Fly me to the Moon - your 3rd travel Megathread - read OP

Aidric wrote: »

I apologize sincerely if this has been asked before but I'm finding it hard to find a definitive answer regarding what fully vaccinated truly means.

I am travelling home from Switzerland with my 4 year old twins (exempt) on the 19th of July. I am having my second vaccine 2 days earlier on the 17th. Does that qualify me as exempt or is there an agreed bedding in period?

If not exempt I assume a negative pcr test will be required for outbound travel and presentation on arrival in Ireland?

Yes you will need a PCR. Not sure which vaccine you are receiving but 2 days post the 2nd dose won't qualify you as fully vacinated.

A further 2 weeks and then you would have escaped the PCR test requirement with status of fully vacinated

Frank Bullitt wrote: »

https://globalnews.ca/news/7919671/air-canada-flights-italy-rome/



I see this as a potential first step for me getting home. Hoping this lights up the fire under the EU's ass a bit.

I'd prefer to start with the fire being lit under the Irish Governments ass to be honest

Deleted User wrote: »

You’re right. I’ve put the usual handful of suspects on ignore and hopefully the rest of those on the thread don’t engage with them. They have their own, about border control and MHQ (which has gone very quiet, which I assume is why they are here)

anyway, ignored

Afaik you're not.

As per the very first comment - It's a dedicated travel thread though apparently not the sole resort of those who may be soley sceptical or otherwise.

Of course an echo Chamber may be useful - but generally not for discussion..

Asking more for curiosity

fly out of Dublin to Manchester and back the next day

What would that entail nowadays compared to the good old days ?

rajqo wrote: »

did anyone fly out of dublin airport recently early morning? is garda asking people where they go there sitting 24/7?

Not 24/7, you won't see them at all if you're catching an early or late flight by all accounts.

PTH2009 wrote: »

Asking more for curiosity

fly out of Dublin to Manchester and back the next day

What would that entail nowadays compared to the good old days ?

- asked purpose of journey at DUB
- asked purpose of journey, and whether been anywhere other than Ireland in last 10 days, at MAN
- need a PCR test within 72 hrs of return travel (you could do it in Ireland before you go, in your case). This will need to be shown before checkin and boarding and at Immigration in DUB.
- complete Ireland's Passenger Locator Form before return travel. This will be checked at immigration in DUB
- self quarantine at home in Ireland on return for either 6 days (with HSE PCR test) or 14 days (no HSE PCR test)
- get a free HSE PCR test 5 days after arrival in Dub
- get HSE PCR test result 24hrs later, and exit self quarantine 6 days after arrival.

I've done this exact process twice in the past month, flying DUB > MAN to see dying Mum, and then back over again for the funeral. I just exited the 2nd self quarantine yesterday and am freeeee again!

Van.Bosch wrote: »

After 19th July if vaccinated all the test/quarantine goes away I believe.

Hopefully although I'm holding off booking anything until it's all signed off!

Skygord wrote: »

- asked purpose of journey at DUB
- asked purpose of journey, and whether been anywhere other than Ireland in last 10 days, at MAN
- need a PCR test within 72 hrs of return travel (you could do it in Ireland before you go, in your case). This will need to be shown before checkin and boarding and at Immigration in DUB.
- complete Ireland's Passenger Locator Form before return travel. This will be checked at immigration in DUB
- self quarantine at home in Ireland on return for either 6 days (with HSE PCR test) or 14 days (no HSE PCR test)
- get a free HSE PCR test 5 days after arrival in Dub
- get HSE PCR test result 24hrs later, and exit self quarantine 6 days after arrival.

I've done this exact process twice in the past month, flying DUB > MAN to see dying Mum, and then back over again for the funeral. I just exited the 2nd self quarantine yesterday and am freeeee again!

My best wishes to you and your family at this time

Jesus that's sounds like a bit of a nightmare for a sake of a day or 2 trip. Roll on the 19th July when normality resumes

I would also like to add my condolences and best wishes to Skygord.

It's situations like this that anti travel zealots don't seem to care about. It's already traumatic enough when a family member get sick and dies without all of this. I had an elderly relative die of cancer just before the pandemic. All her five children were living abroad but during the months she was dying all took turns to fly home to spend time with her and all were there when she died. How awful it would have been in the pandemic and no doubt many were caught in this situation.

However that said, travel bans and strict restrictions were necessary before vaccines to protect the wider population, though ironically Ireland wasn't that strict. But now at this point our OTT travel restrictions are doing a lot more harm than good and heaping unnecessary extra suffering on so many like this poster.

Wallander wrote: »

So let's get this straight, the 14-day infection rate in Limerick is 400 per 100,000 people and you are still fine to go there for whatever reason you please (rightly so). Fancy some takeaway pints or a hotel break there, no problem!

The 14-day infection rate in Malta is less than 10 per 100,000 people. You are 40 times less likely to get Covid there than in Limerick. Yet if you want to go there you need an essential reason you can prove to avoid a €2000 fine, you need to be PCR tested before return and you need to quarantine.

This is discriminatory and it is disproportionate.

We’ve become a xenophobic epidemiologist infected backwater

stargazer 68 wrote: »

Hopefully although I'm holding off booking anything until it's all signed off!

Exactly. While I've already booked, I would not be one bit surprised if the gov threw in a extra couple of restrictions such as tests for everyone coming in, including the fully vaxxed.