by Miguelito » Fri Apr 03, 2020 10:02 am
horace wrote: ↑Thu Apr 02, 2020 11:55 pm
These flights are generally for tourists, yes? Or, are the expats fleeing too? Seems to me that the hot sunny weather does limit the spread of the virus as does the lack of public transport. If the virus were to explode then I would have thought the garment factories would get hit the hardest! Any news on them?
I believe that it is supposed to be for tourists, yes. I think that one is supposed to show a return ticket that was canceled or something, but I don't think they're checking too hard (just asking the people but not requiring proof). I know of a French backpacker that got a seat on the plane, and I don't think she had a previously scheduled return ticket. I would also presume, knowing the French embassy here, that if a French expat knew someone at the embassy (and most of them do), it wouldn't be difficult to get a seat aboard.
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These flights are generally for tourists, yes? Or, are the expats fleeing too? Seems to me that the hot sunny weather does limit the spread of the virus as does the lack of public transport. If the virus were to explode then I would have thought the garment factories would get hit the hardest! Any news on them?
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I believe that it is supposed to be for tourists, yes. I think that one is supposed to show a return ticket that was canceled or something, but I don't think they're checking too hard (just asking the people but not requiring proof). I know of a French backpacker that got a seat on the plane, and I don't think she had a previously scheduled return ticket. I would also presume, knowing the French embassy here, that if a French expat knew someone at the embassy (and most of them do), it wouldn't be difficult to get a seat aboard.
