bk wrote: » From what I've seen on other (non-aviation) forums, the majority of people seem to want us to lock down more, not open up. In fact there have been multiple threads over on r/ireland about tourists from US and UK coming here and people are pretty outraged. So much so that lots of them are writing to TD's asking them to put more stringent measures in place. Outside of the bubble of the aviation industry, there is little or no public support for travel from what I can see.
bk wrote: » Way to generalise there :rolleyes: Only 4.8% of posters there are under 18 (as of 2018). 32% 18 to 24, 27% 25 to 29, 20% 30 to 34https://imgur.com/a/MYuyRXk Sounds like pretty solid age group of people who frequently fly. Actually if you read the minutes from the meetings of the government committee on reopening of aviation who published the report a few weeks ago, you will see that they did an informal poll of both TD's and the public and found little support for reopening aviation. I'd love to see one of the newspapers to carry out a proper national polling on it. I suspect there is little or no support amongst the majority of the public. This is why the politicians are so comfortable with being conservative about this and telling people to staycation. It is inline with what how the majority of the public feel and are telling them.
smurfjed wrote: » Lufthansa is introduction Rapid Corona testing in Frankfurt, €139 for a 6 hour test and €9 to have the results placed in your passport. This might help to stimulate business travel.
HTCOne wrote: » Sorry to double post but Dr. Jack Lambert is on the Pat Kenny show right now advocating the air bridge / green list concept. He specifically stated there is zero reason for people not to travel to Spain right now. "If you wear a mask when required, maintain social distancing and good hand hygene, it makes no difference whether you are in Dublin or Spain". He was also asked what if there was then a surge in the country you were visiting, and his response was that the exact same thing could just as easily happen in Dublin. He also warned we are a minimum of 18 months from having a vaccine, if ever, and blanket bans on all travel are nonsensical and unsustainable. We are going to be in this situation with COVID probably for a couple of years at least, the hysteria needs to be tempered. Arguments against controlled travel as per the air bridge concept are looking increasingly hysterical.
Gael23 wrote: » What is the idea behind banning cabin baggage?
kona wrote: Stops gowls shoving themselves all over other passengers mid flight rummaging in overhead bins for something they dont really need.
Jack1985 wrote: Banning cabin baggage will come as a welcome relief to everyone who works in an airline. No more pesk fights with grown adult children.
Jack1985 wrote: » Banning cabin baggage will come as a welcome relief to everyone who works in an airline. No more pesk fights with grown adult children.
ZX7R wrote: » I was under the impression that most airlines were checking in hand luggage and only letting people bring a bag that fits under the seat in front of you
Jack1985 wrote: » The conversation is referring to overhead bin use
ZX7R wrote: All right I get you. As a person who is traveling soon with family we try our best just to bring one carry on bag and that is for my son special needs ,we try to put everything in the hold/ check in ,it saves so much messing around for us and everyone else. Straight to the seat no hopping in and out messing with a bag
ZX7R wrote: » All right I get you. As a person who is traveling soon with family we try our best just to bring one carry on bag and that is for my son special needs ,we try to put everything in the hold/ check in ,it saves so much messing around for us and everyone else. Straight to the seat no hopping in and out messing with a bag
Sultan of Bling wrote: » It's so easy, isn't it? Shame a large number of people can't seem to master it.
Jack1985 wrote: » Anyone that needs a personal item carrying medication for example or for delicate needs in some personal circumstances there would be an exception to that but by placing it underneath the seat infront, that's the case at Aer Lingus anyhow
HTCOne wrote: » If there is less chance of me picking up the virus in Reykjavik, Bratislava etc than there is in Dublin, from an Irish point of view why should people not be allowed travel there?
kona wrote: » Stops gowls shoving themselves all over other passengers mid flight rummaging in overhead bins for something they dont really need.
L1011 wrote: » Its the absolutely eyewatering fees that are often charged for hold baggage (even light, cabin-sized bags), some seasonal, by most airlines that are the main issue. With KLMs lighter bag fee and discount for even having a loyalty card (no status at all required) I would nearly always check my cabin sized bag through to avoid any liquid faffery; and just use a messenger bag or thin backpack for laptop + documents.
Van.Bosch wrote: » I agree but thinking is people from hotspots can also travel there so you don’t just meet locals there so risk isn’t limited to local Covid population.
