Brits returning from China to be quarantined in a “Military Facility”
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A tad ironic that while passing their new accommodation, they came within a gnat's of one of the great "scare stories" of my school days in the area; the New Ferry Smallpox isolation hospital! Now that was quarantine proper, with stories of people "escaping" and being captured and brought back!
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Landing fees might only be waived by the Government otherwise MOD would charge normal fees I guess. The bill could be sent to the charterer, or FCO. Why would RAF fuel be sold at discount except by arrangement with FCO?
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Congratulations to the Wamos 744 crews and operations staff who mounted this flight which many others felt unable or were unwilling to to carry out.An excellent example of Applied Aviation at its best.Huge respect.
Thanks Vinrouge & Nutloose.
I hadn't thought the cost would be lower - was resuming that RAF transport aircraft are effectively 'sunk costs' so only fuel and crew costs to cover. Different economic thinking.
Nutloose - I like that idea, though I thought the Yangtse river incident ships were heading only for Nanking, which is downstream of Wuhan, isn't it? And they had a hard enough job getting out as it was...
I hadn't thought the cost would be lower - was resuming that RAF transport aircraft are effectively 'sunk costs' so only fuel and crew costs to cover. Different economic thinking.
Nutloose - I like that idea, though I thought the Yangtse river incident ships were heading only for Nanking, which is downstream of Wuhan, isn't it? And they had a hard enough job getting out as it was...
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When Virgin were doing the Falklands runs they always used to uplift as much fuel as they could possibly carry to remain under the max landing weight at wherever they returned too post dropping off pax at Brize, the saving was apparently considerable.
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The attendant would have been suited up in case they had to attend and passenger.
Interesting, at the air port one Briton has a full face mask with double filters. His Chinese wife had a simple mask.
you forgot plastic bottles..oh actually looks like there is a bottle on the baby ?
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Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
No doubt with the wife and kids carrying on as normal with work, shopping and school.......
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/c...vers-wnbq3fbv2
Coach drivers who collected British passengers from the evacuation flight out of China are to be given paid leave to isolate themselves......
The drivers had agreed to take the job and will receive ten days’ leave to “remain at home”, Horseman Coaches, their employer, said. The vehicles will be “deep-cleaned” and temporarily removed from service.
Funny to see the medics on the buses fully suited up whilst at least on one bus the elderly driver was wearing a woolly pullover.
Coach drivers who collected British passengers from the evacuation flight out of China are to be given paid leave to isolate themselves......
The drivers had agreed to take the job and will receive ten days’ leave to “remain at home”, Horseman Coaches, their employer, said. The vehicles will be “deep-cleaned” and temporarily removed from service.
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Deep cleaned using military grade decontamination equipment......
Had flash backs to brooms, buckets, hand pumped plastic garden sprays with detergent in it, plastic noddy suits over NBC kit, plastic sheeting, bodge tape, drip trays and fullers earth...... One hopes they have improved since then, but I doubt it.
i still think that the fact the drivers were not protected was lax, they mutter on about pax were 5 rows back etc, but they still need to walk past his seat.
Had flash backs to brooms, buckets, hand pumped plastic garden sprays with detergent in it, plastic noddy suits over NBC kit, plastic sheeting, bodge tape, drip trays and fullers earth...... One hopes they have improved since then, but I doubt it.
i still think that the fact the drivers were not protected was lax, they mutter on about pax were 5 rows back etc, but they still need to walk past his seat.
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Tabs please !
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They had to try something as they needed to romaine
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Unless of course it is his cabbage kit.