Domestic Travel Covid Testing
01-27-2021, 06:45 AM
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Domestic Travel Covid Testing
So, the new administration is considering covid testing requirements for all domestic flights now. This will be an industry killer. Yesterday we were already at our lowest TSA screenings since July of last year. Now, Biden is looking at further restricting air travel. Looking forward to my unemployment check. Thanks to all who voted in and supports these morons.
https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news...tic-air-travel
https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news...tic-air-travel
01-27-2021, 06:51 AM
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That would be bad, unless the fed implements a standardized testing system nationwide. That would probably need a secondary testing protocol to quickly confirm positives... the threat of a false positive seems to be a big road-block for many.
Such a testing scheme would need to be quick, cheap and have an EXTREMELY low false positive rate.
Or maybe this is part of their plan to reduce carbon emissions.
Such a testing scheme would need to be quick, cheap and have an EXTREMELY low false positive rate.
Or maybe this is part of their plan to reduce carbon emissions.
01-27-2021, 07:24 AM
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Meh, the article states they are 'looking at it' and nothing more. Various options are often explored even if brief and later tossed aside. There is so much to fix from the failed response & vaccination shortcomings the previous admin left behind, no way money & resources will be spent trying to get a domestic travel testing program going. It would be a true logistical nightmare.
01-27-2021, 07:50 AM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
That would be bad, unless the fed implements a standardized testing system nationwide. That would probably need a secondary testing protocol to quickly confirm positives... the threat of a false positive seems to be a big road-block for many.
Such a testing scheme would need to be quick, cheap and have an EXTREMELY low false positive rate.
Or maybe this is part of their plan to reduce carbon emissions.
Such a testing scheme would need to be quick, cheap and have an EXTREMELY low false positive rate.
Or maybe this is part of their plan to reduce carbon emissions.
Except for business aviation. Need to get to Aspen and Davos.
01-27-2021, 08:06 AM
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Domestic testing requirements..maybe
This will kill off any last minute travel plans for people.
https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL1N2K13BU
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01-27-2021, 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Av8rPHX
This will kill off any last minute travel plans for people.
https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL1N2K13BU
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01-27-2021, 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by CAirBear
As of now this is simply an idea. It isn’t 100% guaranteed to happen. I’m sure ALPA and Airline Execs have already been speaking out against this and informing the Admin this wouldn’t be a great thing.
01-27-2021, 08:25 AM
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I just feel a lot more planning goes into international travel versus a last minute business trip to Cedar Rapids to close a deal or the bros buying last minute tickets to Vegas to reenact scenes from the Hangover. Just seems like you’d lose a lot of that market when the airlines are struggling already
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01-27-2021, 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by velosnow
Meh, the article states they are 'looking at it' and nothing more. Various options are often explored even if brief and later tossed aside. There is so much to fix from the failed response & vaccination shortcomings the previous admin left behind, no way money & resources will be spent trying to get a domestic travel testing program going. It would be a true logistical nightmare.
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