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Stanstead Bergamo - check it out, loads of flights for Feb and March. I had to pay a premium to return to the same airport in UK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

https://www.skyscanner.net/transport/flights/lond/mila/?adultsv2=1&cabinclass=economy&childrenv2=&inboundaltsenabled=false&iym=2203&outboundaltsenabled=false&oym=2203&preferdirects=false&rtn=1&qp_prevProvider=ins_browse&qp_prevCurrency=GBP&priceSourceId=&qp_prevPrice=9&selectedoday=01&selectediday=01

https://onemileatatime.com/news/all-nippon-airways-fuel-surcharges/

The surcharge will be back soon I suspect. On top of the large Heathrow charges increasing for BA [IAG], any fuel deals will be running out soon and creditors will be demanding certain levels of cash flow. Whilst prices are bound to go up, as long as IAG [BA] don't get aggressive and greedy they should be competitive. My Italy booking to day for mid march was only £16 return. Now if BA can do that, business, to vegas, return - then I might be in the market. Market forces, that's all it takes. There are plenty of people ready to accept a last minuet call to travel, maybe it is time to bring back the standby ticket system because there is no reason whey any aeroplane need have a single vacant seat post pandemic.

Sunderland? Is there a northern investor here? I didn't think that was allowed north of the Watford Gap services.

https://www.politico.eu/newsletter/pandemic-passport/freedom-ukraines-covid-pass-racket-you-thought-the-germans-were-organized/

Fun reading

https://www.euronews.com/travel/2022/01/17/what-s-the-latest-on-european-travel-restrictions

This is a summary of the latest EU restrictions on travel. Germany is open, especially internally.

Took a punt with a day trip to Bergamo mid march, I mean £16 return! If Italy still wants preflight testing from UK then I'll bin it. Through the walkway under main road across from the airport is a shopping centre. Perfect for stocking up on a few local things you can only get in Italy. Done the shopping trip loads of times pre-covid, very convenient. Moment Italy removes pre flight testing, I bet the price doubles immediately.

Secret of day trading? Your stock went up 2.8%. Oooohhhhhh. Maybe it'll go up a bit more. Let's wait and see. Oh dear, it's now 1.7% up. Never mind. It'll go back up...... market close -1.2%.

Modest gains, frequently. If something takes off a couple of % over a few mins, that's a profit. Take it. If a stock is bobbing around, same principle. Waiting for a deeper dip often doesn't happen. You need to putting a few grand minimum each time. ANd you need to compound as far as possible. You want zero stamp duty. You want high volume stocks preferably in the news. If you sell and it keeps going up, then assess it as if you have just found the stock. The only use a bb has, how much chatter is there. Don't read it - just count it.

https://www.sharecast.com/news/market-report-midday/london-midday-ftse-pares-gains-as-investors-eye-payrolls--9157802.html

Seems issues bigger than travel sector related still dominate price. I can only assume it is credit risk related.

Mocking, not attacking. Filtering out people because you don't like their opinion is only going to result in losses. Filter the offensive and nasty, yes. But doing a Twitter, or Facebook, or CNN or BBC - filtering because the opinions don't agree with your narrative - not a good way to go. There have been regimes like that in the past and it never ends well.

https://www.rt.com/news/548274-canada-military-trucker-protests/

Looks like going bad to worse in Canada. The pandemic is over in people's minds. Omicron was the mild variant end that follows all the similar pandemics. Governments, lobby groups and expert groups trying to hold onto the pandemic need to be taken head on and forced to remove ALL restrictions and return to pre-pandemic normals. It is as simple as that.

https://ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2022/02/04/changing-the-covid-19-case-definition/

Can't quite figure out what the change in case definition actually means. Can anybody decipher this.

"warm fuzzy feeling" .... I nearly threw up! How stock comment 'woke' can you get? Anybody investing on a 'warm fuzzy feeling' might as well just give their hard earned to the nearest charity. "But IAG I feel is a stable" -- YUCK!!! FEEL???? urrggghhhh.......

jeeez jotom, don't forget to buy a spatula so you can unplug your head form up your rse. Rather then making yourself look clever you have actually made a bit of prat of yourself. Engaging in one-sided discussions in echo chambers is not good for the investment wallet. Play with your new friends in the sand pit and make sure nobody else can join. Just keep it your own little circle and elbow everybody else out of your personal domain. Enjoy the isolation you have created for yourself. Others will not be amused, and one week of you inaine never ending sporadic rambling sp discussion will send many here over the cliff! I can not think of anything more boring.

skyscanner immediately shows response, £9 day trips suddenly at £24. The exact date of the removal of fit to fly for portugal not announced but it might be as early as tomorrow.

https://www.express.co.uk/travel/articles/1560629/Portugal-travel-rules-testing-vaccine-evg

Sadely, despite Italy removing testing for EU/Schengen from 1st Feb they are not including US or UK. Somewhat bizarrely Italy also still has total travel bans on SA and other African countries. Go figure!

https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/portugal-changes-covid-entry-rules-22982846

Now all of Portugal not needing fit to fly. This is a big one as Portugal has dragged it's feet despite Spain already having removed fit to fly. Madeira fit to fly removal was announced the other day.

This is also big news because I can now spontaneously jump on a plane down to Lisbon for a coffee and cake with friends. Anybody been to Cafeteria Nacionale?

https://yle.fi/news/3-12302166

Countries holding out against the removal of restrictions are having to deal with more increased anger in the ranks.

This was already posted before

The small incremental rise isn't happening. I would guess the consequences of a .5% rather than .25% boe and the pending rise in energy costs is resulting in downward sentiment. Impact of IAG results will start to impact sector as month goes on.

https://viewfromthewing.com/leaked-product-changes-as-british-airways-seeks-to-restore-premium-reputation/

Some opinion on BA

Try posting your planned trades before the event - you might get some respect then!