robin1234

This is OGS, not the City! Folks flying from OGS will be unreconstructed Trumpy types, off to DC to overthrow the US government or whatever. So it’s anybody’s guess.. !

I’m flying United to England, since it’s United OGS to IAD.

Entering the UK, are unvaccinated people still required to isolate, then do the day 8 test? Or are they treated exactly like vaccinated people? When I signed up for my Randox test, I noticed you had to choose vaccinated or unvaccinated when ordering…

Philk

Unvaccinated still have to isolate - https://www.gov.uk/guidance/red-ambe...land#new-rules

lizzyq

Heading back to the UK tomorrow, SCE-IAD-LHR, I have submitted all my documents so I am almost checked in, but the passenger locator form has to be presented at the airport tomorrow afternoon, I wonder if they will know what to do with it?. Rental car prices seem to have dipped again and I am grateful that I will start with a full tank of fuel so I don't have to deal with queues at petrol stations right away. Then heading west to Pembrokeshire to spend time with my mother who was in a car accident 10 days ago and is now in hospital with a broken sternum - OUCH! I promise to put pictures of places, food and drink in the relevant thread in The Lounge. My day2 covid test is due to be delivered to mum's house tomorrow so I can be good and stick it up my nose!

I'm booked to fly back on October 15th but that now rather depends on how things go with my mum.

The house, garden and cat are being left in the tender care of steveq

Lion in Winter

Have a great trip.

At O'Hare, the check in person seemed to know what to do with the passenger locator form. She looked at it and got a number off it that I think she entered into the system. Nobody ever asked for it again.

Best wishes for your mother.

lizzyq

Our check-in desk crew at State College are usually pretty good as they deal with a lot of people taking a short flight to a major hub before heading overseas, but I will find out tomorrow. Thanks for thinking of my mum, I shall feel relieved once I have actually seen her, but hospital visiting involves yet another set of paperwork at the moment too.

Jerseygirl

OUCH indeed. I hope your mum isn’t in too much pain. I am sure seeing you will help brighten her time in hospital. Please let us know how she is.

Lion in Winter

It all sounds like a major faff what with the covid testing and everything, but really it's not that bad. It's just like having some extra tasks at work.

She'll be all the better for seeing you, too.

Mercury39

Exact same for me two weeks ago at Boston, checkin person asked for the form, read a number from it that was all. This was with United and I was connecting via DC (there is no Boston direct to London with Untied), so even staff at non direct airports were very familiar with the process.

lizzyq

Thanks for that, yes I'm sure they have been trained in what to do, I'll just be glad once I get on the transatlantic flight and it gets going.

Lion in Winter

Thankfully, they are still selling booze on board.

robin1234

Selling? Isn’t it free?

Lion in Winter

Not on Aer Lingus in sardine class, where I fly.

lizzyq

Looking at the seat plan on United earlier today I'm hoping to be moved forward enough to get a comfier seat and more legroom, possibly free booze too.

Lion in Winter

On Aer Lingus, being a budget airline, I would expect to have to pay for the booze. United will probably give it out. I do like those exit row seats with more legroom but my recent flights were so empty that I had all sorts of room in the normal seats since there was nobody around me.

Hope you get bumped up.

robin1234

For twenty five years, I’ve flown to London from Ottawa, Air Canada. Free booze and lashings of it. The cabin crew are pretty much on the continuum, from your favourite aunt to Attila the Hun, and everything in between. But I always felt at home there. In current conditions, flying from Canada isn’t an option .. so I’ve been forced reluctantly into this IAD - LHR on United thing. I never normally fly on US airlines (except Cape Air, Cessna 403s) so it’ll be all new for me.