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[Clive]

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[atuk]

Glad to be back. Hello Clive and everyone else I know.

[big ears]

As an aircrfat enthusiast its good to see that airlines are trying to stage a come back, but as an aircraft user, I'm still not sure. You will all have noticed that videa circulation of the aer lingus flight - choc a block. No masks, no social distancing, all crushed together as normal breathing the same air. Were there any peflight checks? Tests? Will some testing become a tick box esercise and nobody paying the slightest bit of notice about it. I have seen plans to social distance by leaving every other seat vacant. How long will that be viable? What about social distancing between rows no just the next seat? Having been cooped up for 6 weeks I'm not sure I want to be in a metal tube with a bunch of total strangers breathing the same air.
Yes, interesting times ahead. My wife has a compromised immune system due to breast cancer, so I'm not sure we will be flying anywhere soon. Tenerife in January, bought and paid for, is still a big questionmark for us.

[Clive]

As an aircrfat enthusiast its good to see that airlines are trying to stage a come back, but as an aircraft user, I'm still not sure. You will all have noticed that videa circulation of the aer lingus flight - choc a block. No masks, no social distancing, all crushed together as normal breathing the same air. Were there any peflight checks? Tests? Will some testing become a tick box esercise and nobody paying the slightest bit of notice about it. I have seen plans to social distance by leaving every other seat vacant. How long will that be viable? What about social distancing between rows no just the next seat? Having been cooped up for 6 weeks I'm not sure I want to be in a metal tube with a bunch of total strangers breathing the same air.
Yes, interesting times ahead. My wife has a compromised immune system due to breast cancer, so I'm not sure we will be flying anywhere soon. Tenerife in January, bought and paid for, is still a big questionmark for us.

I hope and believe all will be ok before your January holiday. I know it’s hard to picture at the moment though.

Regarding social distancing on planes: the likes of Aer Lingus and BA could sell seats as for an A320 but put on a wide body? Not as economical but neither is limiting numbers on an A320 and at least it complies with the new safety standards.

[bill]

Interesting question raised in the previous posts.What would posters consider to be socially acceptable distancing on an aircraft?

[Hialflyer]

If the air in the cabin is recircling constantly, does it matter how full the flight is, as no matter where you sit will you not all be breathing the same air anyway.

[big ears]

Which is the dilema facing all airlines. I listened to the CEO of Loganair yesterday on thge TV. If they disregard social distancing on aircraft I'm afraid a lot of pensioners will just opt not to fly. I'd be interested to know if anybody caught Covid 19 during a flight. But, I guess there's no statistics about that. Aer Lingus will continue to tell the world they are flying normally, as will others I'm sure. The is NO social distancing inside aircraft.