anyone else travelling soon and getting worried with new variant and cases!

[megaflyer]

Originally Posted by Nikkip2019

i don't think it will be as easy as that. My DH is currently in south Africa as he went to his dads funeral. Now stressing about getting him back and having to pay for quarantine. He can't fly anywhere else as all of Europe has banned flying to and from South Africa. He did think of going from a different African country but now that country is on the red list. Looks like we will have to pay for that but then it may stop us going on our Christmas holiday to Orlando.

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It might be better for him to fly from SA to USA and you meet him there ? Their ban is effective from Monday so he has today and Sunday ( but its a total ban - no quarantine as USA don't seem to have those facilities like we do being a small country with so few airports )

[nialltruan]

We are here now and will be flying home on Thursday. Already have day 2 LFT booked and paid for. We will also need to travel back to the Isle of Wight by taxi from the airport and then the hovercraft. All involve contact with the public ! Somehow then isolate at home . Not sure how this is all going to work. However, we are just happy that we have managed to have our holiday. We will just have to see what happens.

[Princess Ariel]

Originally Posted by shawny122

Yes same! I’ve just messaged Breathe assured to see if we can exchange them for PCRs!

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Can you let me know if you get a reply from them please? Our tests are with breathe assured and we obviously have lfts too 😫

[Nikkip2019]

Originally Posted by Stitchesmumanddad

Id just fly to a non red country - enjoy ten more days of holiday, then fly in from there if the uk change the status

Its madness that people actually pay that sort of money to be stuck in a crappy uk hotel !

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i don't think it will be as easy as that. My DH is currently in south Africa as he went to his dads funeral. Now stressing about getting him back and having to pay for quarantine. He can't fly anywhere else as all of Europe has banned flying to and from South Africa. He did think of going from a different African country but now that country is on the red list. Looks like we will have to pay for that but then it may stop us going on our Christmas holiday to Orlando.

[mumsthebigkid]

Originally Posted by aqualiv

Looks like it
Wish I wasn’t organised

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Same here. Tests booked, paid and only going for a 5 day whistle stop fix as due back in august 2022! If USA reciprocate with PCR on way in I am going to have to cancel as will spend half my holiday in a hotel 😩

[Nikkip2019]

i suppose it could be an option just depends on time scales and time differences and getting a flight all flights have been stopped in south Africa. etc.

[Wizzyanne]

Absolutely gutted, due to be going in January and no longer confident it’ll happen.

[shawny122]

Originally Posted by Princess Ariel

Can you let me know if you get a reply from them please? Our tests are with breathe assured and we obviously have lfts too 😫

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Yes I will do! Feeling like it may all be pointless trying to switch them if USA ban us for our 2 cases (although I’m sure they have even more but just don’t know about them ….)

[Troyston]

I literally booked 2 weeks ago for the Feb half term week... was feeling so positive after seeing the first wave of UK visitors heading over on the 8th November when the borders opened. I'm absolutely gutted... I'm hoping it's all precautionary and a massive over reaction by the media who love the doom the gloom... hoping we can get to Xmas and beyond without too many changes...

[Dogwalker]

I literally want to cry right now but I am trying to keep some perspective - it’s really hard though

I am due to fly on Saturday after 9 cancelled flights.

I can live with a day 2 PCR, even though the isolation period causes me problems with work, but my biggest fear is that the US implement some kind of testing/isolation on arrival.

I have my fit to fly LF test booked for this coming Weds and a day 2 LF test also booked. I don’t even care about additional costs of PCRs (although obviously not ideal). I’m just so desperate to get back out there now and today feels like a real kick in the teeth.

That’s it, rant over. I’ll try and cheer up now