Still going to Bratislava list
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Topic: Still going to Bratislava list
Posted By: Salzburglilly
Subject: Still going to Bratislava list
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2020 at 1:15pm
Many still going anyway ?
Still undecided,free cancellation on the hotel ,return trains only cost 80€ for myself and a mate total, its not a bad city,beer is cheap etc
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Posted By: MC Hammered
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2020 at 1:19pm
My hotel is non refundable and I can't see myself getting any money back from the various airlines so I'll sit tight and see if the situation improves. If so, then a p1ss up in Bratislava for a couple of days might be ok. If not, then I lose a few bob and stay at home.
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Posted By: horsebox
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2020 at 1:21pm
Most likely not going. Badly stuck for annual leave too.
Have applied for unpaid leave to cover the days for the NL.
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Posted By: SeanPeadir
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2020 at 1:21pm
Annual leave dates have been fixed, will go as long as no travel ban.
I hear The Dubliner is a nice spot
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Posted By: wanderer
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2020 at 1:23pm
Nope, keeping the annual leave now for nations league or the Austrian friendlies , hotel on free cancellation & will re-arrange the flights with the airline for Bulgaria later in the year. Could be worse
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Posted By: Claret Murph
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2020 at 1:37pm
Still going as if we get Bosnia i am all set to go from Vienna
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Posted By: SeanG4393
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2020 at 1:55pm
Tricky one to call
Aa king as there isnt a travel ban and the majority of the bars etc remain open I dont see the problem in going.
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Posted By: wanderer
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2020 at 1:58pm
Claret Murph wrote:
Still going as if we get Bosnia i am all set to go from Vienna |
Looks like the NI game will be behind closed doors as well
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Posted By: Paulie
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2020 at 2:04pm
I won't be going to either. I'll meet a few heads in the pub for the match.
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Posted By: Trap junior
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2020 at 2:06pm
Claret Murph wrote:
Still going as if we get Bosnia i am all set to go from Vienna |
Hate to say it but all games in Europe will be off soon or at the very least behind closed doors. Euro 2020 won;t go ahead barring an amazing and highly unlikely recovery.
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Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2020 at 2:15pm
Paulie wrote:
I won't be going to either. I'll meet a few heads in the pub for the match. |
Have they nobody to go with?
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Posted By: newrynyuk
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2020 at 2:22pm
Unless there's a travel ban I probably will still go. But it looks like things are going to get a lot worse before they get better
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Posted By: Zinedine Kilbane 110
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2020 at 2:31pm
pre Madonna wrote:
Paulie wrote:
I won't be going to either. I'll meet a few heads in the pub for the match. |
Have they nobody to go with? |
All recently separated from their better halves
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Posted By: Trap junior
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2020 at 2:32pm
pre Madonna wrote:
Paulie wrote:
I won't be going to either. I'll meet a few heads in the pub for the match. |
Have they nobody to go with? |
He might take in a Talking Heads concert instead
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Posted By: darmack
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2020 at 2:41pm
Was leaving booking accommodation and the bus from Vienna to the last minute and doesn't seem like any point now. I was with Lufthansa going through Munich so seems like a lot to watch a match in a pub.
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Posted By: ringerbell
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2020 at 2:52pm
Not going have cancelled the 2 days annual leave with work and will use it later in the year for the nation's league. Have kept the 3 days I need to cover Bosnia bit can't see fans been allowed at it either
sh*te to miss the game but if only thing I've to worry about is not getting to watch a game live I'm doing alright when put a bit of perspective on it
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Posted By: OnTheOneRoad
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2020 at 4:47pm
i won't be going, but im sure ryanair will be flying empty flights for as long as people have them booked, so not much hope of getting back the money.
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Posted By: SuperDave84
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2020 at 5:00pm
If the Bosnia NI game is behind closed doors then I'm staying put. I'd only go so that I could get to Bosnia - I'm booked from Budapest to Bosnia and back. I've potentially got decent paying work on the 30th in Dublin though, so it's preferable to be in Dublin if I can. All the same, I'll hand that work over if we are going to Bosnia.
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Posted By: wanderer
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2020 at 5:05pm
Looks like Bosnia is probably behind closed doors as well.
It'll be interesting to see what they do if its NI v us in a final up there, open or behind closed doors too ?
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Posted By: SuperDave84
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2020 at 5:08pm
OnTheOneRoad wrote:
i won't be going, but im sure ryanair will be flying empty flights for as long as people have them booked, so not much hope of getting back the money. |
I wouldn't be so sure. Ryanair make a decent wedge of money on last-minute bookings and on on-board sales. Both of those are going to take a hit so it could end up costing them more to have the planes in the sky than on the ground, even if they do have to refund everyone.
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Posted By: Borussia
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2020 at 5:52pm
Won't be going and will be saving the annual leave for the Nations League.
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Posted By: davereilly
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2020 at 6:18pm
Cancellation period for my hotel is already gone, so everything is paid up and can't get any money back, so I'm seriously considering going, and bringing my work laptop with me so I don't lose annual leave
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Posted By: Borussia
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2020 at 6:43pm
If the Slovak government don't want groups of people congregating as they want to prevent the spread of the virus, would it be a bit irresponsible to travel over regardless? I'm not saying it would - Merely wondering what people think on this.
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Posted By: Greenlad11
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2020 at 6:49pm
Borussia wrote:
Won't be going and will be saving the annual leave for the Nations League. |
+1
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Posted By: Jackal
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2020 at 6:49pm
I'm going, the hotel already took the money out.
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Posted By: Trap junior
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2020 at 6:50pm
You might get stranded out there
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Posted By: Newryrep
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2020 at 6:53pm
Borussia wrote:
If the Slovak government don't want groups of people congregating as they want to prevent the spread of the virus, would it be a bit irresponsible to travel over regardless? I'm not saying it would - Merely wondering what people think on this. |
I ain’t travelling but they haven’t ordered a complete shutdown ala Italy
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Posted By: Claret Murph
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2020 at 7:26pm
Newryrep wrote:
Borussia wrote:
If the Slovak government don't want groups of people congregating as they want to prevent the spread of the virus, would it be a bit irresponsible to travel over regardless? I'm not saying it would - Merely wondering what people think on this. |
I ain’t travelling but they haven’t ordered a complete shutdown ala Italy
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Posted By: cardwizzard
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2020 at 8:28pm
No not for me. Take the hit on the flights and cancel hotels. Can't see the point going drinking in Bratislava, think its bit of a kip. Pity bout Sarajevo, cracking trip in 2015.
Best outcome, we win the North win and we get a game in Belfast?
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Posted By: Colum
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2020 at 8:44pm
Cancelled hotel today. Paid up front but will get a refund. Have flight booked from Budapest to Sarajevo on the Sunday morning. If we end up playing Bosnia and it's not a closed doors job I’ll figure that out when the time comes.
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Posted By: CatalanCelt1
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2020 at 8:48pm
Taking the hit on flights and some of the Budapest accom with free cancellation expired. Save the annual leave for another time once things settle down. Frustrating to say the least.
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Posted By: The White Cafu
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2020 at 8:55pm
I wouldn’t feel very welcome over there. I’d say the locals’ attitude would be much the same as the Irish attitude to the Italians being over this weekend.
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Posted By: ShamtheRam
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2020 at 7:43am
Not going. Watching the game in a pub is not worth wasting the Annual Leave over it and risking work telling me to go into self quarantine.
Some of my airlines offering partial refunds on my flights so will take what I can get
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Posted By: ConorMac77
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2020 at 8:54am
Also not going. Hotel is free cancellation and flights came to 'only' £70 which is the cheapest I've paid for flights for an Ireland away trip since I started going on away trips 5 years ago. Even then I wouldn't be surprised if Easyjet cancel my flight from Vienna to Stansted due to it's proximity to Slovakia. No point in going anyway, to a ghost town where everything (castle, museums etc) is going to be closed . Absolutely gutted. I'm not having much luck with away play-offs, am I - locked out of Copenhagen in 2017 and now this.
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Posted By: wicklowrunner
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2020 at 9:23am
Not Going - Change my flight to Vienna for Sep. Then onwards for Sofia.
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Posted By: Fatnacho
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2020 at 10:02am
Had a stag party lined-up in Bratislava the day after the game. No one going to the stag either now. Is Bulgaria any good for a piss-up?
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Posted By: Sh-Long
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2020 at 10:27am
Highly unlikely to go myself. I don't see the point in going when the game behind closed doors and still a strong possibility of the game being cancelled. Have free cancellation on accommodation and paid less then €100 on flights, so prepared to take the hit if flights aren't cancelled. I was going away for 4 days so in the long run I be saving money by not going. Save up for the Nations League (fingers crossed everything will be back to normal by then)
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Posted By: BohsinMunich
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2020 at 10:51am
Also a no-show (much to the delight of our Project Manager and relief from the lad who was looking after my stuff while I was off).
Hotel cancelled.
Need to check with DB if they will refund anything from the train ticket.
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Posted By: reddladd
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2020 at 11:11am
Will give it another few days before making a final decision.
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Posted By: Mr. Snrub
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2020 at 12:17pm
Initially I was intent on going but I can't see the Irish fans being welcomed into Bratislava.
The place will be a ghost town and there is a chance you could miss the match on TV.
Disaster of a situation........
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Posted By: sausy
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2020 at 12:35pm
Boss delighted I'll be around for quarter end now. Might still take the days off out of spite.
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Posted By: darmack
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2020 at 12:38pm
Remember a few years ago Ire played N.I behind closed doors in a friendly and a few people were let in. Wonder would a few S.C that still go or supporters that like to say hello get in if they do.
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Posted By: Salzburglilly
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2020 at 12:46pm
Why are people posting that Bratislava is a ghost town ? Was chatting to a mate who lives there yesterday and she said everything is opened as normal,bars, cafes, shops,etc, they might adopt the Austrian policy of no more than 100 people at any indoor event.
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Posted By: Salzburglilly
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2020 at 1:00pm
The Tribuna football pub is the probaly the best place in the city to watch a game,big screen etc, ive messaged them to see if they will be showing the match,they have advertised all the CL games this week.
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Posted By: reddladd
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2020 at 1:08pm
Good man Lilly no harm in a bit of research even if most won't travel. A decent spot to watch the game is a start.
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Posted By: wanderer
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2020 at 1:15pm
Salzburglilly wrote:
Why are people posting that Bratislava is a ghost town ? Was chatting to a mate who lives there yesterday and she said everything is opened as normal,bars, cafes, shops,etc, they might adopt the Austrian policy of no more than 100 people at any indoor event.
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Because it's still 2 weeks away and it's only going to get worse not better.
By all accounts it is extremely quiet even if things are open.
Wouldnt be bothered travelling to spend a few hundred over there and watching it in a pub when I can watch it here and keep the money and holidays in work for the nations league.
Hotels on free cancellation and airlines are being extremely accommodating so not really out too much.
They aren't going to be welcoming to big groups which is why they called it with plenty of notice
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Posted By: horsebox
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2020 at 1:17pm
wanderer wrote:
Salzburglilly wrote:
Why are people posting that Bratislava is a ghost town ? Was chatting to a mate who lives there yesterday and she said everything is opened as normal,bars, cafes, shops,etc, they might adopt the Austrian policy of no more than 100 people at any indoor event.
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Because it's still 2 weeks away and it's only going to get worse not better.
By all accounts it is extremely quiet even if things are open.
They aren't going to be welcoming to big groups which is why they called it with plenty of notice
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Do you expect them to stay open so that nobody will come in?
They'll open with the hope of people coming in and generating some revenue.
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Posted By: Salzburglilly
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2020 at 1:21pm
horsebox wrote:
wanderer wrote:
Salzburglilly wrote:
Why are people posting that Bratislava is a ghost town ? Was chatting to a mate who lives there yesterday and she said everything is opened as normal,bars, cafes, shops,etc, they might adopt the Austrian policy of no more than 100 people at any indoor event.
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Because it's still 2 weeks away and it's only going to get worse not better.
By all accounts it is extremely quiet even if things are open.
They aren't going to be welcoming to big groups which is why they called it with plenty of notice
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Do you expect them to stay open so that nobody will come in?
They'll open with the hope of people coming in and generating some revenue.
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Exactly Horsey!
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Posted By: wanderer
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2020 at 1:22pm
horsebox wrote:
wanderer wrote:
Salzburglilly wrote:
Why are people posting that Bratislava is a ghost town ? Was chatting to a mate who lives there yesterday and she said everything is opened as normal,bars, cafes, shops,etc, they might adopt the Austrian policy of no more than 100 people at any indoor event.
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Because it's still 2 weeks away and it's only going to get worse not better.
By all accounts it is extremely quiet even if things are open.
They aren't going to be welcoming to big groups which is why they called it with plenty of notice
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Do you expect them to stay open so that nobody will come in?
They'll open with the hope of people coming in and generating some revenue.
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The way things are going they'll be told to close.
Dont see why anyone would go now, it's a needless risk.
My employer had asked about my travel plans and seeing as I was going through Germany and Austria they were going to get me to stay out of the office for 2 weeks when I came back, which wouldn't have been an issue with a potential playoff final and remote working. Easier to take whatever the hit might be than have to do that now.
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Posted By: drog addict
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2020 at 1:46pm
wanderer wrote:
Salzburglilly wrote:
Why are people posting that Bratislava is a ghost town ? Was chatting to a mate who lives there yesterday and she said everything is opened as normal,bars, cafes, shops,etc, they might adopt the Austrian policy of no more than 100 people at any indoor event.
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Because it's still 2 weeks away and it's only going to get worse not better.
By all accounts it is extremely quiet even if things are open.
Wouldnt be bothered travelling to spend a few hundred over there and watching it in a pub when I can watch it here and keep the money and holidays in work for the nations league.
Hotels on free cancellation and airlines are being extremely accommodating so not really out too much.
They aren't going to be welcoming to big groups which is why they called it with plenty of notice
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What airlines are being accommodating?? Hardly ryanair unless you are going through Italy
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Posted By: wanderer
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2020 at 1:54pm
drog addict wrote:
wanderer wrote:
Salzburglilly wrote:
Why are people posting that Bratislava is a ghost town ? Was chatting to a mate who lives there yesterday and she said everything is opened as normal,bars, cafes, shops,etc, they might adopt the Austrian policy of no more than 100 people at any indoor event.
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Because it's still 2 weeks away and it's only going to get worse not better.
By all accounts it is extremely quiet even if things are open.
Wouldnt be bothered travelling to spend a few hundred over there and watching it in a pub when I can watch it here and keep the money and holidays in work for the nations league.
Hotels on free cancellation and airlines are being extremely accommodating so not really out too much.
They aren't going to be welcoming to big groups which is why they called it with plenty of notice
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What airlines are being accommodating?? Hardly ryanair unless you are going through Italy |
Lufthansa, Aerlingus, Austrian, swiss just to name a few
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Posted By: Jackal
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2020 at 6:52pm
wicklowrunner wrote:
Not Going - Change my flight to Vienna for Sep. Then onwards for Sofia. |
What airline was that?
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Posted By: Baldrick
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2020 at 7:05pm
Salzburglilly wrote:
The Tribuna football pub is the probaly the best place in the city to watch a game,big screen etc, ive messaged them to see if they will be showing the match,they have advertised all the CL games this week.
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Very realistic photos of what it will look like the night of the match.
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Posted By: irelandfan
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2020 at 7:12pm
wanderer wrote:
drog addict wrote:
wanderer wrote:
Salzburglilly wrote:
Why are people posting that Bratislava is a ghost town ? Was chatting to a mate who lives there yesterday and she said everything is opened as normal,bars, cafes, shops,etc, they might adopt the Austrian policy of no more than 100 people at any indoor event.
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Because it's still 2 weeks away and it's only going to get worse not better.
By all accounts it is extremely quiet even if things are open.
Wouldnt be bothered travelling to spend a few hundred over there and watching it in a pub when I can watch it here and keep the money and holidays in work for the nations league.
Hotels on free cancellation and airlines are being extremely accommodating so not really out too much.
They aren't going to be welcoming to big groups which is why they called it with plenty of notice
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What airlines are being accommodating?? Hardly ryanair unless you are going through Italy |
Lufthansa, Aerlingus, Austrian, swiss just to name a few |
Flight booked with Aer Lingus myself didn't know that Sound.
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Posted By: wanderer
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2020 at 7:16pm
irelandfan wrote:
wanderer wrote:
drog addict wrote:
wanderer wrote:
Salzburglilly wrote:
Why are people posting that Bratislava is a ghost town ? Was chatting to a mate who lives there yesterday and she said everything is opened as normal,bars, cafes, shops,etc, they might adopt the Austrian policy of no more than 100 people at any indoor event.
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Because it's still 2 weeks away and it's only going to get worse not better.
By all accounts it is extremely quiet even if things are open.
Wouldnt be bothered travelling to spend a few hundred over there and watching it in a pub when I can watch it here and keep the money and holidays in work for the nations league.
Hotels on free cancellation and airlines are being extremely accommodating so not really out too much.
They aren't going to be welcoming to big groups which is why they called it with plenty of notice
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What airlines are being accommodating?? Hardly ryanair unless you are going through Italy |
Lufthansa, Aerlingus, Austrian, swiss just to name a few |
Flight booked with Aer Lingus myself didn't know that Sound. |
No worries, they'll change your flight to later in the year so could be handy for another game like Bulgaria
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Posted By: Claret Murph
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2020 at 7:26pm
And i have been hit as Ryan Air have cancelled my Vienna - Bristol flight .
So i am not going now i really wanted to see Vienna again but not to be .
5 flights still waiting to be cancelled now
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Posted By: irelandfan
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2020 at 7:41pm
wanderer wrote:
irelandfan wrote:
wanderer wrote:
drog addict wrote:
wanderer wrote:
Salzburglilly wrote:
Why are people posting that Bratislava is a ghost town ? Was chatting to a mate who lives there yesterday and she said everything is opened as normal,bars, cafes, shops,etc, they might adopt the Austrian policy of no more than 100 people at any indoor event.
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Because it's still 2 weeks away and it's only going to get worse not better.
By all accounts it is extremely quiet even if things are open.
Wouldnt be bothered travelling to spend a few hundred over there and watching it in a pub when I can watch it here and keep the money and holidays in work for the nations league.
Hotels on free cancellation and airlines are being extremely accommodating so not really out too much.
They aren't going to be welcoming to big groups which is why they called it with plenty of notice
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What airlines are being accommodating?? Hardly ryanair unless you are going through Italy |
Lufthansa, Aerlingus, Austrian, swiss just to name a few |
Flight booked with Aer Lingus myself didn't know that Sound. |
No worries, they'll change your flight to later in the year so could be handy for another game like Bulgaria |
Can that be Just done online? Thanks
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Posted By: wanderer
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2020 at 7:42pm
irelandfan wrote:
wanderer wrote:
irelandfan wrote:
wanderer wrote:
drog addict wrote:
wanderer wrote:
Salzburglilly wrote:
Why are people posting that Bratislava is a ghost town ? Was chatting to a mate who lives there yesterday and she said everything is opened as normal,bars, cafes, shops,etc, they might adopt the Austrian policy of no more than 100 people at any indoor event.
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Because it's still 2 weeks away and it's only going to get worse not better.
By all accounts it is extremely quiet even if things are open.
Wouldnt be bothered travelling to spend a few hundred over there and watching it in a pub when I can watch it here and keep the money and holidays in work for the nations league.
Hotels on free cancellation and airlines are being extremely accommodating so not really out too much.
They aren't going to be welcoming to big groups which is why they called it with plenty of notice
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What airlines are being accommodating?? Hardly ryanair unless you are going through Italy |
Lufthansa, Aerlingus, Austrian, swiss just to name a few |
Flight booked with Aer Lingus myself didn't know that Sound. |
No worries, they'll change your flight to later in the year so could be handy for another game like Bulgaria |
Can that be Just done online? Thanks |
Not too sure. I've to ring Lufthansa as they cant do it online. Not sure about others
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Posted By: baresi41
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2020 at 8:01pm
wanderer wrote:
irelandfan wrote:
wanderer wrote:
irelandfan wrote:
wanderer wrote:
drog addict wrote:
wanderer wrote:
Salzburglilly wrote:
Why are people posting that Bratislava is a ghost town ? Was chatting to a mate who lives there yesterday and she said everything is opened as normal,bars, cafes, shops,etc, they might adopt the Austrian policy of no more than 100 people at any indoor event.
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Because it's still 2 weeks away and it's only going to get worse not better.
By all accounts it is extremely quiet even if things are open.
Wouldnt be bothered travelling to spend a few hundred over there and watching it in a pub when I can watch it here and keep the money and holidays in work for the nations league.
Hotels on free cancellation and airlines are being extremely accommodating so not really out too much.
They aren't going to be welcoming to big groups which is why they called it with plenty of notice
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What airlines are being accommodating?? Hardly ryanair unless you are going through Italy |
Lufthansa, Aerlingus, Austrian, swiss just to name a few |
Flight booked with Aer Lingus myself didn't know that Sound. |
No worries, they'll change your flight to later in the year so could be handy for another game like Bulgaria |
Can that be Just done online? Thanks |
Not too sure. I've to ring Lufthansa as they cant do it online. Not sure about others |
JP. We're going to Vienna anyway unless the government advise not too. Others in the group still intend going to Bratislava. Liken this to St. Patrick's day here. No parade but tourists who booked packages will still travel. It's a personal choice at the end of the day
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Posted By: wanderer
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2020 at 8:07pm
baresi41 wrote:
wanderer wrote:
irelandfan wrote:
wanderer wrote:
irelandfan wrote:
wanderer wrote:
drog addict wrote:
wanderer wrote:
Salzburglilly wrote:
Why are people posting that Bratislava is a ghost town ? Was chatting to a mate who lives there yesterday and she said everything is opened as normal,bars, cafes, shops,etc, they might adopt the Austrian policy of no more than 100 people at any indoor event.
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Because it's still 2 weeks away and it's only going to get worse not better.
By all accounts it is extremely quiet even if things are open.
Wouldnt be bothered travelling to spend a few hundred over there and watching it in a pub when I can watch it here and keep the money and holidays in work for the nations league.
Hotels on free cancellation and airlines are being extremely accommodating so not really out too much.
They aren't going to be welcoming to big groups which is why they called it with plenty of notice
|
What airlines are being accommodating?? Hardly ryanair unless you are going through Italy |
Lufthansa, Aerlingus, Austrian, swiss just to name a few |
Flight booked with Aer Lingus myself didn't know that Sound. |
No worries, they'll change your flight to later in the year so could be handy for another game like Bulgaria |
Can that be Just done online? Thanks |
Not too sure. I've to ring Lufthansa as they cant do it online. Not sure about others |
JP. We're going to Vienna anyway unless the government advise not too. Others in the group still intend going to Bratislava. Liken this to St. Patrick's day here. No parade but tourists who booked packages will still travel. It's a personal choice at the end of the day |
An FYI on Bratislava they have declared a state of emergency, they're considering in the morning if everyone coming into the country should be quarantined for 2 weeks... so yeah stay at home
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Posted By: Claret Murph
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2020 at 8:43pm
wanderer wrote:
baresi41 wrote:
wanderer wrote:
irelandfan wrote:
wanderer wrote:
irelandfan wrote:
wanderer wrote:
drog addict wrote:
wanderer wrote:
Salzburglilly wrote:
Why are people posting that Bratislava is a ghost town ? Was chatting to a mate who lives there yesterday and she said everything is opened as normal,bars, cafes, shops,etc, they might adopt the Austrian policy of no more than 100 people at any indoor event.
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Because it's still 2 weeks away and it's only going to get worse not better.
By all accounts it is extremely quiet even if things are open.
Wouldnt be bothered travelling to spend a few hundred over there and watching it in a pub when I can watch it here and keep the money and holidays in work for the nations league.
Hotels on free cancellation and airlines are being extremely accommodating so not really out too much.
They aren't going to be welcoming to big groups which is why they called it with plenty of notice
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What airlines are being accommodating?? Hardly ryanair unless you are going through Italy |
Lufthansa, Aerlingus, Austrian, swiss just to name a few |
Flight booked with Aer Lingus myself didn't know that Sound. |
No worries, they'll change your flight to later in the year so could be handy for another game like Bulgaria |
Can that be Just done online? Thanks |
Not too sure. I've to ring Lufthansa as they cant do it online. Not sure about others |
JP. We're going to Vienna anyway unless the government advise not too. Others in the group still intend going to Bratislava. Liken this to St. Patrick's day here. No parade but tourists who booked packages will still travel. It's a personal choice at the end of the day |
An FYI on Bratislava they have declared a state of emergency, they're considering in the morning if everyone coming into the country should be quarantined for 2 weeks... so yeah stay at home |
Just a question about this quarantined lark . Just say you turned up in Brat and they said you have to spend 14 days in holiday inn , would you be expected to pay for this ? Food and drink is that added to your bill ?
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Posted By: reddladd
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2020 at 8:48pm
Do ye have to do multiple quotes with every post? Unless someone is a complete thick they’re not needed.
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Posted By: Claret Murph
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2020 at 8:51pm
reddladd wrote:
Do ye have to do multiple quotes with every post? Unless someone is a complete thick they’re not needed. | Hard to read on your phone RL
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Posted By: reddladd
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2020 at 8:56pm
very hard Murph and irritating.
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Posted By: SuperDave84
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2020 at 9:38pm
Just looking at multitrip.com
Can get insurance for €29.99 that will refund all expenses for my trip if it is cancelled because the DFA change their travel advice to "do not travel" or "avoid non-essential travel". I don't know if I'd need the advice changed for all four countries but it's a possibility. Having said that, if the advice changes, there's a good chance the flights will be cancelled anyway, and that's all I stand to lose so I might leave it.
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Posted By: gufct
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2020 at 9:47pm
https://newsnow.tasr.sk/policy/government-declares-state-of-emergency/" rel="nofollow - https://newsnow.tasr.sk/policy/government-declares-state-of-emergency/
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Posted By: Tippbiffo
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2020 at 9:53pm
I think you would have to have taken out the insurance before you booked your flights.
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Posted By: daithi
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2020 at 9:06am
Claret Murph wrote:
And i have been hit as Ryan Air have cancelled my Vienna - Bristol flight .
So i am not going now i really wanted to see Vienna again but not to be .
5 flights still waiting to be cancelled now
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My group panicked and won’t fly over now, we were going through Vienna too
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Posted By: SeanG4393
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2020 at 9:28am
With Bosnia vs NI being called off completely I think that curtains for our games as well so really no point in heading over at all
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Posted By: daithi
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2020 at 9:34am
SeanG4393 wrote:
With Bosnia vs NI being called off completely I think that curtains for our games as well so really no point in heading over at all | Its not called off
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Posted By: 9fingers
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2020 at 9:49am
daithi wrote:
SeanG4393 wrote:
With Bosnia vs NI being called off completely I think that curtains for our games as well so really no point in heading over at all | Its not called off |
The Bosnian football federation announced it was but have since deleted the tweet
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Posted By: Deane
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2020 at 10:26am
Bosnia have requested it be called off. They have introduced a 14 day quarantine for anyone returning to their country from a foreign country, meaning their players wouldn't be able to play.
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Posted By: SeanG4393
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2020 at 10:42am
Quite right it appears the tweets have been taken down and also one corrected to say it wasn't factual information.
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Posted By: nvidic
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2020 at 10:47am
9fingers wrote:
daithi wrote:
SeanG4393 wrote:
With Bosnia vs NI being called off completely I think that curtains for our games as well so really no point in heading over at all | Its not called off |
The Bosnian football federation announced it was but have since deleted the tweet |
Thay was a fan account
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Posted By: Roberto_Carlow
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2020 at 12:00pm
See Manchester United have given every fan who had booked to go to Austria £350.
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Posted By: wanderer
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2020 at 12:20pm
nvidic wrote:
9fingers wrote:
daithi wrote:
SeanG4393 wrote:
With Bosnia vs NI being called off completely I think that curtains for our games as well so really no point in heading over at all | Its not called off |
The Bosnian football federation announced it was but have since deleted the tweet |
Thay was a fan account |
They have asked uefa to postpone. Being reported by sky
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Posted By: Mr. Snrub
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2020 at 12:35pm
Lads, nobody will be travelling to Slovakia! Europe is going into lockdown as we speak
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Posted By: Claret Murph
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2020 at 12:50pm
daithi wrote:
Claret Murph wrote:
And i have been hit as Ryan Air have cancelled my Vienna - Bristol flight .
So i am not going now i really wanted to see Vienna again but not to be .
5 flights still waiting to be cancelled now
| Any chance you could receive some amount of cash back from cancelled flights ?
My group panicked and won’t fly over now, we were going through Vienna too |
Just holding and wait and see really . So far i have lost €18 for a night in Brat as i paid up front but got 3 nights back for my place in Vienna . Now my Vienna to Bristol fright Ryan Air have paid me back a grand total of €23 hey that was the price of the flight as they canned it .
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Posted By: wanderer
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2020 at 1:31pm
Total shutdown in Slovakia.
Airports to close too so those who were on flights in should at least get money back
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Posted By: gufct
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2020 at 1:43pm
Ryanairs bratislava airport is in Austria.
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Posted By: irish_goat
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2020 at 1:49pm
gufct wrote:
Ryanairs bratislava airport is in Austria.
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No it isn't.
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Posted By: Denis Irwin
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2020 at 1:52pm
gufct wrote:
Ryanairs bratislava airport is in Austria.
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You mean Ryanair's Austria airport is Bratislava
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Posted By: reddladd
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2020 at 1:55pm
Yeh they fly into Vienna now as Laudamotion. That's who I booked with. Back with Ryanair from Brat though.
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Posted By: manchesterbhoy
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2020 at 2:23pm
Slovakia borders closed now
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Posted By: dogrady26
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2020 at 3:14pm
Until when have they said?
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Posted By: Lostandfound
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2020 at 3:20pm
They are closing their international airports for 14 days, presumably from today.
https://spectator.sme.sk/c/22356864/coronavirus-slovakia-crisis-staff-prevention-measures.html" rel="nofollow - https://spectator.sme.sk/c/22356864/coronavirus-slovakia-crisis-staff-prevention-measures.html
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Posted By: Jackal
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2020 at 3:33pm
Lostandfound wrote:
They are closing their international airports for 14 days, presumably from today.
https://spectator.sme.sk/c/22356864/coronavirus-slovakia-crisis-staff-prevention-measures.html" rel="nofollow - https://spectator.sme.sk/c/22356864/coronavirus-slovakia-crisis-staff-prevention-measures.html
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My hotel still told me to feck out when asking for a refund
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Posted By: kevincronin2000
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2020 at 3:37pm
Jackal wrote:
Lostandfound wrote:
They are closing their international airports for 14 days, presumably from today.
https://spectator.sme.sk/c/22356864/coronavirus-slovakia-crisis-staff-prevention-measures.html" rel="nofollow - https://spectator.sme.sk/c/22356864/coronavirus-slovakia-crisis-staff-prevention-measures.html
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My hotel still told me to feck out when asking for a refund |
Tell them you have the virus, and that you will go unless they give you a refund.
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Posted By: Trigboy 10
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2020 at 5:17pm
Why would anyone want to go here now totally irresponsible with the authorities saying they don’t want visitors. It seems some people are terrified because they’ll have lost a few quid on flights. Sure we even have some fans tagging Airlines looking to get refunds. Mother of God
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Posted By: mandrake
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2020 at 5:31pm
Trigboy 10 wrote:
Why would anyone want to go here now totally irresponsible with the authorities saying they don’t want visitors. It seems some people are terrified because they’ll have lost a few quid on flights. Sure we even have some fans tagging Airlines looking to get refunds. Mother of God
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we want refunds and if not we should go over there on the beer.. ...why shouldnt we want refunds...
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Posted By: PaConnors
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2020 at 6:20pm
Going over now is madness - could end up costing you a lot more if you get stranded there or, god forbid, get sick.
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Posted By: kevincronin2000
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2020 at 6:27pm
mandrake wrote:
Trigboy 10 wrote:
Why would anyone want to go here now totally irresponsible with the authorities saying they don’t want visitors. It seems some people are terrified because they’ll have lost a few quid on flights. Sure we even have some fans tagging Airlines looking to get refunds. Mother of God
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we want refunds and if not we should go over there on the beer.. ...why shouldnt we want refunds... |
Couldn't really give a fcuk about refunds but I understand each to their own, I'll be down about €170 I can live with that, have an all inclusive family holiday booked to Turkey for May at a cost of €3,400 and you know what I can live with that too if it means my family are protected.
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Posted By: Jackal
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2020 at 6:29pm
My hotel wouldn't back down about money until I pointed out that I actually wasn't allowed enter the country. Happy days.
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Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2020 at 6:32pm
mandrake wrote:
Trigboy 10 wrote:
Why would anyone want to go here now totally irresponsible with the authorities saying they don’t want visitors. It seems some people are terrified because they’ll have lost a few quid on flights. Sure we even have some fans tagging Airlines looking to get refunds. Mother of God
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we want refunds and if not we should go over there on the beer.. ...why shouldnt we want refunds... |
I can understand wanting refunds, it’s worth a shot, but the sense of entitlement of wanting to go there on the beer if you don’t get them is something else.
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Posted By: irelandfan
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2020 at 6:40pm
PaConnors wrote:
Going over now is madness - could end up costing you a lot more if you get stranded there or, god forbid, get sick. |
Tbf It was madness to even consider going the second this was announced to be played behind closed door they never wanted us there. Take the hit if you get a refund great but if you don't everyone will still save by keeping the spending money anyway. Few have said Hotels acting the bollix with the no Free Cancellation Fee if it's a group of lads due to use the hotel they should split the cost of it like they would had they travelled.
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Posted By: Roberto_Carlow
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2020 at 6:43pm
Imagine people trying to get refunds. What is the world coming to.
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Posted By: Sham157
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2020 at 6:54pm
kevincronin2000 wrote:
mandrake wrote:
Trigboy 10 wrote:
Why would anyone want to go here now totally irresponsible with the authorities saying they don’t want visitors. It seems some people are terrified because they’ll have lost a few quid on flights. Sure we even have some fans tagging Airlines looking to get refunds. Mother of God
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we want refunds and if not we should go over there on the beer.. ...why shouldnt we want refunds... |
Couldn't really give a fcuk about refunds but I understand each to their own, I'll be down about €170 I can live with that, have an all inclusive family holiday booked to Turkey for May at a cost of €3,400 and you know what I can live with that too if it means my family are protected. | ah yes, the dreaded Croninvirus
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Posted By: Baldrick
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2020 at 7:02pm
Looking for a refund is totally fair enough.
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Posted By: kevincronin2000
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2020 at 7:23pm
Sham157 wrote:
kevincronin2000 wrote:
mandrake wrote:
Trigboy 10 wrote:
Why would anyone want to go here now totally irresponsible with the authorities saying they don’t want visitors. It seems some people are terrified because they’ll have lost a few quid on flights. Sure we even have some fans tagging Airlines looking to get refunds. Mother of God
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we want refunds and if not we should go over there on the beer.. ...why shouldnt we want refunds... |
Couldn't really give a fcuk about refunds but I understand each to their own, I'll be down about €170 I can live with that, have an all inclusive family holiday booked to Turkey for May at a cost of €3,400 and you know what I can live with that too if it means my family are protected. | ah yes, the dreaded Croninvirus |
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Posted By: Scamper
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2020 at 9:17pm
Anyone that is thinking of still travelling for the "session" is absolutely insane all over losing a few quid on a flight
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