royal white Posted July 25, 2022 Posted July 25, 2022 (edited) 2 minutes ago, BobyBrno said: Could always fly to France. Maybe not. This affects all travellers, EU or 3rd country. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/french-ap-charles-de-gaulle-airport-paris-airlines-b2113709.html?amp Looks like Ryan air are carrying out more strikes in France with pay being to blame. Pretty sure Ryan airs owner was blaming Brexit for all his airlines mishaps recently https://thepointsguy.co.uk/news/ryanair-strikes-which-flights-airports-compensation/amp/ Edited July 25, 2022 by royal white Quote
Cheese Posted July 25, 2022 Posted July 25, 2022 2 minutes ago, BobyBrno said: Could always fly to France. Maybe not. This affects all travellers, EU or 3rd country. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/french-ap-charles-de-gaulle-airport-paris-airlines-b2113709.html?amp So you HAVE thought about other factors?! Well done! Quote
BobyBrno Posted July 25, 2022 Posted July 25, 2022 Could always try Spain. Maybe not. https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/world-news/ryanair-strikes-july-dates-spanish-24413071.amp Quote
BobyBrno Posted July 25, 2022 Posted July 25, 2022 Italy? Nah. https://www.businesstravelnewseurope.com/Air-Travel/Cabin-crew-and-air-traffic-control-staff-to-strike-in-Italy Quote
BobyBrno Posted July 25, 2022 Posted July 25, 2022 Surely Germany? Nope. https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/german-union-calls-lufthansa-ground-staff-walk-out-wednesday-2022-07-25/ Quote
London Wanderer Posted July 25, 2022 Posted July 25, 2022 Just been away for 2 weeks on the trains. Edinburgh to London. London to Paris. Paris to Turin. 10 days in Northern Italy then back again. Absolutely no bother other than a slightly delayed Eurostar going out. Trains in Italy are cheap and brilliant. Beats flying any day. Quote
BobyBrno Posted July 25, 2022 Posted July 25, 2022 3 minutes ago, London Wanderer said: Just been away for 2 weeks on the trains. Edinburgh to London. London to Paris. Paris to Turin. 10 days in Northern Italy then back again. Absolutely no bother other than a slightly delayed Eurostar going out. Trains in Italy are cheap and brilliant. Beats flying any day. Hoping to do the London to Prague trip by train soon. It may be the future😉 It’s easy to be put off by everything that’s going on but people will still travel by whatever means. Agree that trains beat flying but a train to Sydney could be a problem.😊 Quote
athywhite1958 Posted July 25, 2022 Posted July 25, 2022 I started watching the Joanna Lumley 'Silk Route' programme again, we nearly did the Silk Route when we went to Kazak a few years ago (when I got locked up) but flew instead, it is still on my travel bucket list Quote
London Wanderer Posted July 25, 2022 Posted July 25, 2022 16 minutes ago, BobyBrno said: Hoping to do the London to Prague trip by train soon. It may be the future😉 It’s easy to be put off by everything that’s going on but people will still travel by whatever means. Agree that trains beat flying but a train to Sydney could be a problem.😊 haha it definitely could. Didn't know about the London to Prague. Sounds great. Quote
gonzo Posted July 25, 2022 Posted July 25, 2022 Is it not possible that the queues at Dover are predominately down to Brexit but the issues in other countries are not? Quote
London Wanderer Posted July 25, 2022 Posted July 25, 2022 11 minutes ago, athywhite1958 said: I started watching the Joanna Lumley 'Silk Route' programme again, we nearly did the Silk Route when we went to Kazak a few years ago (when I got locked up) but flew instead, it is still on my travel bucket list Would love to do that route. Quote
Zico Posted July 25, 2022 Posted July 25, 2022 5 minutes ago, gonzo said: Is it not possible that the queues at Dover are predominately down to Brexit but the issues in other countries are not? All or nothing Quote
BobyBrno Posted July 25, 2022 Posted July 25, 2022 2 minutes ago, London Wanderer said: haha it definitely could. Didn't know about the London to Prague. Sounds great. Used to travel regularly from Vienna to Brno in CZ. and Prague to Dresden/Berlin. Love the dining cars. A throwback to Agatha Christie films. Very civilised and environmentally friendly of course. Hence my😉 Quote
BobyBrno Posted July 25, 2022 Posted July 25, 2022 7 minutes ago, gonzo said: Is it not possible that the queues at Dover are predominately down to Brexit but the issues in other countries are not? The queues are down to the French being French and blaming Brexit. We’ve had these issues before we left. It’s just convenient for them to blame Brexit. Quote
gonzo Posted July 25, 2022 Posted July 25, 2022 1 minute ago, BobyBrno said: The queues are down to the French being French and blaming Brexit. We’ve had these issues before we left. It’s just convenient for them to blame Brexit. So these queues would have still happened without Brexit? Quote
Cheese Posted July 25, 2022 Posted July 25, 2022 19 minutes ago, gonzo said: Is it not possible that the queues at Dover are predominately down to Brexit but the issues in other countries are not? Clearly not, to some people. Quote
BobyBrno Posted July 25, 2022 Posted July 25, 2022 5 minutes ago, gonzo said: So these queues would have still happened without Brexit? I posted a link the other day of delays in 2014. You could argue that the French are being awkward because of Brexit so who knows. Passport checks now take longer, we know that. So put more border guards in place. It’s not rocket science. Quote
Cheese Posted July 25, 2022 Posted July 25, 2022 1 minute ago, BobyBrno said: I posted a link the other day of delays in 2014. You could argue that the French are being awkward because of Brexit so who knows. Passport checks now take longer, we know that. So put more border guards in place. It’s not rocket science. We chose to leave, not France. So why should THEY employ more border guards? Quote
royal white Posted July 25, 2022 Posted July 25, 2022 Why are passport checks stricter at airports than they are at Dover? Surely they should be the same/similar Quote
BobyBrno Posted July 25, 2022 Posted July 25, 2022 3 minutes ago, Cheese said: We chose to leave, not France. So why should THEY employ more border guards? To make it easier for travellers to enter and spend our pounds in their country boosting their economy. Would we make it difficult for people wanting to come into this country to do the same? They knew the new regulations and they knew it would be the busiest time of the year. Just like the Champions league final, they aren’t very good at organising and quick to blame others. Us. Quote
Cheese Posted July 25, 2022 Posted July 25, 2022 6 minutes ago, BobyBrno said: To make it easier for travellers to enter and spend our pounds in their country boosting their economy. Would we make it difficult for people wanting to come into this country to do the same? They knew the new regulations and they knew it would be the busiest time of the year. Just like the Champions league final, they aren’t very good at organising and quick to blame others. Us. We literally voted to do that... Unless you think we should still accept Free Movement into the UK from EU countries? Quote
London Wanderer Posted July 25, 2022 Posted July 25, 2022 1 hour ago, BobyBrno said: Used to travel regularly from Vienna to Brno in CZ. and Prague to Dresden/Berlin. Love the dining cars. A throwback to Agatha Christie films. Very civilised and environmentally friendly of course. Hence my😉 👍 Quote
gonzo Posted July 26, 2022 Posted July 26, 2022 8 hours ago, BobyBrno said: To make it easier for travellers to enter and spend our pounds in their country boosting their economy. Would we make it difficult for people wanting to come into this country to do the same? The phrase cake and eat springs to mind. You cant vote to take control of your borders and abolish free movement then kick off when things become stricter. Works both ways doesnt it. Anyway lets not spoil the thread.... Anyone done a Real Madrid or Barca trip? Gonna book one for my lads. Ill be using traf for travel but whats the score with tickets? Quote
Biggish Dave Posted July 26, 2022 Posted July 26, 2022 13 minutes ago, gonzo said: The phrase cake and eat springs to mind. You cant vote to take control of your borders and abolish free movement then kick off when things become stricter. Works both ways doesnt it. Anyway lets not spoil the thread.... Anyone done a Real Madrid or Barca trip? Gonna book one for my lads. Ill be using traf for travel but whats the score with tickets? Judging by the number of folk I know who have been, Barca seems quite straight forward getting tickets but you’ll be higher than the away end at St James. No idea on cost but as a place Barca > Madrid Quote
radcliffe white Posted July 26, 2022 Posted July 26, 2022 1 hour ago, gonzo said: The phrase cake and eat springs to mind. You cant vote to take control of your borders and abolish free movement then kick off when things become stricter. Works both ways doesnt it. Anyway lets not spoil the thread.... Anyone done a Real Madrid or Barca trip? Gonna book one for my lads. Ill be using traf for travel but whats the score with tickets? Aye another good thread going the wrong way Sure Mounts did a Barca trip or was looking at getting tickets not long back Quote
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