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Post by dalten1 on Apr 27, 2020 8:15:12 GMT 1
I agree Vanguard. If this happens we wont be getting out until this time next year. Why, there have been no complaints about the Wideroe flights. They have been operating for a while. Normal flights not repatriation.
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Post by silvercity on Apr 27, 2020 8:41:47 GMT 1
They aren't the only airline flying BA have some flights going from Heathrow, may well be others . Ryanair are flying to Dublin from up the road, or were.
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Post by viscount on Apr 27, 2020 10:21:44 GMT 1
Think you may have missed Vanguard's point, which is referring to the 'end game', regarding how society gets safely out of a 'lock-down' situation as a whole without a new peak of the virus, rather than occasional flights carrying fairly small numbers of people around, many still moving to a place were they are at relatively less personal risk.
Personally, to me it seems that mid May is way too soon, even if infection rates in the UK and across Europe do start to drop drastically. Operating a near full programme of passenger flights also requires not just airport, but also ground transportation, hotels, restaurants etc to be fully functioning. I do feel Wizzair and Blue Air are being overly optimistic as I do wonder if Western Europeans are ready to stick their heads outside of their doors yet to travel away from home in any great numbers, or indeed accept an influx in from Eastern Europe?
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Post by vanguard on Apr 27, 2020 10:26:05 GMT 1
They aren't the only airline flying BA have some flights going from Heathrow, may well be others . Ryanair are flying to Dublin from up the road, or were. Not forgetting Wizzair,they have been flying in and out of LTN all this time BUT does anyone know what precautions are in place for the in comming pax?.I did here on a news bulletin TEMPERATURE checks would be done on the inbound pax if any found they would go into 14 days quarantine at what airport it was (maybe LHR) but i'm not sure,i just hope they do some sort of medical checks on the inbound pax for every ones sake.
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Post by harbourcotter on Apr 27, 2020 11:28:41 GMT 1
I agree that we must ensure the safety of all airport staff etc, and that its on the early side to ease the lockdown, but to put it into perspective, these flights are primarily for incoming pax to work in farms where they are desperately needed for our food supplies. On the T.V. the other day pax at an eastern european airport (I forgot which) were interviewed and they all stated that they were terrified of flying into Britain because of our very high infection and death rate, but they felt that they had very little option as they did not get any unemployment benefit and had to support their families. Coming back from my last holiday in the Far East, every Country that I visited were providing temperature checks and health questionnaires, some did swab tests (even on the aircraft), and in Vietnam all foreigners were checked at their hotels by medical staff. The first cases of COVID19 were found to be from a flight from LHR and they closed their borders shortly afterwards. When I arrived back into Heathrow on 8th March there was absolutely nothing at all. The Horse had long since bolted.
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Post by ronturner on Apr 28, 2020 7:09:36 GMT 1
In my opinion, if the airlines offer seats on flights, there will be more than enough take up. Perhaps not too wise in the circumstances, but that's what will happen. The one thing to prevent that, is a closure of the border at the destination point.
Be in no doubt, until there is a vaccine, (or a way of swallowing bleach without it killing us !) when public circulation starts again, we will all fall victim to a greater or lesser degree. The lockdown has prevented a surge leading to a catastrophe of apocalyptic proportions, but its only a delay for most of us. Given that the incubation period is about the same length of time as the average holiday, I am not too sure about that trip to South Sudan I had planned.
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Post by dalten1 on Apr 28, 2020 11:20:23 GMT 1
Some very pessimistic comments in your post. Like anything, not everyone will be affected. We are individuals with our own physical make-up. Many will not be affected even at your lesser level. I am 71, supposedly a vulnerable person. My wife and me observe the rules, which could be a waste of time, as some of our neighbours don't give a stuff. One had 10 vehicles turn up for a gathering. We can't report them as the police require you to identify yourself. A dangerous chance to take if these neighbours find out. I have digressed, so will conclude one of my regular rants. Stay as safe as you can everybody.
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Post by ametyst on Apr 29, 2020 22:33:45 GMT 1
Wizz Air had delayed the start of services to Budapest, Bucharest, Iasi and Cluj-Napoca until 16th May.
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Post by kevmul on Apr 30, 2020 12:21:53 GMT 1
WizzAir UK are positioning some of their aircraft from Doncaster back to Luton - WUKE and WUKD currently in the air.
Thanks to FR24
Kev
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Post by LPL on Apr 30, 2020 12:47:58 GMT 1
Yes, Wizz Air UK is to start flying again over the next few days.
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Post by ametyst on May 7, 2020 0:08:08 GMT 1
Wizz Air's first Airbus A320NEO took to the air today and will be registered as HA-LJA when delivered to the airline.
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Post by silvercity on May 7, 2020 8:29:53 GMT 1
Looks like their next UK base will be Gatwick.
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Post by ametyst on May 15, 2020 11:35:46 GMT 1
The Budapest flight is still scheduled to operate tomorrow. However, the 3 Romanian flights have been cancelled with a new start date of 19th May.
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Post by ametyst on May 17, 2020 21:24:25 GMT 1
The restart of Wizz Air's Romanian services have been further delayed until 30th May.
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Post by ametyst on May 30, 2020 9:58:25 GMT 1
Wizz Air's first AirbusA320NEO HA-LJA was delivered to Budapest yesterday and entered service operating Budapest to Luton this morning.
The airline's A321NEOs are busy operating medical supply flights between Budapest, Beijing and Shenzen with tech stops at either Irkutsk or Nur-Sultan.
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