Would you fly to see family over Christmas ?

[christmastree00]

Whilst adhering to local rules of course. Covid Test and quarantine as appropriate as well as sticking to local rules of mixing etc.

Nope.

No. What's the point in flying somewhere to spend 2 weeks in isolation?

Definitely not.

Nope

I don't have to spend two weeks in isolation at all. Just need a covid test and then can do what I want- sticking to local rules.

Not a chance.

No way. I’m in Tier 3 for a start. Could catch Covid in transit and give it to my family overseas and be extremely ill myself (I’m CEV). What if you caught it there and needed hospitalised? Would your insurance cover you?

No. I'd get turned away at the borders even if I could find a flight going there.

Insurance is not an issue whatsoever in my case.

Wouldn't get turned away at any border. Just need a test.

Yes, under those circumstances I would.

Yes, however if you need a private test in the U.K. before leaving and haven’t yet booked it, you may have some issues - my friends that require this have had a lot of trouble finding availability

Yes I would.

I can get the test as soon as I arrive and stay in quarantine until test results comes back before I see anyone or get test before we leave. Already checked and slots are available here.

Definately not, haven't flown to see my family at all this year. I can, but choose not to.

No I won’t (I have close family overseas who I haven’t seem for over a year)

It’s ONE Christmas. Just don’t travel this one year.

Still apprehensive not because of the traveling. Just because of mixing with relatives. All within the rules of course and would only see parents but still worried in general. But you get used to just being in your household and adding anyone to it just seems risky. Ah I don't know !

I've travelled already 3 times and it's not been an issue but each time I worry about mixing with new people. Just my parents lol.

The test is merely a momentary snapshot. It can take days from exposure to covid to getting a positive result.

As someone who's had covid, I wouldn't risk my health or others.

@Christmassequins so will you spend Christmas by yourself this year ?

You can never be 100 percent sure you don't have covid. Unless you don't leave the house for 10 days and don't accept even deliveries etc.

You could test negative on arrival but have caught it from other passengers during transit and still give it to your family.

Is flying considered high risk though ? Is it actually ? I know doctors that fly with their babies and don't see this as high risk at all because everyone wears masks and planes are almost empty.

@christmastree00

I don't have to spend two weeks in isolation at all. Just need a covid test and then can do what I want- sticking to local rules.

In that case, I would. Unless I was with them last year, which I wasn't. We do bi annual rotation and this year was supposed to be that so... Yeah. If no risk of quarantine, I would.

No because I don't want to:

spend up to 2 weeks in quarantine at either end

pay ££££ for a test which might not come back in time and I would have to miss my flight (there was an article about this in last weeks' Sunday Times, it is happening quite a lot)

spend several hours cooped up in a metal tube with a load of people who might have covid despite testing

I would rather save my money and go when things have improved.