When will we fly again?

Sleety_Rain wrote: »

I wonder when we will fly again?

Is it very unrealistic to think we could be flying again and going on holidays in time for the August bank holiday?

I'd be quietly confident that things will slowly get going again from June but like to hear what other people's opinions are?

It is so difficult to know, but usually in these things a well-judged compromise between commerce & health & safety ensues. Remember the ash cloud which stopped flying for weeks? It was found upon testing & examination that flights could resume in safety, and flying started getting back to normal. I reckon a small amount of flights may commence as soon as we have a better handle on the virus, with restrictions on seating etc, eg 2 persons on each row of 3 seats. It will be prohibitively expensive for most. There will be all sorts of precautions going through airports.

As for the ordinary holiday traveller, not alone do we need flights to operate, but accommodation needs to be available, and when this happens nobody knows.

I’m doing a bit of speculation here, but I’m thinking that those who are considered to have had Covid-19 (and are well recovered may have an immunity for some time and not either get it again or pass it on) may get a dispensation to travel. This is, if the experts concur that this is proved to be the case. Then it would be a matter of proving you have had Covid-19. A positive test in the past, of course, would be conclusive. So would an antibodies test, and this will probably be one the standard test and may be a requirement for travel. There may be a doctor’s certificate required to travel. This is how I’m thinking it will play out in, say two to three months time.

OP (and others) if you have flights booked, you are in a very big boat with loads of people. I had a couple of little trips lined up, haven’t a clue if I just have to write off the money spent.

I remember during the ash cloud, Air Greenland nearly went down the tubes, and they simply had to declare that they could not fork out in putting people up in hotels. Greenland is one of the most expensive destinations in the world and it meant tourists could be forming out thousands on accommodation and food for a week or two. Air Greenland is an absolutely essential device for the Greenlanders, so couldn’t risk going to the wall. No doubt we will see businesses having to de late that consumers money cannot be refunded. I have already lost a two night booking as I got sick and cancelled before the hotel was forced to close anyway. It’s life, unfortunately.