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Should Covid Travel bans be lifted?

So recently in the news, travel operators and  airlines have started reopening routes to certain European countries such a Spain. This is great for some who  cannot wait to get out into the heat, but surely we need to take into process the safety of crew and passengers onboard aircraft? Some airlines are including full PPE (inlc. full suits to cover crew and face shields), however UK carrier easyJet has opted for just a facemask approach. While this does protect crew from transmitting anything to passengers and vice-versa it does leave some questions. For example, crew will have to fly there and back shifts so would be exposed to two lots of people in the confines of the aircraft and as such should be - in my opinion - be provided with additional PPE like Qatar has done. Travel is indeed possible as shown through the openings of the borders, is it safe? According to the experts it should be ok... That's great news, but if only we were not at the same number of cases pr...

Covid-19 and travel

Honestly this is a bit different for me to write about but recently it's got on my nerves. All we see is the news about covid 19 and in the UK the government seem more focused on the economy than anything else - a real shame. People are still being infected and we have one of the biggest death rates...but people are still happy to start looking for holidays.  P&O Cruises have a been an awful example of this. They have not refunded many passengers who have been waiting for refunds for months - like my grandparents. And that's not all, airlines including Ryanair have come under pressure too. Simply, we cannot afford to put more lives at risk. By travelling this summer you are doing that - think before you decide to go! Surely travelling on holiday then having to self isolate for around two weeks after the trip can't be a positive. I personally can't see a reason why anyone would go and not experience the whole country (simply what is on offer). As we'v...