR/LGW, although due to the decrease in demand some have closed temporarily.
well the restriction is on the hotel rather than the individual. the rules are the hotels are not supposed to take guests for holiday accommodation, but they are allowed to take guests for a number of other reasons such as work etc. i think generally overnight transit around airports has been fine.
Dec 30, 2020, 1:09 pm
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that’s because international travellers in transit is NOT a permitted reason for overnight stay....however, as said before, unlikely they’d enforce or check eligibility
Dec 30, 2020, 1:12 pm
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https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/...74/schedule/3A
(2) A person referred to in sub-paragraph (1) may continue to carry on their business and keep any premises used in that business open—
(a) to provide accommodation for any person who—
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(viii) is isolating themselves from others as required by law;
(a) to provide accommodation for any person who—
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(viii) is isolating themselves from others as required by law;