So, I'm sitting at home, more bored than a bored thing on a really boring day and thinking.... do I blog? So here I am blogging without a clue what I am writing about.
I will start with this weeks media headlines!
"1000's of brits head to Spain now that the entry requirements have been relaxed"
Those were the words, there or there about.
With this in mind and a hot cup of coffee in front of me, I decided to have a look at airport arrivals in Spain. First of all I looked at Tenerife south, my local airport. Lets start with Monday!
How many flights were coming in from the UK? I expected maybe 3 or 4......none, although I have been since informed that one flight came in earlier that day from London Stanstead OK I thought, lets have a look at Tuesday, once again no flights at all from the UK. Today maybe there is one or two but I don't think for one minute they will be anywhere near full.
I then went on to look at Palma De Mallorca, oh how I would love to travel there for holiday! My findings were pretty much the same as Tenerife, very few UK arrivals.
I then went on to look at Alicante airport which was slightly more promising, on one day I think there were around ten UK flights coming, mainly from London airports. What we have to remember though is that Alicante serves a massive part of Spain and these few tourists coming in wont have much impact on our already suffering economy. they are merely a drop in the ocean!
Its all well and good the Spanish government saying that British tourists can come here, however Bo Jo and his cronies are still advising against it, therefore we really aren't any further forward.
Having spoken to a few locals around the place, yes there are still a good few us here! people seem to be a little concerned that brits can now enter without a PCR test. I'm not 100% sure what the finer details are or whether they can only enter with such a test if they have been vaccinated, I don't know!
All I know is that cabin fever is really starting to set in, as it is for many people, and we hope that these government nitwits get their act together sometime soon and allow us to get on with out lives!
Once again I thank you all for your continued support!
Until next time
H x
It is so sad and now for people like me who are legal residents but rent their apartment which is their only home. We can ot now have a friend or family member to stay for a week without loads of form filling and at a cost of approx 90 euros each to obtain a "carte de invitacion". I am really fed up and disheartened.
ReplyDeleteFrom the uk perspective we feel as though we are been held in our country at our will not able to travel, I can't see what the issue is if you have had both vaccinations then you should be allowed to travel, or are we been held here so the uk economy bounces back before the rest of Europe just a thought
ReplyDeleteTechnically the FCO says that we Brits can travel to the Canaries, but on return we still have to isolate and have 2 tests. I guess people will wait until it becomes clear what is and isn’t allowed. We were planning on July, but we have dismissed any thought of returning before September. But we have booked flight for September & next March (had Ryanair vouchers to use). Stay safe & ride the storm - see you soon.
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