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USA Flights not taking off this morning?

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  • 14-03-2020 11:17am
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    homer911
    Registered Users Posts: 5,113 ✭✭✭


    As of 10:16 on 14/3, No USA flights have taken off from Dublin. Anyone heard anything?


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    Del2005
    Registered Users Posts: 18,872 ✭✭✭✭Del2005


    Trump declared a state of emergency so airlines are probably afraid they won't be able to unload passengers if they can land.


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    Neeson_01
    Closed Accounts Posts: 39 ✭Neeson_01


    Hi, where did you hear this?


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    homer911
    Registered Users Posts: 5,113 ✭✭✭homer911


    Speculation ^

    Looks like the 9:25 flight is due to take off @ 10:45. Watch this space:

    https://www.flightradar24.com/data/airports/dub/departures


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    homer911
    Registered Users Posts: 5,113 ✭✭✭homer911


    Still nothing moving. I bought a travel package and as long as the planes are flying I wont get a refund and my insurance wont cover it. I'm on the 16:20 to NY, think I will have to turn up anyway and hope flight is cancelled. I've invested too much in this to walk away


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    homer911
    Registered Users Posts: 5,113 ✭✭✭homer911


    Philadelphia flight is on the move..


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    tricky D
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,700 ✭✭✭tricky D


    Preclearance is taking longer than usual due to restrictions. Many went out 3+ hours late.


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    Reati
    Registered Users Posts: 1,922 ✭✭✭Reati


    Ireland and UK added to banned travel list from Monday. Maybe usbp were waiting to see if it was coming in with immediate affect.


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    coylemj
    Registered Users Posts: 25,327 ✭✭✭✭coylemj


    Reati wrote: »
    Ireland and UK added to banned travel list from Monday. Maybe usbp were waiting to see if it was coming in with immediate affect.

    +1 Just heard VP Pence on RTE radio news. It's effective midnight Monday night eastern time. Which is 4 a.m. Tuesday morning Irish time. US is now on DST.

    So Monday will be the last day for flights to the US. Will cause serious financial pain to IAG (Aer Lingus, Iberia & BA). Expect massive staff layoffs.


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    spideog7
    Registered Users Posts: 1,230 ✭✭✭spideog7


    coylemj wrote: »
    So Monday will be the last day for flights to the US.

    No indication that flights will actually be cancelled though. The schedule will likely be reduced significantly but the ban only applies to foreign nationals not US citizens and not planes.


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    coylemj
    Registered Users Posts: 25,327 ✭✭✭✭coylemj


    spideog7 wrote: »
    No indication that flights will actually be cancelled though. The schedule will likely be reduced significantly but the ban only applies to foreign nationals not US citizens and not planes.

    BA might provide a reduced service from UK airports but I can't see Aer Lingus flying any planes. Because it would be uneconomic and US citizens can use United or Delta


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    homer911
    Registered Users Posts: 5,113 ✭✭✭homer911


    My flight was delayed and we just got booted off the plane. Told that there would be no return flight. At least I get a refund now..


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    Limpy
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    Will Shannon still allow US Troops to land there or will the government have the ball's to say no.


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    Cosmo Kramer
    Registered Users Posts: 3,990 ✭✭✭Cosmo Kramer


    homer911 wrote: »
    My flight was delayed and we just got booted off the plane. Told that there would be no return flight. At least I get a refund now..

    The flight seems to have taken off - did they just walk around the aircraft and ask all the non US citizens to get off?

    Quite a few examples today of people choosing to get off flights to Spain before takeoff for fear of getting stuck out there.


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    coinop
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    Limpy wrote: »
    Will Shannon still allow US Troops to land there or will the government have the ball's to say no.

    There is always one perpetually outraged nutter who has to bring politics into it.


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    brendanwalsh
    Registered Users Posts: 988 ✭✭✭brendanwalsh


    homer911 wrote: »
    My flight was delayed and we just got booted off the plane. Told that there would be no return flight. At least I get a refund now..

    So did they let you through customs and then when you were on the plane someone came on and kicked you off before it departed?


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