Are you actually allowed to fly to a different country with covid?

[Bellabelloo]

As we don't have to test any more, but just be sensible if we feel ill, are you allowed to get onto flights to destinations that don't require testing even if there's a good chance you might be positive?

Yes

Correct

And if you know you have covid, surely that becomes a moral issue? Or would you get on the plane if you felt fine?

No. If you look on the rules of the destination country you can't. It's only Britain that seems to think that's ok

You are allowed, on a technicality more than anything I suppose, to me it's more going on the assumption that you assume you don't have it. The rule thing drive me a little bit crazy- people say 'oh but the rules say'. You can still spread it. To me it would be like your kids doing something wrong and saying but I was told it was ok to do wrong! People need to use a bit of common sense too, if you're sick with anything that can be spread you shouldn't be going to another country

To me it’s if I can go to work with no face mask then I can go on a plane wirh a ffp2 to protect the rest and hope that if anyone is too worried about the virus then wears a proper mask

Who would stop you?

Depends on the country. For instance, I think Spain is dropping or perhaps has dropped the need to isolate if symptoms are only mild?

Recently had a scare regarding this, because my daughter had been a close contact with someone who tested positive whilst we were on holiday. If she’d tested positive too our choice would have been to get on a plane knowing she was positive or pay to stay in a cheap hotel room for potentially up to 30 days of isolation (if she got it, then other daughter, then me for example), miss school, pay for new flights home. Thankfully didn’t have to make that call.

Depends entirely on the country. Some still require you to fill out pre arrival paperwork where you attest that you have no symptoms etc.

More and more countries are dropping the need for isolation if covid positive.

@user1477249785

Depends entirely on the country. Some still require you to fill out pre arrival paperwork where you attest that you have no symptoms etc.

This is true of Spain atm, despite the fact that they no longer require people with mild illness to isolate. All you can hope is that people who get on a plane with 100s of others knowing they have covid will at least wear a FFP2.

When I went to France I had to fill out a form, swearing 'on my honour' that I didn't have symptoms, hadn't had a positive test and hadn't been in contact with anyone positive.

No one asked for it.

@maddy68

No. If you look on the rules of the destination country you can't. It's only Britain that seems to think that's ok

This is untrue. I'm currently on holiday and didn't have to provide a negative test. The rules state that I had to be fully vaccinated but no one checked this at the border.

Which destination if you don't mind me asking?

It's not really about what is allowed, though, is it? It's a question of, are you fine to potentially infect others on a plane if you have Covid, whether you have symptoms or not? ?

Airlines will refuse to carry you if there's a chance that you will be refused entry (large fines) so you will have to demonstrate covid status to whatever level your destination country requires.

@RoseAndRose

Airlines will refuse to carry you if there's a chance that you will be refused entry (large fines) so you will have to demonstrate covid status to whatever level your destination country requires.

Again not true. The airline didn't check anything or ask me any questions about my covid status.

@anastasiaromanov I'm in Italy

We have just been to Italy and although we had to sign a form declaring either we were fully vaccinated or had a negative test or would isolate for 5 days on arrival, no one checked our vax status or test results at either end. We did however have to wear FFP2 masks on the plane.

For US you have to do a covid test on video call to prove you are negative. It depends where you are going.

Insanely enough yes. I cannot fathom how we have come to this. Given the green light to spread Covid at our leisure.

Letting it spread has never been an option before, and although it sounds scary to me, who knows, perhaps it may bring about the herd immunity we so lack.

It's come about because:

1. People are just fed up with It ruling our lives
2. The most vulnerable will probably take measures themselves to keep themselves as safe as possible and everyone else knows the risks
3. Vaccinations have reduced the risk of death
4. The current variant is not very aggressive
5. Most people have already had covid at least once
6. Viruses tend to drop off slightly in the spring/summer
7. The healthcare systems appear to be coping and are not overwhelmed by the recent surge of cases since most rules were dropped
8. Economic factors

This is in order of my brain not of importance!