Flown To The UK Recently?

[Nemesis]

4 hours ago, Jibba said:

Sorry but this just isn't true. I have a friend who was able to fly back to Finland with an exemption (his third attempt and only after his mother had died) and both flights were virtually empty in both economy and business class. He was only offered business class and it cost him a small fortune.

It's quite disturbing that people seem so willing to accept, what actually seems to verge in the realms of civil rights abuse - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-08/australians-trying-to-leave-could-make-legal-challenge-covid/100273572 - quote taken from <this article:

Surely there needs to be a more compassionate and less concrete way of managing this? Surely if you can prove that you are now fully vaccinated and provide say 2-3 negative tests in the lead up to both your outbound and return flights, this should allow for at least some freedom of movement to visit loved ones? The risk of spreading Covid by a fully vaccinated person who has tested negative and by common sense would understand the need to wear a mask and take precautions is quite low. Compare that to the far more risky and damaging impact these types of hard line and concrete restrictions are having on the population's mental health and wellbeing.

A vaccination / negative test 'passport' system needs to be rolled out IMO.

And a final thought, does it not seem odd to people that the only two countries in the world that require such a strictly enforced exemption to leave the country right now are Australia and North Korea?

Just saying.

So many people believe that all you have to9 do is agree you are going permanently and have a one way ticket and then ScoMo rolls over and opens the door. Its not that easy. I agree there are some heartbreaking stories out there of people wishing to leave for compassionate reasons, and yet they have to apply multiple times, even when they are dual citizens and what to go to the other country. It truly is a disgrace but even though its been challenged in court the government continues to get away with what is effectively a breach of human rights. 

[Jon the Hat]

19 hours ago, Jibba said:

Sorry but this just isn't true. I have a friend who was able to fly back to Finland with an exemption (his third attempt and only after his mother had died) and both flights were virtually empty in both economy and business class. He was only offered business class and it cost him a small fortune.

Certainly on the return leg the number of empty seats is not the point, the point is the caps.  Most flights have only had a dozen or so people on them for months.  The planes fly anyway with Cargo.