Two Gun Bob
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feedthegoat27
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Looks like further Spanish cancellations from Jet2 until 12th Sept and Tui until 11th.
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Does that mean they think Spain will open up after those dates? Or is it just a line in the sand (no pun intended)?
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Line in the sand I'm afraid.
Jet 2 and other liners are frustrated by lack of communication from the government and having to change things at last minute impacting customers and their operations.
Jet 2 seem to review the situation each Thursday/Friday
Best indicator at the moment are the daily rates (per 100k?) any country as a whole that exceeds 20 is likely to remain off the safe list.
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I think you’re right. Jet2 have just cancelled our flight to Majorca on the 7th September, there appears to be another spike starting there so I’m not that bothered. The Bastards!
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Jet2 have cancelled Balearics for the rest of summer.
Canaries and mainland will be revisited in another week but if no changes then the resume date keeps going back.
Jamaica, Czech Republic and Switzerland are now no go.
Where will the country darts land next Thursday?
Canaries and mainland will be revisited in another week but if no changes then the resume date keeps going back.
Jamaica, Czech Republic and Switzerland are now no go.
Where will the country darts land next Thursday?
Protein Junkie
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I’m on the Amalfi Coast right now.
I am on the Amalfi Coast right now. Amazing food here and Pompeii not far away.
Weird time at the Airport - virtually empty.
Italy Covid figures are rising again and the South are livid with the North.Also loads of migrants landing in Sardinia.
Lovely Country and lots of English spoken around here.
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Spain infections are on the increase so there still remains an opportunity to receive a TUI £500 booking incentive for holidays cancelled down after the 13th September. Obviously a faint glimmer that they may continue holidays to the mainland but I sincerely doubt it within a fortnight. The £500 reward which we partook of for Greece is still available if your holiday is cancelled due to Covid and you rebook a more expensive holiday before the offer of a voucher is received. If your alternative choice is less than £500 more you will receive the lesser sum.
On a different note we have been using TUI since 1978 via the old Thomson Holiday model and I cannot think of a time that they did not join the T's Dot the i's and put u us in the middle so a big well done for your splendid service. I do not wish to big them up too much as I have an invested interest in their model so wont except to say the £500 offer is beyond the generous. However they are playing silly bratwursts at the moment by being overtly defensive with our rightful claim to 800 euros compensation. I filled out there hush hush hidden form rather than go through the CAA as it can take longer and inputted the details of the trip and 15 hour delay and this is the response I got..
Dear Mr Gun |
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| | Thank you for taking the time to get in touch with us regarding your flight delay claim for flight TOM**** on **/08/2020 from ** to MAN. | |
| | Unfortunately, we are unable to locate Mr and Mrs Gun on our flight manifest. Please check the details and ensure that the spelling/format of names exactly match your booking confirmation, then resubmit your claim. Please double check the spelling of your name, date of birth and TUI holiday booking reference - this should match your booking confirmation exactly. If you flew on a TUI flight, but did not book a TUI or First Choice holiday package - Please do not include your third party booking reference on the web form. Please do not include any special characters ( - ' ) or include any middle names, as these details must match our manifest exactly. | |
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So I responded by sending PDF copies of our actual boarding cards that I had to forage from our outside bins that had tomato sauce all over them from our first home meal of Bangers And Beans By Heinz. Also I sent them a letter that they actually sent us apologising for the delay due to breakdown and that our flight was ineed 15 hours delayed. I am awaiting their response tomorrow and do hope this is not another dreadful Currys OLED like debacle as we will fight the good fight down to our last gasp of breath as we are working class heroes that have had our noses put out of joint by shit mechanicals. We really did have to be back in Blighty to allow our daughter to join her family in Scarborough for their holiday as we were booked to look after our youngest 2 year old grandson for them. I truly truly hope I do not have to get my silks and wig out of retirement as I will with great expediency fight and wrestle their Germanic trews off until dutiful justice is returned to our blessed realm. You see it is enshrined in European law that we should receive compensation at the going rate for this delay and so god bless the Union. The law states our delay was under 3500 kilometres and mid haul therfore as we were unceremoniously kept from our flight for more than the precribed 4 hours we should receive 800 euros and I will not sleep until I get it even though my old hide tires at this current moment. By Jove I am not covetous for gold nor care I who doth feed upon my cost it yearns me not if men my garments wear such outward things dwell not in my desires. But if it be a sin to covet honor I am the most offending soul alive no faith, my coz, wish not a man from England. God's peace I would not lose so great and an honor as one man more methinks would share from me for the best hope I have. O, do not wish one more! Rather proclaim it through my host that he which hath no stomach to this fight, let him depart; his passports shall be made and crowns for convoy put into his purse. We would not fight in that man’s company that fears his fellowship to fight with us. It's our monkey and you are not having it TUI! That is all:
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Is that due to alleged breaking of local lockdown rules and poor practice?
Toying with the idea of the Amalfi Coast or Sicily. We've got Croatia booked later in the month by Jet2, expecting that to be cancelled by them later this week.
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Sounds awesome apart from the rising figures. I think it's a great time to visit places like Venice and Rome. There's lower footfall with there being no American tourists or cruise ships etc. I'm holding off booking flights until next week.
I amazingly received a cash refund over the weekend for my Croatia flight which wasn't cancelled. I happily rang up to swap the flights to Rome (even though there was a price difference in their favour), the airline wanted £150 extra even though the Rome flights were cheaper. When I mentioned this, the girl just offered a credit note or refund. I got very lucky with that.
Protein Junkie
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It is awesome out here and still got five days to go !!!
You are on the money regarding no American tourists over here and great news about changing flights.
You’ll have to let us know how you get on !!!
Protein Junkie
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From what I’ve heard it’s poor practice up in the North. We were in Capri earlier this week and we were bollocked for not wearing our mask outdoors on the Marina. They are strict on the public transport too - you get temp checks before any ferry trips and masks must be worn on buses.
Amalfi is just incredible and if you decide to go then if I can help I will.
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Scotland have now placed Greece on the quarantine list from 4am tomorrow. Boris Johnson under massive pressure to follow suit. Apologies if posted elsewhere. Greece is not at the trigger point set of 20 cases per 100,000 population ?
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The UK govt normally announce any removals from the "safe list" each Thursday at around 2pm. The criteria is typically when a country exceeds 20 cases per 100k for a week.
I don't know what the latest figures are but the BBC are suggesting it's now 20 cases per 100k in Greece. Outbreaks in Zante have been linked to cases back in Glasgow which I imagine has cause Sturgeon to make the call, but as always she does her own thing in a petty manner undermining the rest of the UK.
The UK has been poor at making these removals, they haven't given airliners enough information or time to make contingency plans.
Greece is at around 28.5 for the past two weeks. I'd be amazed if they still have an air bridge to England this time tomorrow; some islands showing higher signs of infection than others, but the full country will no doubt be cast out like Spain was.
I do feel for holiday makers and operators affected by this, despite knowing of the risks when booking. I feel the transparency and time frame of these changes has been a farce.
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Around 14 per 100,000 last week. As of September 1st still tracking the same.
Coronavirus case rates in the past 7 days in Europe, by country 2023| Statista
As of March 13, Austria had the highest rate of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases reported in the previous seven days in Europe at 224 cases per 100,000.
www.statista.com
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Around 14 per 100,000 last week. As of September 1st still tracking the same.
Coronavirus case rates in the past 7 days in Europe, by country 2023| Statista
As of March 13, Austria had the highest rate of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases reported in the previous seven days in Europe at 224 cases per 100,000.
Yeah, I've been using this link. Not sure why the BBC quoted "20". Worried about Italy's rise of 7 in a week.
I'm happy to go away in Britain but a lot of places are either booked up, in a toss location or prices are through the roof.
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Some really nice locations in the UK like Cornwall and Devon but not overly keen on driving more than 5 hours and besides the weather's a constant worry. Spain cases creeping up daily but quarantine or no quarantine I would not fancy masking up outdoors, that's why Greece held appeal. Love Tenerife with it's long scenic promenade walk from Cristianos to Adeje, but in a face covering ?
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Bad news for anyone going to Portugal, the way cases were going this week (a 42% decrease from last weeks high, caused by increased testing in care homes) there was a chance it could have just squeezed below 20 for thursdays review but an increase to 390 cases today mean its very likely to lose its airbridge tomorrow unless the government look at the bigger picture (they wont)