No More Masks intra-Scandinavia. Woohoo!
Oct 30, 2021, 2:12 am
#46
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Just flew from Nbo to Arn about 13 hours of wearing the silly mask. Lh is really enforcing it and I was woken 3 times to remind me it had slipped while I slept. Back the Turkish for me I think.
Cannot wait for them all to give up this mask thing.
Cannot wait for them all to give up this mask thing.
Oct 31, 2021, 5:18 am
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Being woken up like that is terrible - maybe LH needs to give all their crew this:
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Oct 31, 2021, 5:45 am
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Being woken up like that is terrible - maybe LH needs to give all their crew this:
https://alitools.io/en/showcase/tras...-4000939224114
https://alitools.io/en/showcase/tras...-4000939224114
Just try a different airline, one that does not religiously enforce such stupid rules. So far Turkish is the best but I am waiting for updates but telling me who is not enforcing the rules and who is crazy about them.
Nov 5, 2021, 6:47 am
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I must say this was a very welcome change. I had two flights this week for the first time without masks and it is as close to prepandemic flying as I've been to in a long time.
Obviously the absurd thing were the connecting flights requiring masks, while the intermediate airports or the arrival country did not. Can't wait for the rest of Europe to catch up.
Obviously the absurd thing were the connecting flights requiring masks, while the intermediate airports or the arrival country did not. Can't wait for the rest of Europe to catch up.
Nov 5, 2021, 8:39 am
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I was on an ATR flight today, therefore operated by Xfly. Their crews still have to wear masks (presumably because it's an Estonian carrier) but normal SAS rules apply to passengers of course.
While my flight to Malm (on 737) had some masked passengers, it was exactly zero on my return from ngelholm.
While my flight to Malm (on 737) had some masked passengers, it was exactly zero on my return from ngelholm.
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Nov 5, 2021, 4:37 pm
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I was on an ATR flight today, therefore operated by Xfly. Their crews still have to wear masks (presumably because it's an Estonian carrier) but normal SAS rules apply to passengers of course.
While my flight to Malm (on 737) had some masked passengers, it was exactly zero on my return from ngelholm.
While my flight to Malm (on 737) had some masked passengers, it was exactly zero on my return from ngelholm.
Nov 5, 2021, 4:55 pm
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Ive flown eight legs since the change, half of them on DK Xfly flights. Not a single FA has been wearing a mask so at least in DK its not a requirement. Surprisingly many passengers keep it on. Almost no one wears them on public transport in DK so dont know why people want to do it on planes.
Nov 5, 2021, 6:17 pm
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I must say this was a very welcome change. I had two flights this week for the first time without masks and it is as close to prepandemic flying as I've been to in a long time.
Obviously the absurd thing were the connecting flights requiring masks, while the intermediate airports or the arrival country did not. Can't wait for the rest of Europe to catch up.
Obviously the absurd thing were the connecting flights requiring masks, while the intermediate airports or the arrival country did not. Can't wait for the rest of Europe to catch up.
Nov 6, 2021, 12:13 pm
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A lot of politicians are against it, and we'll see how this plays out. The key is to make sure the healthcare system can handle the cases. The numbers are not from vaccinated people so the key is to get everyone vaccinated.
Nov 8, 2021, 1:09 am
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It would be better to introduce a vaccination requirement for air travel than to keep enforcing masks. The only reason people have to wear masks is because we're letting unvaccinated people fly so the sensible people are footing the bill for the idiots (as usual in EU).
Many countries make me show a vaccination proof to enter a coffee bar or restaurant but when I confine myself in a compressed densely packed aluminum tube with 200 other people for hours there are suddenly no rules and we're wearing masks for take off and landing because the rest of the flight there is a cup of water standing in front of us to make sure we're having "a meal" to avoid the requirement.
Many countries make me show a vaccination proof to enter a coffee bar or restaurant but when I confine myself in a compressed densely packed aluminum tube with 200 other people for hours there are suddenly no rules and we're wearing masks for take off and landing because the rest of the flight there is a cup of water standing in front of us to make sure we're having "a meal" to avoid the requirement.
Nov 8, 2021, 1:59 am
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It would be better to introduce a vaccination requirement for air travel than to keep enforcing masks. The only reason people have to wear masks is because we're letting unvaccinated people fly so the sensible people are footing the bill for the idiots (as usual in EU).
AFAIK, the only countries that removed the mask requirement are the EU countries Sweden and Denmark plus Norway.
Nov 8, 2021, 3:13 am
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"Canadians are always eligible to enter Canada but must complete testing requirements and mandatory quarantine if they do not qualify as a fully vaccinated traveller"
https://travel.gc.ca/travel-covid/tr...ntering-canada
https://travel.gc.ca/travel-covid/tr...ntering-canada
Nov 8, 2021, 3:59 am
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I can’t foresee Sweden mandating Swedish passenger vaccination against Covid-19 anytime soon. What percentage of SAS does Sweden own?
Nov 8, 2021, 4:21 am
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It would be better to introduce a vaccination requirement for air travel than to keep enforcing masks. The only reason people have to wear masks is because we're letting unvaccinated people fly so the sensible people are footing the bill for the idiots (as usual in EU).
Transportation is an essential service.
21,8%.
Nov 8, 2021, 8:25 am
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There is no correlation between vaccination rate and mask requirements (even outside planes). It's all about the mindset and strategy of individual countries. Sweden
didn't have a mask mandate even when vaccination rate was 0%, Portugal has it even with the highest vaccination rate in Europe.
didn't have a mask mandate even when vaccination rate was 0%, Portugal has it even with the highest vaccination rate in Europe.
Transportation is an essential service.