Coronavirus: Poland, Denmark, Slovakia and Ukraine close their borders

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• IndiaCharlie says:

  13 Mar13 March 20:48

  All this and yet I’m sitting on a plane in a window seat with an empty aisle seat but the middle seat passenger isn’t moving over….?.? Even with me over dramatically coughing!

  • Radiata says:

    13 Mar13 March 21:42

    Sneeze..

• Boi says:

  13 Mar13 March 21:20

  Next week we are due to fly back Toronto-Ams-LBA. If Netherlands closes its doors would they reroute us with another carrier or what are our options?

• Novice says:

  13 Mar13 March 22:46

  I have a holiday to maldives coming up and I’m getting worried now.

  But news is sparse for maldives atm. Flights are via Abu Dhabi on Etihad.

  Personally I would not mind traveling but the issue is quarantine which is unpredictable atm.

  Does anyone know anything about maldives latest. I just know 4 places/resorts were placed in quarantine.

  I’m pretty angry about this. Why did humans have to spread germs when I was about to do a bucket list item.

  • P says:

    14 Mar14 March 00:00

    Because they wanted to travel, just like you want to?

  • Crafty says:

    14 Mar14 March 07:49

    Try to be a little less selfish.

    • Novice says:

      14 Mar14 March 10:44

      I was being ironic in this morbid time….

      Because it is ironic that ppl are stocking up on hand washes and sanitizers when they still don’t wash hands after going toilet.

      I’m OCD so you can imagine my fury realising that this would have never happened had everyone been washing hands like me forever.

      • Lady London says:

        14 Mar14 March 21:00

        Welcome Novice, seen a few of your posts just now, hope you keep posting 🙂

      • Novice says:

        14 Mar14 March 23:32

        Thanks Lady London.

        Keep spreading the good vibes.

      • Polly says:

        15 Mar15 March 08:23

        Loving the humour, we need some atm….

• Richmond says:

  14 Mar14 March 00:36

  Friday’s flight Heathrow – Warsaw was full and we learned about travel ban just before take off. I was going to fly back on Sunday but booked flight to Frankfurt on Saturday to get out of the country. Will worry about refund for Sunday’s flight later.

  • Barry cutters says:

    14 Mar14 March 02:00

    Imagine being trapped in Poland due to closed borders – you would be sick of cabbage, potatoes , pierogi and soup after the first week !

    • visitor says:

      14 Mar14 March 06:04

      believe me, there is much more choice and variety of food……

    • Patrycja says:

      14 Mar14 March 06:12

      Now now, no need to be rude…

    • Crafty says:

      14 Mar14 March 07:50

      Polish food is fantastic. Many worse places to be stuck.

    • Erico1875 says:

      14 Mar14 March 09:34

      Apart from the Pierogi, id be in heaven.

    • Alex M says:

      14 Mar14 March 12:15

      Anything from that list is better than English “cuisine” 😉

      • TGLoyalty says:

        14 Mar14 March 13:51

        I dunno fish and chips and curry would beat all of that.

        • Novice says:

          14 Mar14 March 23:38

          But those foods are not exactly English.

          Curry belongs to india probably and as far as my knowledge fish and chips were first sold in England by a jewish immigrant.

          If we had Brexit at that time. I fear we’d be eating porridge still or something. I’m too young to know.

• Scott says:

  14 Mar14 March 02:14

  What happens with this 2 week quarantine period?

  Say I’ve booked a hotel for 1 night as a business trip and have to stay for 2 weeks due to rules changing overnight.
  Do I stay in that hotel for free, have to pay my way or what?
  Sure there are some nice places to be stuck, but others less so.

  • Crafty says:

    14 Mar14 March 07:50

    How do you imagine you stay in a hotel for 2 weeks for free?

  • TGLoyalty says:

    14 Mar14 March 13:51

    Check your insurance before you fly.

    Nationwide says they will pay for hotels but not food.

• NS says:

  14 Mar14 March 06:18

  Host of Latin American countries have made announcements as well. The domino effect may well see a forced global shut down by the end of next week at this rate!

• Patrick says:

  14 Mar14 March 07:21

  This policy will make trade harder, the economic crash worse and do absolutely nothing to stop the virus.
  It tends to be good nationalistic and xenophobic policy though…

• Craig says:

  14 Mar14 March 09:01

  Spain now too, flights turning back!

  • Jcp says:

    14 Mar14 March 09:11

    The Madrid airport departures website is showing multiple departures to America. Is this duff information or am I missing something obvious?

    • Craig says:

      14 Mar14 March 09:12

      Flights from the UK to Spain turned back mid-flight, this was Alicante, Malaga, Canaries etc.

      • Craig says:

        14 Mar14 March 09:16

        Only one airline at the moment as far as I can see?

      • Rob says:

        14 Mar14 March 10:30

        This is an ATC issue – not enough controllers turned up.

        • Craig says:

          14 Mar14 March 10:36

          From the Tui website:

          SPAIN
          Following local measures put in place by the Spanish Authorities, including closing some hotel facilities and the local bars, restaurants and beaches we have made the difficult decision to cancel holidays due to travel between 14 and 16 March.

          Although there is currently no advice from the UK Government against travelling to Spain it would not be the holiday experience we would want for our customers.

          We will proactively contact all customers due to travel to Alicante between 14 March and 16 March to offer alternative holiday options or offer a full-refund. Any customers due to travel between 17 March and 23 March will be contacted about their holiday on Monday 16 March.

        • Craig says:

          14 Mar14 March 10:38

          Similar information on the Jet2.com Twitter feed.

        • marcw says:

          14 Mar14 March 10:53

          BS

        • Shoestring says:

          14 Mar14 March 11:01

          Low budget airline Jet2 have cancelled all flights to mainland Spain, the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands.
          Twitter: In response to local measures introduced throughout Spain to prevent the spread of Covid-19, including the closure of bars, restaurants, shops and activities including any watersport, we have taken the decision to cancel all flights to Mainland Spain, the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands.
          We know these local measures will have a significant impact on our customers’ holidays, which is why we have taken this decision

    • Rob says:

      14 Mar14 March 10:31

      Flights are not banned. Lots of US citizens going home, lots of cargo.

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