I am hoping the ban will be removed. My Japanese clients still want me to come and, if it is possible, I will go.

Think there's any chance of TPE being open for a US citizen visit in August or September?

SYD is TPAC. Why don't you just go SFO-SYD tomorrow? Saver Biz wide open ;)

OP didn't state his/her citizenship but us Aussies can go home ;)

It's not an antibody test, it's a coronavirus test.

https://www.cntraveler.com/story/emi...efore-boarding

If airlines can pull this off at scale, the 'When' in the thread title will be very soon!

I'm afraid it's Conde Nast that needs to get its facts straight. Here's a more accurate article (I can't believe I'm turning to the New York Post for accuracy). The quote (emphasis mine):



Presumably, at some point in the future -- late 2021, 2022? -- countries might require a certificate of COVID-19 immunity in order to enter the country. That presumes that you can't get infected twice (unknown at this time) and that they can tell whether you're showing antibodies in your system because you're currently infected (obviously bad) or because you're immune (good). And, you're assuming that the test is very accurate, but accuracy rates for COVID tests are all over the map. Again, the result you'd want from this test is a positive one -- antibodies in the system.

What EK is doing isn't science. It's hogwash.

General discussion about COVID-19 testing are best in Coronavirus and travel where it is actively being discussed - this is beyond the scope of this forum .
Let's focus on what UA / UA flyers are doing in this forum

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i would say you have a 90/10 chance of going
there will be flights to vegas and they will be open. if you gotta get to vegas you can get there.

but hawaii has some sort of quarantine ja?

you should go to japan soonest you can. i was there 30 days ago when things really started to shut down and i left a day before they halted foreigners from entering. it was fine there. but very quiet.
NO WAY. this is exact same thinking right after 9-11. panic panic and let's get as intrusive as possible. all for something that kills way fewer people than preventable cardiovascular disease, automobile deaths, seasonal flu that nobody bothers getting immunized against

Isn't plane-boarding painful enough already?
 

Yeah, I agree -- Gate testing is a panicky and invasive response to the problem. The use of the test data is an instant privacy lawsuit that will prevent gate testing from happening in the U.S. And what about the crew? OSHA and the unions would never agree to let their members get poked with sharp objects multiple times a day (or even once!) in the line of work.

I'm looking forward to IAH-SGN via SFO-SIN in June, but I am not too hopeful.

But we cannot leave. There is a prohibition on Australians leaving the country.

I am looking at a trip to see my parents in July and know I will get a 14 day hotel stay courtesy of the Australian government but was then planning on staying for a further two weeks. I then looked at Smartraveller.gov.au (Government website) to find out you cannot leave. Bit like Hotel CA.

Should add it looks likely this will be the rule for at least six months.

I have a planned trip to HKG around Memorial holiday in late May. While I remain hopeful, the realistic chance of me flying the itinerary as-is is very slim.

I have already cancelled 4 INTL trips (2 TPAC) that had been scheduled within a span of around a month between mid-March and mi-April. I have 4 more INTL trips in late April and May I'd still need to deal with.

I think we are rapidly reaching the point where many countries will be restricting entry of passengers from USA due to the fears of bringing infection in. There is already no confidence that we are adequately containing the outbreak. Even more, get ready for numbers to start climbing dramatically once increased testing is finally implemented.

Even if flights become available, immigration is going to be the limiting factor for some time.

Our testing is increasing dramatically, and will continue to do so over the next weeks. Will it really make a difference??

Getting back on point....

How does UA deal with the liability issues to its crew and staff by flying Covid infected passengers, especially those that are asymptomatic but transmissible?. How does UA ensure that they stay healthy. Put them in PPEs on a plane? (that would be an interesting uniform design :o)

UA, like all transportation providers, is stuck until we either get an effective therapeutic or vaccine. UA will fly 10% filled airplanes with crew in gloves and masks for the time being.

And goodeats is right. Most countries, for the time being, will not let passengers from the US enter without a 2 week quarantine at a minimum :( That will eliminate almost all of UA's leisure travel as well as work related trips unless the worker is going for an extended period of time and the company can afford to have him/her out of commission for several weeks (presuming that they cannot work from site of isolation).

To my dismay, Singapore just announced extending its circuit breaker (lockdown) period to June 1st. It is unlikely its border will open before June 30.

Cross Singapore off for now. Likely won’t happen until August at the earliest.

It's shame FT doesn't have a "like the post but dislike the message" button!