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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote cubsur Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 07/June/2021 at 08:25
Do they know how this will be enforced? I am just wondering how easy or otherwise it might be to ignore that demand if anyone so wished.

I am due to fly to UK for 20 days in September and have no wish to spend half that time effectively behind bars.
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My family had the call everyone dreads from the Track & Trace people. Someone on their plane yesterday to Luton has tested positive so they must isolate for 10 days.
They were booked to fly back to UK  yesterday anyway  but despite all the pre flight testing it seems Covid can make its mark
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote cubsur Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06/June/2021 at 09:02
Maybe people prefer the weather here than the dreary conditions over much of the UK at the moment, despite the cost and inconvenience of the alternative.

Or maybe they plan to ignore the quarantine laws.

Then wait for the 5am knock on the door and being taken away to internment camps.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Richardk Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05/June/2021 at 18:57
My families flight home to Luton today was only half full  so the exodus hasn't started yet.  
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More like Dunkirk to get people home.
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93 flights into Faro Tomorrow, Sunday 6th June ... is it `D-Day` ..
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Jock Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05/June/2021 at 10:51
Flight Edinburgh - Faro on 10 June, back 17 June - £19.99 each way.  What a bargain.
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Yet the Tories are still way ahead in the polls, unfortunately.
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I heard Ryanair had hiked up the price for a return ticket. Talk about extortion!!
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote cubsur Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05/June/2021 at 08:23
But full on the way back with reports that a single seat back to UK is costing around £1000. At least someone will benefit from the UK government decision.
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Originally posted by pyrman pyrman wrote:

There is a massive 92 flights coming into Faro tomorrow, Sat June 5 .. busy, busy ..


Sadly they will be operating at about 20% capacity.
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There is a massive 92 flights coming into Faro tomorrow, Sat June 5 .. busy, busy ..
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Originally posted by cubsur cubsur wrote:

Increase in cases! Not even 1% of the population is affected. The death of tourist travel is going to cost more in lives and money.

From next Tuesday, travel to Portugal is permitted from UK only for 'essential reasons' which does not include holidays.

Presumably it's not a problem this next four days, so why give several days warning? If it's though that bad here, why was the door not slammed shut immediately and all outbound flights cancelled??

There are dozens of flights due in today from UK. Presumably most will be empty with people being forced to cancel their trips.
As I understood yesterdays news from the UK, people are still free to travel to Portugal even for holidays but have to self isolate for 10 days on return. Is that not the case?
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Grant Shapps (thats the name he is using at present) gave the game away yesterday when he tied in this latest government move with Buffoon Boris`s 21st June announcement. We all know Buffoon doesn`t like to be associated with bad news so he leaves those announcements to others whenever possible. So come 21st June we can expect Boris to tell us all that he has saved the World by his quick decision making and that because of his greatness we can now mingle in pubs etc etc. IMHO and for no scientific reason, I have a feeling that overseas holidays will resume for UK citizens very quickly after the EU members Covid Vaccine passport is up and running. The Again ?
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote animallover Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04/June/2021 at 08:51
Yet flights from India are still flying into London airports! Absolutely farcical...everyone's mood slumped yesterday when the news was announced 😖
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