11/05/21 - BA load more flights to 13 destinations from LHR for Summer Hols
May 11, 2021, 3:16 am
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11/05/21 - BA load more flights to 13 destinations from LHR for Summer Hols
Great post from Raffles here:
https://www.headforpoints.com/2021/0...y-august-2021/
Lots of flights and Avios availability to:
Bodrum
Chania
Corfu
Heraklion
Kalamata
Kefalonia
Kos
Lanzarote
Paphos
Preveza
Rhodes
Tenerife
Thessaloniki
https://www.headforpoints.com/2021/0...y-august-2021/
Lots of flights and Avios availability to:
Bodrum
Chania
Corfu
Heraklion
Kalamata
Kefalonia
Kos
Lanzarote
Paphos
Preveza
Rhodes
Tenerife
Thessaloniki
May 11, 2021, 4:43 am
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I’m surprised Madeira didn’t get some extra rotations this summer. But it’s nice to see the leisure market booming from LHR. We’ll be spoilt for choice!
(Agree Bodrum seems an odd choice though given the Red List addition)
(Agree Bodrum seems an odd choice though given the Red List addition)
May 11, 2021, 4:50 am
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Funchal is quite a challenging airport and I think requires some additional training. Do BA have enough pilots trained for this? It might be a consideration, at least.
I think the Government are trying to stop people from Red list countries arriving in the UK. By banning direct flights and cutting off 4 major ME hubs (UAE, DOH, IST) they can achieve that from Africa, the Indian Subcontinent and Asia. Bodrum as a beech holiday destination might be an exception.
I think the Government are trying to stop people from Red list countries arriving in the UK. By banning direct flights and cutting off 4 major ME hubs (UAE, DOH, IST) they can achieve that from Africa, the Indian Subcontinent and Asia. Bodrum as a beech holiday destination might be an exception.
May 11, 2021, 4:53 am
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I think the Government are trying to stop people from Red list countries arriving in the UK. By banning direct flights and cutting off 4 major ME hubs (UAE, DOH, IST) they can achieve that from Africa, the Indian Subcontinent and Asia. Bodrum as a beech holiday destination might be an exception.
May 11, 2021, 4:54 am
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I think the Government are trying to stop people from Red list countries arriving in the UK. By banning direct flights and cutting off 4 major ME hubs (UAE, DOH, IST) they can achieve that from Africa, the Indian Subcontinent and Asia. Bodrum as a beech holiday destination might be an exception.
May 11, 2021, 5:03 am
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Turkey was a political addition to the red list due to the Champions League final and the public "outrage" over people (legitimately) coming from India via Turkey. With a national lockdown and plummeting cases (and the Champions League final done or moved), it won't be long before it's removed. Besides, routes via Turkey are too important to the UK Home Office for the ban on direct flights to last too long.
Remember, Portugal was on the Red List once.
Remember, Portugal was on the Red List once.
May 11, 2021, 6:38 am
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Great post from Raffles here:
https://www.headforpoints.com/2021/0...y-august-2021/
Lots of flights and Avios availability to:
Bodrum
Chania
Corfu
Heraklion
Kalamata
Kefalonia
Kos
Lanzarote
Paphos
Preveza
Rhodes
Tenerife
Thessaloniki
https://www.headforpoints.com/2021/0...y-august-2021/
Lots of flights and Avios availability to:
Bodrum
Chania
Corfu
Heraklion
Kalamata
Kefalonia
Kos
Lanzarote
Paphos
Preveza
Rhodes
Tenerife
Thessaloniki
May 11, 2021, 6:44 am
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Hi,
And hopefully more flights from EDI/GLA etc now that the Scottish Govt has announced that from Monday a traffic light system will be adopted ( similar to England)
Posted a thread on the new Scottish restrictions from 17th May in the UK & Irealand forum. Incl : Alcohol can be served indoors until 2230
Local lockdowns in the UK
Regards
TBS
And hopefully more flights from EDI/GLA etc now that the Scottish Govt has announced that from Monday a traffic light system will be adopted ( similar to England)
Posted a thread on the new Scottish restrictions from 17th May in the UK & Irealand forum. Incl : Alcohol can be served indoors until 2230
Local lockdowns in the UK
Regards
TBS
May 11, 2021, 9:05 am
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I'm glad that additional BJV frequencies have been added.
It's a really good sign that Turkey was added to the red list not because of our case numbers but because of the folks that are trying to evade hotel quarantine in the UK by transferring over there when coming from a red-list country.
It's a really good sign that Turkey was added to the red list not because of our case numbers but because of the folks that are trying to evade hotel quarantine in the UK by transferring over there when coming from a red-list country.
May 11, 2021, 9:37 am
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Of course, Turkey will come off the red list sometime ... and I hope that's soon: but we might have to wait a while for the UK authorities to have their confidence restored.
May 11, 2021, 9:41 am
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Why else would they add Turkey to the red list when it’s cases were falling and around 20,000 per day, and not when they were 60,000+?
May 11, 2021, 9:41 am
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I'm not sure I understand. Assuming red list inclusion was only because of the risk from quarantine evasion (and that's a brave assumption), how will that risk have evaporated in only a few weeks ?
