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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Jan 2021, 05:41
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By Vokes55

Whilst I 100% agree, the best option is to let...

Whilst I 100% agree, the best option is to let these clowns fill their time going round in circles and ignore the thread.

In fact, ignoring the media entirely right now has been beneficial to my...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Dec 2020, 13:12
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By Vokes55

Actually, 30 seconds of research into the basics...

Actually, 30 seconds of research into the basics of virology would tell you that as viruses become more transmissible, they become less virulent. So despite what Sky News will tell you, which I'm...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Dec 2020, 07:48
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By Vokes55

But I’m talking specifically about a flight that...

But I’m talking specifically about a flight that went on the 26th December, from an airport that entered Tier 4 on that day along with half of its remaining catchment area.

But you’re quite right...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Dec 2020, 07:32
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By Vokes55

Well if COVID and flying was as dangerous as many...

Well if COVID and flying was as dangerous as many contributors to this thread are making out, I’d expect them to cancel to save their lives....

But no, I’m not buying it. BA Holidays and BA allow...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Dec 2020, 12:36
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By Vokes55

273 passengers on BA's Gatwick to Cancun flight...

273 passengers on BA's Gatwick to Cancun flight yesterday, one of a handful of flights to a destination without restrictions on people from the UK, on the first day of Tier 4 restrictions that cover...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Dec 2020, 21:21
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By Vokes55

That's like saying all cases are imported because...

That's like saying all cases are imported because it originally came from China. How many of today's cases were caught abroad or directly from somebody who had caught it abroad?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Dec 2020, 19:25
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By Vokes55

And how many of today’s 18,447 daily confirmed...

And how many of today’s 18,447 daily confirmed cases do you think were “imported” and how many were caught at schools, hospitals or the supermarket? As had been mentioned so many times in this...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Dec 2020, 17:24
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By Vokes55

LTNman No it's not your business what people...

LTNman

No it's not your business what people do inside or outside of their own homes. But maybe if you're that bothered, you should find some of these "Eastern European visitors" and question them...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Dec 2020, 16:09
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By Vokes55

Why are you so concerned with what people are...

Why are you so concerned with what people are doing? Do you work for the police? Or are you just another busybody sticking your oar in to people's lives and matters that are none of your business?...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Dec 2020, 18:43
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By Vokes55

Anybody who thinks business travel can just...

Anybody who thinks business travel can just transfer online doesn't understand business travel. Newsflash, the internet has been around for years, and yet there were still 30+ flights a day between...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Nov 2020, 10:28
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By Vokes55

Thankfully we still live in a democracy in the...

Thankfully we still live in a democracy in the UK, just about.

I don’t think your “compliance” argument has helped Cathay Pacific or any of Hong Kong’s hotels or tourism industry. This is an...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Nov 2020, 09:33
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By Vokes55

With respect, I don’t know a single person in my...

With respect, I don’t know a single person in my circle of friends, family and acquaintances who has stopped traveling for leisure. In the real world, people are tired of this overreaction and...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Nov 2020, 19:53
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By Vokes55

Correction. You’re not going anywhere for 6...

Correction. You’re not going anywhere for 6 months, the majority of the rest of us will be getting on with our lives.

Good to see this thread is still just the same 3-4 clowns going backwards and...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Oct 2020, 21:40
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By Vokes55

To be honest, taking Denmark off the red list was...

To be honest, taking Denmark off the red list was an indication that this is already happening, as it was around 57/100,000 last week.

Certainly a positive step if true (except to a few regular...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Oct 2020, 20:32
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By Vokes55

It would certainly open a lot of Winter sun...

It would certainly open a lot of Winter sun destinations, many of which will throw their doors open for the tourism income, if they haven’t already. Places like the Dominican Republic (whose cases...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Oct 2020, 16:15
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By Vokes55

Pleasantly surprised they all got the green...

Pleasantly surprised they all got the green light. I expected Lanzarote and Fuerteventura but not the whole lot. Seems some common sense is finally breaking through.

Gives some companies a...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Oct 2020, 21:23
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By Vokes55

What odds on Grant Shapps giving the green light...

What odds on Grant Shapps giving the green light to half term holidays in the Canary Islands tomorrow? Slim to anorexic I know, but the latest figures put 4/7 below the government's threshold, with...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Sep 2020, 11:25
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By Vokes55

Six months ago there was a plan to take everyone...

Six months ago there was a plan to take everyone out of society and that didn’t work out well either.

Ive answered your question plenty of times but you just don’t understand. (Continue to) do...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Sep 2020, 10:46
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By Vokes55

Precisely why a one size fits all approach won’t...

Precisely why a one size fits all approach won’t work any more.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Sep 2020, 10:45
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By Vokes55

Yeah, you’re still not getting it are you. Your,...

Yeah, you’re still not getting it are you. Your, and your friends’ assessment is exactly what everybody should be doing. Using your own judgement and doing what you feel safe doing. Now if 60 million...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Sep 2020, 21:20
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By Vokes55

No, because those who were worried about being...

No, because those who were worried about being infected due to “age, health or genetics” would take responsibility for their health and well-being and would either take themselves out of society or...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Sep 2020, 18:58
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By Vokes55

No. I’ve been advocating the exact opposite. I...

No. I’ve been advocating the exact opposite. I want people like you who feel threatened by the virus to take responsibility for your health, as it seems you have been doing.

If everybody who felt...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Sep 2020, 11:53
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By Vokes55

Nobody is scoffing at those with a more “prudent”...

Nobody is scoffing at those with a more “prudent” view. People are scoffing at those who insist their view should be inflicted on everybody else. It’s a very 2020 attitude.

All people like me...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Sep 2020, 11:45
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By Vokes55

Exactly. At what point does the number of people...

Exactly. At what point does the number of people dying alone having not seen their family for x months exceed the number of people dying “with” coronavirus. It probably already has.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Sep 2020, 10:11
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By Vokes55

I don’t think you get it. If you, and by you I...

I don’t think you get it. If you, and by you I mean you and every other risk averse coronaphobe, don’t feel safe then don’t get on an aircraft. Then everybody else who is willing to take that risk or...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Sep 2020, 14:59
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By Vokes55

The diplomatic answer to that is that they’re...

The diplomatic answer to that is that they’re not. The rules are quite clearly outlined to passengers.

The opinionated answer is why shouldn’t those who are happy to abide by the rules and/or...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Sep 2020, 10:40
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By Vokes55

As far as I’m aware, and I’m far from the COVID...

As far as I’m aware, and I’m far from the COVID police, the former.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Sep 2020, 10:14
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By Vokes55

I can’t find a single fact in your post that...

I can’t find a single fact in your post that answers the question, just your (typically negative) opinion and a second hand experience. Here’s a fact for you, German tourists are still allowed to go...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Sep 2020, 11:28
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By Vokes55

If I’m statistically 5x more likely to catch...

If I’m statistically 5x more likely to catch coronavirus in Manchester than in Crete, why can I go to Manchester and not have to quarantine but I do if I go to Crete?

Other than decimating...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Sep 2020, 08:49
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By Vokes55

Surely now cases in the U.K. are going up, the...

Surely now cases in the U.K. are going up, the quarantine system should be scrapped. After all, the policy was introduced because, and to quote Priti Patel herself

“The answer as to why we’re...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
1st Jun 2020, 11:58
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By Vokes55

Yes we do know. At its peak over a thousand...

Yes we do know. At its peak over a thousand people a day were dying in the U.K. These days it’s around 200, as per the official statistics for recording the deaths, many of which would’ve happened...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
1st Jun 2020, 09:02
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By Vokes55

You honestly believe more people are being...

You honestly believe more people are being infected now than on March 23rd? :ugh:
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
31st May 2020, 23:07
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By Vokes55

The governments of Tenerife and Madeira will also...

The governments of Tenerife and Madeira will also have to make an assessment of the socioeconomic impact to their communities of having their largest industries, and associated jobs and livelihoods...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th May 2020, 12:48
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By Vokes55

Easy for them to say that when Winter is their...

Easy for them to say that when Winter is their busiest season. I don’t think you’ll get anybody responsible for tourism in the Balearics saying the same.

And yes the number will go down. And life...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th May 2020, 10:32
Replies: 2,907
Views: 635,091
Posted By Vokes55

Given that everybody can get a test these days,...

Given that everybody can get a test these days, the gap between the "confirmed" cases and the actual cases should be closing. 2000 confirmed cases today is going to mean significantly fewer actual...
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