Flying in the New Normal 2: Interview with a British Airways Cabin Crew Member
British Airways (BA) operations were reduced by ninety percent during lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A limited scheduled service re-commenced in July 2020. I took advantage of this to fly to Italy. My outbound flight was full but the inbound flight was...
Flying in the New Normal I: British Airways Short-Haul
When British Airways (BA) announced they would start operating scheduled flights in July 2020 I booked a flight to Verona in Italy. Then, on June 8, the UK government imposed a two-week quarantine on all arrivals in the UK. This prompted a legal challenge from...
Italy Closes Borders to Some Countries; Reverses Aircraft Overhead Locker Ban
When the European Union (EU) re-opened its borders to travellers from a list of “safe countries” on July 1st Italy decided to opt out of this agreement. It kept in place its quarantine regulations for all arrivals from non-EU or Schengen Area countries. A few days...
