Any self-isolation quarantine after flight duty in your country?

[LegiossTypeH]

Now in my country, Taiwan, there is a great argument about how many days and how a pilot's quarantine or self-isolation should be after a cross country flight, and is becoming a political issue (yes it is stupid). Generally in Taiwan now, if got 1st dose vaccinated, a pilot shall be self-isolated in own house, with separated room from family, for 3 days, and not allowed to walk out for any reason. After the 3 days, he need to do a PCR test. If the result is negative, continues another 11-days self-health monitoring (means monitor own health condition everyday, but allowed to walk out for some activity like buying food ), or sent to quarantine if the result is positive. We call it 3+11. It changes time to time from 14+0, 7+7, 5+9, and now is 3+11. The other case we know is China and Hong Kong, which are stricter than us. Just for understanding and comparation, will you gentlemen share what the terms in your country or company ?

[Dct_Mopas]

In the UK it’s 3 lateral flow test’s over the first 8 days back in the UK. If flying frequently then you just test every 3 days.

But no quarantine, just go about your normal business unless you test positive.

[deeceethree]

To flesh out the post above regarding UK flying crew, those regulations can be found on this government web page (scroll down to "Aircraft pilots and crew"):

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-travellers-exempt-from-uk-border-rules/coronavirus-covid-19-travellers-exempt-from-uk-border-rules

[Bueno Hombre]

Problem with self isolation is that half the people cheat and go out for this and that,

[PilotLZ]

On flights with no layover (there and back within the same duty period) there are no special requirements as you technically don't enter another country. If it's a trip to somewhere including some stay there, it depends on the rules concerning travel to and from the country in question. You could need a PCR, you might be subject to movement restrictions on either end (i.e. quarantine). An exemption can be obtained under some circumstances allowing the crew to take their rest period on the aircraft in some situations, exempting them from quarantine. That was how most flights with PPE between China and Europe were operated - the crew never left the aircraft in China.

[Dct_Mopas]

Try telling that to the UK government. Testing on return is needed even if it’s just a 30 minute turn around outside the UK. Daft

[Banana Joe]

Does it apply to cargo crew as well? DHL, West Atlantic, ASL, etc.

[Alrosa]

My understanding as far as the U.K. is concerned is that the rules on rapid antigen tests on return from a duty do not discriminate between cargo and pax flights.

[PilotLZ]

Dct_Mopas

To a side observer, it looks like the UK government compensates for not acting at all at the right time by acting double, triple and quadruple hard afterwards, when it might no longer be strictly necessary. Didn't cancel Christmas celebrations in good time and caused a third wave? Make sure that summer holidays get cancelled with plenty of notice to compensate. Didn't put India on the red list soon enough? Compensate by putting Malta on the amber list, even though there were zero (as in none) cases there yesterday and most of the adults have been vaccinated.

[LegiossTypeH]

deeceethree

Thanks a lot, it's what I need.

Besides UK, anybody can tell other country's rules? Especially about quarantine or self-isolation.

[Cirressna]

2 weeks mandatory home quarantine for ANY international sector (minus NZ) for Australians :ugh:

A couple of small exemptions for no layover freighters.

No shopping, no walking the dogs.

[*Lancer*]

Plus the ever-varying interstate requirements for domestic flights. It's absurd. And policed.