Would you go on a flight right now?

[Randomguy]

?

[Zephyr]

If there was a good enough reason to, yes

[12string]

If I really had to, I suppose.  But I'm probably more of a giver than getter right now, so maybe not

[maddmaxx ★]

2 minutes ago, Zephyr said:

If there was a good enough reason to, yes

Well, that's true for shooting myself in a fleshy part too.

[ChrisL]

The fares are really low but where would we go and what would we do when we got there?  My wife kicked the idea of flying back east to visit her mom since she’s not beholden to an employer but didn’t want to get stuck there.

Better to stay home.

[Razors Edge ★]

30 minutes ago, Randomguy said:

?

To where?

I see all sorts of "only three people on the plane" articles, and "5 minutes to get through security" stories, but I don't know that any place I want to go is "open for tourism" right now

[Indy]

Hell yeah.  I hear the planes are empty and if you plan it right, you are the only one on the flight.  Any other time, not if I can freaking help it because I hate flying.

[Wilbur ★]

Yep..

 

 

 

Like it is a choice.. 

[maddmaxx ★]

35 minutes ago, Wilbur said:

Yep..

 

 

 

Like it is a choice.. 

You get an isolation compartment though.  All you need is a 2 liter bottle.

[Further]

At least 6 Spirit Airlines jets parked at Latrobe now. They will announce when they will resume operations   

[MoseySusan]

No.

I can fill my gas tank for $18. 

[BuffJim]

No. Seats in coach are way too close together. I cringed a lot on my mini vacation to New Orleans in February.   (Sounds like Mardi Gras was an incubation spot for Coronavirus - we were there 2 and a weeks before that).

[BuffJim]

1 hour ago, ChrisL said:

The fares are really low but where would we go and what would we do when we got there?  My wife kicked the idea of flying back east to visit her mom since she’s not beholden to an employer but didn’t want to get stuck there.

Better to stay home.

I just had a brilliant idea. Buy her mother tix to come stay with you!

[ChrisL]

2 minutes ago, BuffJim said:

I just had a brilliant idea. Buy her mother tix to come stay with you!

Dude?!?!  And I thought you & I were cool.... 😁

[Randomguy]

1 hour ago, ChrisL said:

My wife kicked the idea of flying back east to visit her mom since she’s not beholden to an employer but didn’t want to get stuck there.

The getting stuck scares me a bit.

[ChrisL]

9 minutes ago, Randomguy said:

The getting stuck scares me a bit.

Yeah it wasn’t worth the super low fares.  Her mom doesn’t know she was laid off yet but I’m sure she will start nagging her to come out when she finds out.

[dinneR ★]

Would you go on a cruise now?

Apparently people are still going cruise ships. 

[Kirby]

So many airlines have stopped flying to NY or cut back flights, it might be harder for me to get one than I thought.  I don't think I'd travel for work now, and most of my family is within driving region, so I can't think of why I'd fly, but if there was a strong enough reason, sure.  I'd definitely go on a dirigible now.

[Dirtyhip]

Nope, but I didn't fly before so basically no change. 

Last time I flew was 2013.  

We use our trailer, when we want to burn massive amounts of fossil fuel.  Even then, it is less impact.

[Prophet Zacharia]

No. And I wouldn’t drive other than for essential business: work, food, medicine and gasoline.

I think flights for non-essential business should be grounded, tbh.

[ChrisL]

29 minutes ago, dennis said:

Would you go on a cruise now?

Apparently people are still going cruise ships. 

I was really surprised to hear there was another cruise ship debacle this week?  I would think they embarked while we were on stay at home orders but maybe not?  

[Tizeye]

After I get off the cruise ship I have to get home somehow.

[MickinMD ★]

No, due to the potential triple-whammy of catching COVID-19 in the departure airport, a confined space on the plane, or wherever you are going.

I'd rather go fishing or crabbing with my brother's in-laws on Maryland's Eastern Shore, where there are few COVID-19 cases.  Of course, they're really not going crabbing or fishing in a group now.

[JerrySTL ★]

Not unless it was an emergency.

[shootingstar]

I did, last wk. 1 hr. flight.  Dearie had his heart stent the next day.

And I will have to do it again in 1.5 wks.

[BuffJim]

18 minutes ago, shootingstar said:

I did, last wk. 1 hr. flight.  Dearie had his heart stent the next day.

And I will have to do it again in 1.5 wks.

Hopefully the flights weren’t crowded. We had a family wedding 3 weeks after 911. Kinda eerie having much of the plane to ourselves. 

[shootingstar]

20 minutes ago, BuffJim said:

Hopefully the flights weren’t crowded. We had a family wedding 3 weeks after 911. Kinda eerie having much of the plane to ourselves. 

There was probably around 15 people for a plane  accommodating 100 people or so. I could smell a very light chemical smell..probably disinfectant used by the airline.

[Airehead]

4 hours ago, Zephyr said:

If there was a good enough reason to, yes

This

[dinneR ★]

4 hours ago, ChrisL said:

I was really surprised to hear there was another cruise ship debacle this week?  I would think they embarked while we were on stay at home orders but maybe not?  

The ships are still going out now. It seems crazy.

 

[Wilbur ★]

11 hours ago, shootingstar said:

probably disinfectant used by the airline.

At the demands of Transport Canada.   It is a regulation right now.  When this is over, we can go back to filth.   

[bikeman564™]

If I had to,  but currently I have no where to go. Last  time I flew was 2008.

[Razors Edge ★]

Any new stances on this question??? Seems some CAnadians and others here have starting changing their minds?

[shootingstar]

20 minutes ago, Razors Edge said:

Any new stances on this question??? Seems some CAnadians and others here have starting changing their minds?

It's disturbing when the airlines (in CAnada) are selling their middle seat starting Jul. 1st.

The flight between Calgary and vancouver is 1 hr. I flew early Apr. I flew because dearie had heart stent surgery. I did everything to prepare... I made sure I went to washroom in advance before boarding, didn't drink anything 1 hr. before nor on plane.  Masked, etc. There were very few people on the plane. No one sat beside me.

It may be different from now onward.  I'm talking about domestic flights where in Canada for CAnadians it's risky but still not totally tragic (if a person is healthy) because it's a tiny bit less stressful for Canadians should we get sick in another province. (I mean we won't get bankrupt.)

If I get sick, then I prefer to be detained in my own home country where I know what I normally expect as a citizen, to get health care.  I just can't think of getting detained /sick in a foreign country. The airline wouldn't even allow me to board to get back to CAnada.

[Reverend_Maynard]

Well, I was feeling good about it for September, but i don't think I appreciated how badly the rest of the country would fuck up phase 2.  Seems only CT and RI are doing it right.

[maddmaxx ★]

I still wouldn't.  Nor would I go on a cruise or a train ride or a bus tour.  I'm probably in the majority on this issue as my neighbor who works for an RV/trailer dealer tells us that they are swamped and selling at a rate than their suppliers can't keep up with.

[Parsnip Totin Jack ★]

No need. I’d rather drive if I had to go somewhere. Last time I took a plane anywhere was November 2018. DC to Boston. 

 

[Airehead]

10 minutes ago, Old No. 7 said:

No need. I’d rather drive if I had to go somewhere. Last time I took a plane anywhere was November 2018. DC to Boston. 

 

But avoid the rest stops. 

[Parsnip Totin Jack ★]

10 minutes ago, Airehead said:

But avoid the rest stops. 

Yep, carry food and water. Stop only for gas. The doggy doo bags are cheaper and work better than gloves at the gas pumps. 

[maddmaxx ★]

With old man bladder it's the rest stops that I will miss most.  I suppose we are going to revert to the 50,s with cars stopped on the roadside with the passenger doors open to block the view.

[MickinMD ★]

I don't think so, mainly because I wouldn't want to go to a crowded city and if I want to escape to the country, there are enough good places within driving distance.

Large crowds are the main problem.

I have a cousin who is throwing a high school graduation backyard pool party for her daughter (the Miss Teen Scranton/Wilkes-Barre winner I've previously posted here) on August 8th - the graduation ceremony will be held in August - but already I've heard from close relatives living nearby in Wilkes-Barre that they're not going to attend or not stay long if there are a lot of people there.

So my siblings and I decided not to go.

[team scooter]

Mrs may need to cancel her trip to see our new granddaughter again. Our son's military base may restrict visitors to self quarantine for two weeks after being on an out of state flight.

[MoseySusan]

Still a no.

[Zephyr]

If I HAD to fly for some family emergency or something and it was only in country I would but would prefer to drive.  

I have done several work related road trips during this whole thing, a coupke driving and three flying, albeit on our own plane, but still did the whole hotel and takeout meals for a week at a time and came out unscathed.

I would not fly for the sake of flying

[Square Wheels]

We had a Utah vacation planned for September.  I'll likely cancel.

[Guest]

2 hours ago, Square Wheels said:

We had a Utah vacation planned for September.  I'll likely cancel.

We are supposed to fly into SLC in August. Utah is on the list of states that if we visit we have to quarantine 14 days on return. Thinking we will cancel our trip for this year.