Qhov Kuv Kawm Ntawm Kuv Thawj Lub Dav Hlau Transatlantic Txij xyoo 2020

I recently took a trip to London for a few days, counting as a “bleisure” passenger vim nws suav nrog kev lag luam thiab qee qhov kev txaus siab. Nws yog thawj zaug kuv tau ya mus thoob ntiaj teb txij li lub Peb Hlis 2020, thaum kuv qhov kev mus ncig kawg yog rov qab los ntawm Is Nrias teb tsuas yog hnub ua ntej lub tebchaws ntawd kaw. Thaum kuv tau ya mus rau hauv tsev tsis tu ncua, nce ntxiv hauv xyoo tas los, tseem muaj kev txhawj xeeb txog kev ya mus rau lwm lub tebchaws thiab cov teeb meem uas tuaj yeem tshwm sim. Kuv yuav tau ya ntxov dua qhov no tab sis tsis muaj laj thawj txaus los ua nws.

Raws li kuv xav, muaj qee qhov sib txawv los ntawm kev ya hauv tsev tsis ntev los no thiab kev paub ntau dua li kuv tau nco qab los ntawm lub sijhawm ua ntej kis thoob qhov txhia chaw. Tau tshaj tawm txog kev ya davhlau tsuas yog tom qab kis thoob qhov txhia chaw, thiab ib zaug ntxiv hauv thawj lub lim tiam tom qab lub npog ntsej muag raug tshem tawm, I felt it made sense to explain what this trip was like especially for those who still haven’t taken this kind of trip since the ua ntej lub sijhawm.

No Tests Needed

Thawj qhov kev lom zem ntawm qhov kev mus txawv tebchaws yog paub tias kev sim ua ntej kev sib ntaus tsis tas yuav tsum muaj nyob rau ntawm qhov kawg. Teb Chaws Asmeskas xaus qhov yuav tsum tau mus kuaj ua ntej boarding a flight into the country on June 12. This made it even easier to take the trip since the risk of testing positive, even if the test was faulty, would mean days or weeks in London quarantine while this rule had been in effect. The ending of this requirement has ignited international travel bookings, as this was one of the bigger risks any traveler had to consider before going out of their home country.

Raws li ib tug kws tshaj lij ntawm George Mason University, kuv tau muaj sijhawm los mus kuaj txhua lub limtiam thiab qhov no tseem txuas ntxiv mus txog lub caij ntuj sov no. Yog li, thaum kuv tsis muaj kev txhawj xeeb tiag tiag uas kuv tau kis tus kab mob vim kuv tab tom sim tsis tu ncua thiab tsis ua rau kuv tus kheej muaj kev pheej hmoo, muaj neeg coob coob, kuv tsis tuaj yeem paub tseeb tias kuv yuav kis tau dab tsi thaum nyob hauv London. Nws yuav tsum raug sau tseg, txawm li cas los xij, ua ntej kev caij davhlau hauv Asmeskas thiab UK, kuv yuav tsum tau lees paub qhov tseeb tias kuv tsis muaj Covid-zoo li cov tsos mob thiab muaj kev noj qab haus huv txaus los ya. Qhov no yog ib feem ntawm cov txheej txheem check-in thaum tau txais daim ntawv hla tebchaws. Kuv xav tias qhov no yog ib lub tswv yim zoo uas yuav tsum tau mus ntxiv, yam tsawg kawg ntawm "kev noj qab haus huv txaus ya", mus tom ntej.

More Mask Wearing Onboard

thaum daim npog qhov ncauj ntawm lub davhlau hauv tebchaws Meskas tau ploj mus ntau, I earlier predicted that more people would wear masks on longer, international flights. This prediction proved correct on my flights, as about 50% of the passengers in the coach cabin of the plane were wearing a mask. This is based on a check I did a few hours into the flight in each direction. I chalked this up to two things. First, a longer flight time means longer time to be exposed in a sometimes cramped cabin. Second, on a flight to London you see a much greater mix of U.S. and foreign-born passengers. We all know that mask wearing in many other countries is not seen as such an imposition as for some in the U.S.

This said, I’m not sure that 50% is a long-term steady state even for these kind of flights. When the world really moves past this pandemic, mask wearing even on longer flights will also reduce. Pre-pandemic, it was not uncommon to see one or two passengers on a long international flight with a mask, but no more than that. I took 50% mask wearing as a sign that while we are on the waning backside of this pandemic, were certainly aren’t out of it to many people on the globe.

Yuav luag tsis muaj qhov ncauj qhov ntswg hauv London

While in London, I saw very few masks in shops, restaurants, streets, and events. This was true at both the business and leisure activities I attended. The one exception to this rule was in the hotel elevators. Here, I saw many people pull a mask from their pocket and put it on while in the confined space. This struck me a pragmatic way to deal with uncertainty — have the mask and put it on when unsure, even if most times you feel it isn’t necessary.

Yuav kom ncaj ncees, Kuv tsis tau caij lub raj thaum nyob London, thiab kuv tsis tau nqa tej cab. Nws muaj peev xwm hais tias nyob rau hauv cov chaw no kuv yuav tau pom daim npog ntsej muag ntau dua, tej zaum txawm tias raug yuam. Qhov ntawd tau hais tias, cov neeg zoo ntawm London zoo li tsis muaj teeb meem ua daim npog ntsej muag dawb hauv cov chaw pej xeem feem ntau uas kuv tuaj yeem pom. Kuv kuj pom tsis muaj cov cim ntawm lub khw qhia tias yuav tsum hnav lub qhov ncauj qhov ntswg.

Tsis Tau Qhia Daim Npav Tshuaj Tiv Thaiv

Even thoughI knew I wound’t need testing to board the flights, Kuv tseem nqa kuv daim npav txhaj tshuaj. Kuv xav tias kuv yuav xav tau nws los ua pov thawj ntawm kev txhaj tshuaj tiv thaiv rau ib yam dab tsi, lossis tsawg kawg yuav tsum tau ua pov thawj rau cov hnub ntawm cov ntawv uas kuv yuav tsum tau sau. ua tsis txawv. Ok, Kuv yuav ua siab ncaj rau ntawm no - Kuv coj nws los ua ib daim duab hauv kuv lub xov tooj yog li kuv tsis tau nqa daim npav tiag tiag, tab sis zoo siab paub tias kuv muaj nws xwb. Kuv tseem xav tsis thoob tias kuv tsis tau hais kom qhia nws, lossis lub xeev cov ntaub ntawv los ntawm nws. Cov ntawv pov thawj no yeej tso siab rau tib neeg, thiab kuv tsis paub tias puas muaj qhov tshwm sim rau kev sau lawv yam tsis muaj qhov tseeb.

Lwm lub tebchaws yuav tsis zoo li qhib

Kuv xav tuaj yeem kaw zaj dab neeg no nrog qhov loj "tawm mus thiab rov mus dua" nqi. Kuv tseem ntseeg qhov no, tab sis lees paub tias tsis yog txhua lub tebchaws yog UK Ua ntej yuav mus rau lwm qhov hauv ntiaj teb, kuv paub tseeb tias yuav saib xyuas cov kev sim ntsuas, pov thawj tshuaj tiv thaiv, lossis lwm yam uas yuav tau mus los ntawm txoj kev rau London cov qhua los ntawm Teb Chaws Asmeskas

Nws yog ib qho kev txaj muag uas kev lag luam dav hlau tab tom raug tarnished nrog cov dab neeg niaj hnub ntawm kev tshem tawm thiab ncua ntev. Qhov no yog kev lag luam uas feem ntau tsis tuaj yeem tau txais txhua yam zoo tib lub sijhawm. Kaum ob lub hlis tom qab lub Peb Hlis 2020, kev lag luam yuav tau salivated kom paub tias nyob rau lub caij ntuj sov 2022 txhua tus xav ya ib qho chaw, thiab txawm tias yuav them tus nqi siab dua rau qhov ntawd. Txawm li cas los xij, thaum qhov ntawd tau tshwm sim, qhov kev muaj tiag tau poob rau hauv. Nws yooj yim dua los txo qis hauv kev teb rau qhov tsis xav tau tshaj li tsim rov qab sai thaum qhov kev thov tuaj hu. Thaum lub caij nplooj ntoos hlav 2023, tej zaum qhov nyiaj tshuav yuav rov qab los.