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Two Women Ejected From Hawaii, Sent To Los Angeles To Get New Negative Covid-19 Tests

by Gary Leff on June 4, 2021

Jun 04 2021

Hawaii requires a negative Covid test presented on arrival, or else you have to go into quarantine. But not any test will do, for instance if you got your test at the world-renowned Mayo Clinic that won’t be accepted because Hawaii only accepts tests on its list of trusted testing partners.

Except that isn’t really true, because there are several tests Hawaii accepts which aren’t on the list. So you might forgive two young women who flew from Raleigh to Hawaii with their negative test results in hand – only to discover that the results wouldn’t be accepted because they weren’t from a provider on Hawaii’s list.

Women Forced To Donate All Her Personal Belongings After Being Denied Boarding By Ryanair

by Gary Leff on June 4, 2021

Jun 04 2021

A woman flying from London Stansted to Alicante, Spain was denied boarding by Ryanair “despite believing she had done all the forms, Covid tests, and other necessary things.”

The woman, who is in cancer remission and trying to clean up her affairs while she can, was traveling to her home in Alicante to clear out her belongings in advance of the property’s sale. Since she wasn’t allowed to fly, she had to find a company who would take away all her personal belongings and donate them.

Hotels In India Offering Vaccine Packages For Residents Willing To Pay Extra For A Shot

by Gary Leff on May 31, 2021

May 31 2021

Hotels are collaborating with hospitals in India offering vaccine packages and India’s government is cracking down.

By working together with hotels to offer vaccines, Indian hospitals are creating an explicit price. They’re bundling the goods, and that makes it harder to separate how much you’re paying for an included bath robe versus for a life-saving jab.

DFW Airport Now Has Same-Day PCR Testing And Rapid Tests In Multiple Locations

by Gary Leff on May 30, 2021

May 30 2021

The people who run Priority Pass and The Club lounges also now provide Covid-19 testing at Dallas Fort-Worth airport. Collinson offers rapid tests and PCR tests, and for a premium will even turn around PCR tests same day (though it takes longer than just a layover). They tell me they have “applied to be a Trusted Partner with Hawaii and anticipates approval in June.”

Passenger Denied Boarding In Covid-19 Testing Catch-22, Finds Nonsensical Workaround

by Gary Leff on May 29, 2021

May 29 2021

To fly from the U.K. to Ireland you need a negative PCR Covid-19 test. One woman, a U.K. health care worker, was denied boarding for her flight from Birmingham to Dublin despite having a negative PCR test.

The government doesn’t accept her test, because it was provided by the government – even though it isn’t one of the tests listed as unacceptable. Fortunately there was a workaround to add an enroute stop and avoid the non-sensical requirement.

Airlines Have Been Stealing Customer Money From Cancelled Flights For A Year

by Gary Leff on May 24, 2021

May 24 2021

The true test of character comes when you’re staring into the abyss and you see what stares back at you. Ethics rarely come into play when they don’t cost you anything.

Airlines revealed their true character during the pandemic. Many airlines around the world stole their customers’ money, and argued it was justified because they needed it.

United Airlines Offering Free Travel To Vaccinated Passengers

by Gary Leff on May 24, 2021

May 24 2021

United Airlines MileagePlus members can win free flights by uploading their proof of vaccination to its mobile app by June 22. They call it “Your Shot To Fly.” Ha ha ha.

This helps build excitement around vaccination, which we need to reach incremental arms, and even includes cash to help with the tax liability for winning the prize.

A Surprising Snag Travel May Run Into With Vaccine Passports This Winter

by Gary Leff on May 22, 2021

May 22 2021

Covid-19 vaccines are phenomenal. And they’re about to open up a lot of travel possibilities: so-called ‘vaccine passports’, only we don’t know how long those passports will be valid as a result of virus variants and uncertainty over how long they provide protection.

Much of the world is ordering not just first injections but also booster doses, in case these passports need to be extended. The U.S. hasn’t done this yet.

Another Defect In That United Flight Attendant Lawsuit Against Marriott

by Gary Leff on May 21, 2021

May 21 2021

The fired United Airlines flight attendant who is suing Marriott under a variety of theories stemming from a positive Covid-19 test, quarantine at the Courtyard Wilmington Downtown, and the hotel sharing his behavior with the airline including that he was allegedly maskless in the lobby among other guests despite his Covid-19 diagnosis is getting quite a bit of coverage.

Much of the detail in the suit is a total distraction. I detailed several problems with it yesterday. A law professor shares another.

United Flight Attendant Fired For Covid Antics Sues Marriott For Ratting Him Out

by Gary Leff on May 20, 2021

May 20 2021

United Airlines flight attendant Jonathan Ray tested positive for Covid-19 in April 2020. He landed at Newark airport and checked into the Marriott Courtyard Wilmington Downtown to quarantine.

The property reported the twenty year airline veteran’s behavior while on property to United. He was suspended from his job and then terminated. And he’s suing – Marriott – for interfering with his employment relationship.

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