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When will we fly again? II

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    #32
    titan18
    Registered Users Posts: 11,932 ✭✭✭✭titan18


    alchemist33 wrote: »
    Not even treatment?

    Treatment will be covered by EHIC, or health insurance if you have that. Nothing will be covered under travel insurance for it. It's now a known risk so it'll be built in.


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    #33
    johnire
    Registered Users Posts: 1,521 ✭✭✭johnire


    I imagine it will be a thourghly miserable experience.
    If people like the CEO of Dubai Airports is saying

    Going through an airport, the whole travel experience, will be as enjoyable as open-heart surgery,” Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths

    https://www.aviationpros.com/airports/news/21138567/postcoronavirus-travel-will-be-as-enjoyable-as-openheart-surgery-dubai-airports-ceo-says

    Spanish Eyes wrote: »
    EU countries only with EHIC is looking the best bet by far. But not for me in the Summer during the school holidays... don't have to tie myself to the mid term breaks and so on anymore. Mid October is something I might consider.

    But will let the guinea pigs go first and see how the social distancing and so on work in airports. Can't see it being a pleasant or quick experience, as if it ever was in the first place. Sorry if I sound smug about the freedom to choose when to travel, but it took a long time to get to this point in life!


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    #34
    Clonmel1000
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,047 ✭✭✭Clonmel1000


    Monokne wrote: »
    You're not allowed out of Ireland or into Turkey right now and as best as I can tell neither have definitive dates on that changing. Plus I would assume any dates are entirely dependent on the pandemic progressing anyway, and given the stories in the media around Turkey trying to hide/downplay their figures, nothing seems concrete at the moment.

    Is this mid August or have I missed something?


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    #35
    Clonmel1000
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,047 ✭✭✭Clonmel1000


    johnire wrote: »
    I imagine it will be a thourghly miserable experience.
    If people like the CEO of Dubai Airports is saying

    Going through an airport, the whole travel experience, will be as enjoyable as open-heart surgery,” Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths

    https://www.aviationpros.com/airports/news/21138567/postcoronavirus-travel-will-be-as-enjoyable-as-openheart-surgery-dubai-airports-ceo-says

    The context of his article I think is too show how impractical some of the measures are as opposed to actually telling people not to fly.


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    #36
    Monokne
    Registered Users Posts: 3,929 ✭✭✭Monokne


    Clonmel1000 wrote: »
    Is this mid August or have I missed something?

    You have missed something but I suspect it's wilfully, judging by the tone your consistent choice of wording gives off :D Enjoy your day. :)


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    #37
    Gael23
    Registered Users Posts: 12,086 ✭✭✭✭Gael23


    Will travel insurance not cover medical costs relating to Covid 19? I knew claims regarding cancelled holidays were excluded but not medical ones


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    #38
    Aint Eazy Being Cheezy
    Registered Users Posts: 4,629 ✭✭✭Aint Eazy Being Cheezy


    I missed my trip to Mexico that was supposed to happen in a fortnight. I’m thinking of rescheduling for mid September. I’ve little to lose, the airlines refusing to refund anyway, and the hotel cancellation is free.


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    #39
    titan18
    Registered Users Posts: 11,932 ✭✭✭✭titan18


    Gael23 wrote: »
    Will travel insurance not cover medical costs relating to Covid 19? I knew claims regarding cancelled holidays were excluded but not medical ones

    Id assume not. If you have health insurance that should though. Mine does at least anyway, and think most policies do up to a certain amount. EHIC will provide same healthcare as citizens in EU countries too.


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    #40
    Gael23
    Registered Users Posts: 12,086 ✭✭✭✭Gael23


    titan18 wrote: »
    Id assume not. If you have health insurance that should though. Mine does at least anyway, and think most policies do up to a certain amount. EHIC will provide same healthcare as citizens in EU countries too.

    Yes my health insurance covers €100k for medical expenses but that might nit be enough should you end up in ICU for a few weeks


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    #41
    ninebeanrows
    Registered Users Posts: 12,778 ✭✭✭✭ninebeanrows


    Greece allowing Irish citizens from June 15th


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    #42
    ninebeanrows
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    Croatia accepting visitors who have pre booked accommodation.

    A enter Croatia form must be filled in but no quarantine.

    Croatia currently has a low incidence of COVID-19. As at 1 June 2020, 2246 confirmed cases and 103 deaths. Croatia closed its borders to foreign travellers and restricted internal movement at an early stage but from 28 April started a stepped reduction in lockdown restrictions. Over the weekend of 16/17 May Croatia opened its borders to foreign tourists who have pre-boo


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    #43
    DvB
    Registered Users Posts: 10,120 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    Gael23 wrote: »
    I knew claims regarding cancelled holidays were excluded but not medical ones

    Is that definitely the case?

    If for example the DFA are still advising against non essential travel but the flights go and you decide to abide by the advice not to travel, you've no recourse with your insurer for losses incurred?
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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    #44
    StreetLight
    Registered Users Posts: 1,388 ✭✭✭StreetLight


    Sleety_Rain wrote: »
    Greece allowing Irish citizens from June 15th

    Greece originally stated that visitors from only certain countries were eligible to enter, but Ireland was not on the list. Have they amended that list?


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    #45
    Clonmel1000
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,047 ✭✭✭Clonmel1000


    StreetLight wrote: »
    Greece originally stated that visitors from only certain countries were eligible to enter, but Ireland was not on the list. Have they amended that list?

    Yes it appears so. Great news. Hon the Greeks.


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    #46
    ninebeanrows
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    A scan of the Aerlingus website would indicate they are planning to open up a lot of routes again from 20th July, most flights before then are closed off for booking.

    I am not sure if there has been an announcement by them regarding this but would appear July 20th is when things will kick off again.


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    #47
    Clonmel1000
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,047 ✭✭✭Clonmel1000


    Sleety_Rain wrote: »
    A scan of the Aerlingus website would indicate they are planning to open up a lot of routes again from 20th July, most flights before then are closed off for booking.

    I am not sure if there has been an announcement by them regarding this but would appear July 20th is when things will kick off again.

    Coincides with the 20km rule gone and phase 4 starting.


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    #48
    TomTree
    Registered Users Posts: 64 ✭✭TomTree


    Sleety_Rain wrote: »
    Greece allowing Irish citizens from June 15th

    Where did you see this?


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    #49
    ninebeanrows
    Registered Users Posts: 12,778 ✭✭✭✭ninebeanrows


    TomTree wrote: »
    Where did you see this?

    Indo (for my sins)
    Greece set to open for Irish visitors after travel ban U-turn
    Henry Samuel in Paris

    Irish people are among those permitted to travel to Greece "without quarantine", its tourism minister confirmed yesterday amid a Europe-wide scramble to salvage the crucial summer holiday season.

    Last week, Greece appeared to slap a nationwide ban on flights from here after leaving Ireland off its "white list" of 29 nations with better-than-­average Covid-19 infection records.

    But yesterday, it said this had been a "misunderstanding" and Irish holidaymakers will be allowed to visit as early as mid-June. However, the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs is still advising against all non-essential travel overseas until further notice.

    Greece has pledged to "welcome the world" from June 15, when it will resume flights to its two main airports, Athens and Thessaloniki. Others will be reopened to international flights from July 1.


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    #50
    ninebeanrows
    Registered Users Posts: 12,778 ✭✭✭✭ninebeanrows


    Misunderstanding = we forgot you aren't Brits.


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    #51
    DvB
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    Sleety_Rain wrote: »
    A scan of the Aerlingus website would indicate they are planning to open up a lot of routes again from 20th July, most flights before then are closed off for booking.

    I am not sure if there has been an announcement by them regarding this but would appear July 20th is when things will kick off again.

    Seems like Ryanair are the only ones looking to push kicking off prior to the 20th July. Clearly a way to avoid paying out refunds / vouchers... Hoping they end up being forced into matching that but not expecting them to, O'Leary clearly on a money grab, already know of people who booked flights since they announced they were back on July 1st and within a few hours of booking received an email to say their flights were cancelled and were offered vouchers, thats borderline fraud at this stage, amazed a bigger deal isnt being made of this.
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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    #52
    Sheep Shagger
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 6,216 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sheep Shagger


    Emirates back flying from from Dublin from 15 June.

    https://m.independent.ie/life/travel/travel-news/emirates-to-resume-flights-from-dublin-to-dubai-from-june-15-39259621.html


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    #53
    ShineOn7
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,550 ✭✭✭ShineOn7


    Sheep Shagger wrote: »
    Emirates back flying from from Dublin from 15 June.

    https://m.independent.ie/life/travel/travel-news/emirates-to-resume-flights-from-dublin-to-dubai-from-june-15-39259621.html


    Dubai still haven't lifted their restrictions on tourists yet though :confused:


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    #54
    Sheep Shagger
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    ShineOn7 wrote: »
    Dubai still haven't lifted their restrictions on tourists yet though :confused:

    Transit passengers exempt maybe?


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    #55
    spockety
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 5,446 Mod ✭✭✭✭spockety


    http://www.rte.ie/news/2020/0605/1145568-covid19-coronavirus-phase-2-restrictions/
    Travel for Irish people to countries where Covid-19 has been successfully supressed will return in a number of weeks, Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation Heather Humphreys has said.

    Minister Humphreys told RTÉ's Morning Ireland that the Government plans to reintroduce air travel through "airbridges", which will allow travel to countries where the curve has been "flattened" to the same degree as it has here.

    She said she would not encourage people to book holidays yet, but she said plans are in place and will be activated as soon as it is safe to do so.


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    #56
    Tenzor07
    Registered Users Posts: 8,443 ✭✭✭Tenzor07


    Good to see the Airlines taking action:


    https://news.sky.com/story/ba-owner-considers-legal-action-against-government-quarantine-plan-and-ryanair-vows-support-12000804


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    #57
    titan18
    Registered Users Posts: 11,932 ✭✭✭✭titan18


    Tenzor07 wrote: »
    Good to see the Airlines taking action:


    https://news.sky.com/story/ba-owner-considers-legal-action-against-government-quarantine-plan-and-ryanair-vows-support-12000804

    It'd be rather pointless. By the time any legal challenge is gone through, it'd likely be late July or August anyway


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    #58
    Clonmel1000
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,047 ✭✭✭Clonmel1000


    titan18 wrote: »
    It'd be rather pointless. By the time any legal challenge is gone through, it'd likely be late July or August anyway

    And the quarantine will hopefully be gone then anyway..


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    #59
    coleen
    Registered Users Posts: 373 ✭✭coleen


    Hi I would like to visit my daughter in U.K. in early July she will pick me up at the Airport no visiting or shopping elsewhere,but worried about returning do I still need to self isolate in July


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    #60
    Caranica
    Registered Users Posts: 10,001 ✭✭✭✭Caranica


    coleen wrote: »
    Hi I would like to visit my daughter in U.K. in early July she will pick me up at the Airport no visiting or shopping elsewhere,but worried about returning do I still need to self isolate in July

    As it stands, yes. By July? Nobody on here can tell you.


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    faceman
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 16,584 CMod ✭✭✭✭faceman


    coleen wrote: »
    Hi I would like to visit my daughter in U.K. in early July she will pick me up at the Airport no visiting or shopping elsewhere,but worried about returning do I still need to self isolate in July

    There’s a possibility the quarantine will be relaxed by then however with the U.K. virus figures it’s hard to tell if the government will keep it in place for travellers from U.K.

    That being said the quarantine is not In law as it stands. The legal requirement is the completion of the form with your details and you will receive two phone calls (day 2 and 10) confirming your whereabouts.


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