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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Jan 2021, 19:55
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By PAXboy

Whether it is called capitalism or communisim of...

Whether it is called capitalism or communisim of ANY -ism, there will always be those who fight or cheat, their way to the top. Making money out of other humans is a fundamental human trait.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Dec 2020, 14:47
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By PAXboy

The new variant could have originated anywhere....

The new variant could have originated anywhere. It usually gets named for where it is identified. The Spanish Flu of 1918 is often ascribed to starting in the USA but was first widely prevalent in...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Dec 2020, 00:43
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By PAXboy

Looks like Austria closing from Tuesday morning. ...

Looks like Austria closing from Tuesday morning.

If politicians hesitate in a pandemic, this is what happens. Yet, there are some members of the Conservative Party who are cross at the PM for all...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Dec 2020, 17:56
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By PAXboy

BBC reports: They made no warning that...

BBC reports:

They made no warning that something had changed. Even on 1st Dec they obviously knew that matters were changing rapidly. Last Wednesday in the House of Commons, Johnson said that...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Dec 2020, 17:04
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By PAXboy

I have friends travelling on Monday and Tuesday...

I have friends travelling on Monday and Tuesday but have to wait for the airline to canx - otherwise no insurance. Two friends due to visit elderly parents in MAD had their Covid tests at 15:00...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Nov 2020, 13:10
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By PAXboy

Normally, vaccines have a 10+ years of testing in...

Normally, vaccines have a 10+ years of testing in order to check all the things people are worried about, such as still being able to infect others, unexpected side effects, conflicts with other...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Oct 2020, 03:23
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By PAXboy

By the way, the group 'healthcare workers' should...

By the way, the group 'healthcare workers' should include all Key Workers. So that means Police and similar, as well as all who work in the funeral trades.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Sep 2020, 00:57
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By PAXboy

When quoting statics of deaths in the UK in 2020....

When quoting statics of deaths in the UK in 2020. Please be sure that you note:

1) Those stats that list Covid 19 on the death certificate.
2) Total excess deaths in the UK, from all causes, over...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Sep 2020, 22:03
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By PAXboy

I would venture the key reason why we do not have...

I would venture the key reason why we do not have the 'fine grain' of different travel destinations and combinations is policing it. Trying to identify that a person arriving from a European country...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Jul 2020, 11:06
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By PAXboy

A long term problem for those who experience the...

A long term problem for those who experience the virus very strongly is that - thereafter - they have 'underlying conditions'. Which means that the next regular flu or any 'normal' illness that they...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Jun 2020, 18:21
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By PAXboy

Sadly, we now know that there are some...

Sadly, we now know that there are some asymptomatic carriers and how do you find them?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th May 2020, 20:08
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By PAXboy

FFMAN I did not see your other post, if the 2m...

FFMAN I did not see your other post, if the 2m rule was made up, then so be it. Perhaps the round number attracted them more than 1.8 or 1.5m. Either way, it is what we have now. Given the terrible...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th May 2020, 20:19
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By PAXboy

The WHO suggest 1m. Japan and other countries...

The WHO suggest 1m. Japan and other countries have 1.8m (6 feet) the 2m rule is not unreasonable and not thought up on the spur.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th May 2020, 04:09
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By PAXboy

Another reason will never know the full total is...

Another reason will never know the full total is that, in the early weeks, many of the deaths at home and in care homes - did not have CV19 on the death certificate. Pneumonia and other causes, yes....
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th May 2020, 15:51
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By PAXboy

Yes - but. If we had testing in place and...

Yes - but.

If we had testing in place and testing that we could feel confidence in.
If we knew which people of middle age would not experience the virus very badly.

Here is the story of one...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th May 2020, 23:01
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By PAXboy

All well and good to ease lockdown and protect...

All well and good to ease lockdown and protect the vulnerable BUT untll the UK gets the testing to the higher levels? Nothing.

1) I am a key worker but because I have no symptoms, I cannot get a...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Apr 2020, 04:56
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By PAXboy

OzzyOzBorn Nope - they are just dying at home....

OzzyOzBorn
Nope - they are just dying at home. Paramedics are finding that they have many more 'dead on arrival' than before. It may be that these folks do not want to bother A&E or the fear that...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Apr 2020, 00:12
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By PAXboy

It also the case that Germany, immediately after...

It also the case that Germany, immediately after WW2, had a regional government imposed on it by the allies. This was to prevent the Capital and one person from becoming too powerful. Consequently,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Apr 2020, 03:55
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By PAXboy

Human behaviour. UK humans stock piling in...

Human behaviour.
UK humans stock piling in panic at the first glimpse of risk.
UK humans ignoring govt advice - when it eventually came.
Interconnected supply chains, the complexity of which...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Apr 2020, 22:57
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By PAXboy

Before this has fully played out, I expect there...

Before this has fully played out, I expect there to be civil unrest with Food being the number one category. No one can say where or when but do not be surprised when it happens.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Apr 2020, 22:49
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By PAXboy

When I worked in Telecommunications (1977~2003) I...

When I worked in Telecommunications (1977~2003) I was involved in audio and video conferencing from the mid 1980s. Despite the fact that quality is now remarkable and cheap - there is NO substitute...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
31st Mar 2020, 17:49
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By PAXboy

In 2008, most of the big banks were bailed out....

In 2008, most of the big banks were bailed out. Might it have been better to have let them fail and give the money to the people? That is what is now happening as there has been ten years to think...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Mar 2020, 21:31
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By PAXboy

Yes, indeed ara01jbb In emergency times a good...

Yes, indeed ara01jbb In emergency times a good thing to do. The UK has zero experience of this and govt that ignores most people, favouring the City and corporates.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Mar 2020, 21:23
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By PAXboy

One of the key problems is that money is needed...

One of the key problems is that money is needed more urgently at the 'bottom' of the ladder, for the people with mortgages and bills to pay. Govts are only used to giving money to the 'top' of the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Mar 2020, 00:10
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By PAXboy

Well, to continue the side track (but an integral...

Well, to continue the side track (but an integral part of what is going to happen in the next months) Thus far in the world's modern history, only small countries default on their payments and...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Mar 2020, 21:42
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By PAXboy

The reason that it will NOT all spring back as...

The reason that it will NOT all spring back as after other recessions is the high liklihood that what we are now facing is a Depression. One that, given the 21st, will out gun the 1930s by some...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Mar 2020, 16:05
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By PAXboy

LTNman Unfortunately, the virus has already...

LTNman
Unfortunately, the virus has already mutated and at least two strains have been identified. Herd immunity is not possible.

All govts are going to print money, unfortunately, as we were on...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Mar 2020, 00:15
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By PAXboy

Now the UK govt talks of banning mass gatherings...

Now the UK govt talks of banning mass gatherings from next week. This seems curious as, an infectious person can more easily infect those around them - than across a stadium. If you ban mass...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Mar 2020, 13:21
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By PAXboy

OzzyOzBorn Yes, it is a valid approach. In six...

OzzyOzBorn Yes, it is a valid approach. In six months time we'll know if it was the right one!

I certainly understand reluctance to go to extremes but most politicians do not like people pointing...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Mar 2020, 18:20
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By PAXboy

The reason that the media are having such a...

The reason that the media are having such a splurge is two fold:

It makes a change from all the political news that affects every country right now. The media love to play new stories
It is a...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Mar 2020, 23:45
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By PAXboy

There has been a new financial crash slowly...

There has been a new financial crash slowly building up for ten years. Central banks and politicians have cut interest rates and printed money to try and get a stronger recovery since 2008. Many...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Mar 2020, 12:39
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By PAXboy

LH emailed to offer European travel on the next...

LH emailed to offer European travel on the next three months to have Triple M&M. Even I had not just been on holiday, the answer would be No.

This is going to be serious. But it will be another...
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