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Absolute Radio changed its headline - no date for PCR test.
But mad cow disease is back.
Here we go again...............
ForeverNever, what date does it get withdrawn though? 21st, 25th, 30th?? If I book for a return date of say, Sat 23rd but then it is announced that it is withdrawn 27th 4am, I'm going to have to pay for me, the mrs and all 15 kids. Or should I pay for the higher flight fare to come back on the 30th?
This is what a lot of people will asking for, what is the date. If it is too late in the month, a lot of people will hold off booking because the end of month flights will be too high. It was a poor announcement in that sense and what could have been a far higher increase in travel is again subdued as a lot of people will not risk getting caught out - again! People have good reason to be weary of more travel sabotage.
BB why are you getting your knickers in a twist over this PCR test?
It's clear they want to get it done and have committed to end of Oct at the latest.
From the end of October, eligible fully vaccinated passengers and those with an approved vaccine from a select group of non-red countries will be able to replace their day 2 test with a cheaper lateral flow test, reducing the cost of tests on arrival into England. The government wants to introduce this by the end of October, aiming to have it in place for when people return from half-term breaks.
If they dont do it they will have egg on their face.
comon Johny, was the H2 tank purged or not?
And as far as you dismissal of my Johny boy, I have been in and out of IAG, currently in Easy J waiting for a switcheroo opportunity to IAG whilst keeping a beady eye on all the shifting sands from RI to changing travel rules. Keeping the 360 as ever. As for the rising prices at the end of the month, I've been watching them very carefully over the last week and they have doubled for the last few days return leg from a couple of days ago.
The radio headline on Absolute radio [Sky news I think] is stating the PCR test changes on the 4th October. I can't find any confirmation of that date, especially form the official government statement as posted earlier.
So Johny boy, tell us all. What date is the last day in October that the day 2 PCR test is required. We can then all book with confidence rather than hedging and trying to book the last two or three days in October, whose prices are just going up and up and up.
Johnbri, nice to hear from you. I've been trying to clarify something. Your spokesman claiming the hydrogen powered system was same because it didn't explode when the aircraft crash at Cranfield. Now, was it not the case that in order to conduct the experimental flight the CAA had rules that the hydrogen tanks must be fully purged [with inert gas] before a landing attempt? Was that not in the risk assessment and part of the approved flight plan? So you failed to follow the flight plan? You are in breach of CAA permissions?
Or,
The the tanks were purged and your spokesman lied in the media statement trying to make a substantial that was indeed false. Do your funding sources know that the claims over the safety of your development are therefore false and a pack of lies?
I await your response so that I may inform the relevant organisations.
The shorts increasing has me a bit spooked. But maybe they have a few days to report changes in their positions?
However does look like a new short position added on Thursday which is a bit of a worry
Man this bb used to worth reading before this cooking clown bb arrived. Absolute 100% garbage day in day out. No IAG shares, no Easy shares and 20 posts a day. For your information the high prices for travel to the popular Spanish resorts at the end of Oct. have nothing to do with testing relaxations. It is half term and these dates are always heavily loaded. Give yourself a treat and and have a day off and try to get a life.
it is encouraging to see tweets like this:
Good to see that @transportgovuk will, from late Oct, enable passengers who change flights or i’nal trains during their journey to follow the measures linked to their country of departure, rather than any country they have transited through. Common sense prevails. @ThePCAgency
The triple whammy of travel changes would not have happened under @MattHan**** - the travel sector should thank
@sajidjavid for being more libertarian and visionary.
...
This one is for you BB:
@PPaulCharles :-
There are lots of unanswered questions following the latest travel changes - I’ll be in sunny #Provence to answer #YourTravelQuestions with @SimonCalder so send them to us now and we’ll try and answer them 10am Sunday on
@YourTravelRadio @ThePCAgency - our music theme is freedom.
https://twitter.com/PPaulCharles/status/1439158077903749122
https://www.travel.radio/
I would also add to the RI potential, keep your eye on the short positions. They have gone up over the last couple of days, any new entrant on the list and you can pretty much guarantee it is on and soon. I don't do spread betting and have no insight into those markets, but it would be interesting to see how the short odds have moved since CS broker note.
RI still not being denied. The debate is whether IAG has any obligation to respond to Credit Suisse speculation an RI is likely. My reading of the stock exchange rules says it is - defined source is an analyst and subject matter likely to have an impact on share price. Other are sort of arguing there are no grounds, mainly by referring to the broker share price part of the statement which currently listed companies don't have to respond too. The company does have the right to not respond on the basis that making a response would impact on share price, i.e. saying there was to be a fund raise but there are no firm details yet. So the issue is in limbo and the broker note has been repeated in many places in the media, including broadcast media. IAG will be aware of the speculation. They are making a conscious choice to not respond, not even with a basic press release. It is up to investors to interpret it as they see fit.
An RI is coming at some point!
This is great news but I still have the nagging thought of the rights issue pending. I’m keeping what I have in but not adding until I know the outcome of any fundraising.
This will help revenues a bit but furlough ending headlines will then follow next week and sentiment could sour again
What’s other people’s thoughts on a rights issue now given this latest news?
Bookings are surging mate. That's the bottom line
There is one spanner in the works that I do not like. The removal of the PCR test;
"From the end of October, eligible fully vaccinated passengers and those with an approved vaccine from a select group of non-red countries will be able to replace their day 2 test with a cheaper lateral flow test, reducing the cost of tests on arrival into England. The government wants to introduce this by the end of October, aiming to have it in place for when people return from half-term breaks."
Such a big announcement without a date? This has the hallmarks of the track record of sabotage, an open ended date. This is the lockdown lobby hanging on by their fingernails still determined to cause as much trouble as they can. If you don't know when the PCR test is withdrawn in favour of the cheaper lateral flow test, are you going to risk booking and risk still having to pay for the PCR? This does look like a trap. You may have saved twenty quid on the inbound fit to fly test (assuming airlines and local governments are not going to suddenly begin spot testing at the doors to the airport - wouldn't put it past certain countries) but the lack of a date from withdrawing the PCR indicates a classic travel sabotage trap. In fact, look at the booking prices for Spain, Greece and Portugal that do not need inbound covid tests and look at the prices for the return leg last few days of October. Of course everybody is trying to book to get themselves in to the 'end of October' window.
It tells us that there is still a lobby in Downing St hell bent on doing what they can to sabotage flying as much as they can for as long as they can. I expect even if Biden opens up the states, there will be an obstacle course put in the way. Of most and highest importance to consider as an IAG investor is the FDA recognition of the Astra jab. Astra sp is not showing any sign of being put on the approved list. The best ot hope for given the long approval process is that the FDA accepts the WHO assessment and Astra is given an emergency approval for the purposes of full vaccination verification of inbound travellers. We will know when that happens because Astra sp will jump 10%. It is most likely the emergency approval will be given in order to facilitate the opening up of the transatlantic routes. Fortunately Most of IAG does not have to fly through French airspace to get to the transatlantic routes, but the massive diplomatic spat currently underway could have other ramifications not immediately obvious. Keeping the 360 as ever. I just wish Italy would dump the inbound test requirement now. Come on Italy, traveller ready and waiting!
https://www.itv.com/news/2021-09-17/holiday-interest-boosted-by-travel-rule-changes-amid-concerns-over-testing?utm_source=upday&utm_medium=referral
All the best for next week all green ??