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Re: Travel ban to SXM from Europe and USA
[Re: AUCspouse]
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03/15/2020 09:03 AM
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I know. But my chances of getting sick here are way less, IMHO.
There is also a very good infectious disease specialist at SMMC.
Elaine ********************************* God Bless the broken road....
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Re: Travel ban to SXM from Europe and USA
[Re: boucharda]
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03/15/2020 09:05 AM
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Re: residents returning.....ban is on all commercial flights from the USA . It's not a ban on just USA residents....it's the airline that can't land The ban does not apply to residents, however are the airlines willing to fly a plane with a few residents on board, and then take Americans etc home, or will they just cancel because of the cost of flying almost empty?
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Re: Travel ban to SXM from Europe and USA
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03/15/2020 09:07 AM
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Re: residents returning.....ban is on all commercial flights from the USA . It's not a ban on just USA residents....it's the airline that can't land The ban does not apply to residents, however are the airlines willing to fly a plane with a few residents on board, and then take Americans etc home, or will they just cancel because of the cost of flying almost empty? That is the big question at this point.
J.D.
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Re: Travel ban to SXM from Europe and USA
[Re: boucharda]
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03/15/2020 09:09 AM
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boucharda--Look at the updated info that JD posted this morning. It looks like they will allow planes to land to bring back residents, but as Uksimonusa said, the bigger question is whether they will fly almost empty planes down to bring people home..
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Re: Travel ban to SXM from Europe and USA
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03/15/2020 09:15 AM
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Not sure what the definition is of "long haul international flights", but AA will probably wind up in bankruptcy...
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Re: Travel ban to SXM from Europe and USA
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03/15/2020 09:33 AM
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Yes, difficult situations. My wife is going to the local airport this morning to see if she can do anything by talking to a person. I tried to book Wed, on Delta but had an issue getting credit card verification. Be sure to read the updated post I made earlier. Good luck. I finally was able to book the Delta Wednesday flight online using an AMEX card. Now whether they have an actual plane here or not, we will see.
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Re: Travel ban to SXM from Europe and USA
[Re: AUCspouse]
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03/15/2020 09:34 AM
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Anyone who anticipates that their airline will go bankrupt may want to keep that in mind when offered store credit to re-book their ticket for a later date... If it's your only option, it really doesn't matter at this point, does it? I seriously doubt our government will allow our entire airline system to go bankrupt as the result of the actions the government had to take to protect its citizens.
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Re: Travel ban to SXM from Europe and USA
[Re: BillandElaine]
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03/15/2020 09:35 AM
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Im thinking, as a high risk person also that I want to be close to the best care available. That is NOT the island. Not to mention they are ill enough prepared to look after thier own never mind you or me.
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Re: Travel ban to SXM from Europe and USA
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03/15/2020 09:42 AM
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"the best care available". I get that here. I've been in the hospital, doctors on both sides of the island, have a wonderful family doctor. And our home is here. Go to the states and live isolated in a hotel room? Not for me.
Elaine ********************************* God Bless the broken road....
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Re: Travel ban to SXM from Europe and USA
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03/15/2020 09:52 AM
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Yes, difficult situations. My wife is going to the local airport this morning to see if she can do anything by talking to a person. I tried to book Wed, on Delta but had an issue getting credit card verification. Be sure to read the updated post I made earlier. Good luck. I finally was able to book the Delta Wednesday flight online using an AMEX card. Now whether they have an actual plane here or not, we will see. My wife was at the DAY airport and had us on speaker phone. Wed. was sold out so as of now, they do appear to be bringing that flight in. I had the option to go to Thursday (1st class & $$) but the supervisor suggested just staying with my Friday flight at this point. Who knows how it will turn out but Delta is still booking people out next week.
J.D.
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Re: Travel ban to SXM from Europe and USA
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03/15/2020 10:05 AM
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My wife just came from the airport in DAY and nothing was being shown as available until Thursday/Friday. I ran into the same thing while checking seats for friends going out today, lots shown when I logged into their account but according to the Delta reps in DAY, the information must not be up to date. I hope you are right. Rules of Carriage may go out the window due to the local orders.
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Re: Travel ban to SXM from Europe and USA
[Re: ruralcarrier]
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03/15/2020 10:18 AM
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JD, this is interesting. If i check for new seats on my flight (Tuesday) it says "sorry, no seats available for this flight" blah blah blah. But if i go into my reservation to change our seats there are about 30 seats available for me to change to. Almost looks like they are controlling the booking of new tickets (for whatever reason)
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Re: Travel ban to SXM from Europe and USA
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03/15/2020 10:21 AM
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Bob, Yes something is going on or perhaps the system in individual accounts are not updated? Pretty much what I found earlier. Confusing at best. I do hope your earlier thought is correct.,
J.D.
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Re: Travel ban to SXM from Europe and USA
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03/15/2020 11:01 AM
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"the best care available". I get that here. I've been in the hospital, doctors on both sides of the island, have a wonderful family doctor. And our home is here. Go to the states and live isolated in a hotel room? Not for me. Just stay away from others!! All the experts seem to feel that is the only way to keep this from spreading and not overwhelming the medical facilities. You can go outside and go for swim. I heard this morning that swimming should be a safe place . Your state of mind is very important, and you seem very comfortable there in SXM. We are staying in our home away from everyone as much as possible. (My husband has to have a procedure done soon, and I am not happy about being in a surgical center, but everyone has something they have to deal with). Good luck to everyone.
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Re: Travel ban to SXM from Europe and USA
[Re: Carol_Hill]
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03/15/2020 11:17 AM
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JD and everyone who is trying to get out, best wishes. These are trying times.. Yup...good luck
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Re: Travel ban to SXM from Europe and USA
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03/15/2020 11:26 AM
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American just announced they will be ending all long haul international flights 16 March Has anyone seen this verified anywhere else? I cannot find mention of it anywhere..news...AA website...I would think it would be a biggie. I know Reuters is decent but.... Even the FlyerTalk website which is pretty active says nothing...it does say an AA pilot has tested positive but no mention of the long haul flight stoppage Edit: disregard the above...Starting to show up on other news sites Edit #2: Delta is parking 300 jets and also cancelling all European flights for at least a month
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Re: Travel ban to SXM from Europe and USA
[Re: BillandElaine]
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03/15/2020 02:37 PM
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I checked with a WestJet site and there is no cancellations... So what are they going to do - send an empty plane to get us?
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Re: Travel ban to SXM from Europe and USA
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03/15/2020 02:44 PM
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Easy to stay away from folks here. If I were to travel, it's impossible. We've been swimming, breakfast at Yacht Club, trek to Philipsburg to visit a friend. No crowds where we have been, but we normally stay far away from crowds, not our vibe.
Mostly we're home, but that's not new.
Best to Richard, hope all goes well.
Elaine ********************************* God Bless the broken road....
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