have they closed the channel tunnel ?

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  1. Dragon Tyke

    Dragon Tyke Well-Known Member

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    if not then they should do.
     
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    Why?
     
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    They've filled it in at our end.
     
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    They were going to fill it in at the French side first but the workers went on strike. :cool:
     
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    seriously.... if they are stopping air travel then surely Eurostar and the ferries should be stopped too.
     
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    They haven't stopped air travel.
     
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    Dragon Tyke Well-Known Member

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    not totally but a huge amount have been stopped
     
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    But the virus is already here. It'll be like King Canute trying to stop the tide coming in. Also what about vital supplies like olive oil, prosecco and sun dried tomatoes?
     
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    Business reasons though.....we are just encouraged by the government not to travel. I know this as, if they ban air travel (or the company cancel them), I will get my money back for flights I have booked next month.....as it stands I can re-book or lose my money. The devil is in the detail ;)

    Least of my worries by the way.
     
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    hmmmmm prosecco , did not think about that.
     
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    Have a heart, think of George Spicer.
     
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    Awful stuff.
     
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    No they shouldn’t You do know we aren’t self sufficient in food dont you and need to import quite a lot of it. And over half our bog roll. We still need to import other goods and also export them. There is a good argument for a strict control on who comes in but closing it completely makes no sense at all. Need to at least keep trade going
     
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    Commercial traffic needs to continue. I am sure that cargo planes will be continuing at the same level despite there being drastic reductions in passenger flights.
     
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    At least the Xenophobes will be happy about getting their keep the foreigners out wish :rolleyes:
     
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    That was a commercial decision, based on a Europe wide travel ban.
     
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    same here. I can move my flights free of charge to god knows when and pay the difference or lose my money but can’t have a refund.

    wonder if they will pay me the difference if I find some cheaper flights?
     
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    Ha ha....have to pay the upward difference though.

    Ours are for Bundesliga games in Dusseldorf....if matches aren't rearranged before the cut off date for rebooking we will just pick a couple of weekends late in the year ,and when the hotel is cheap, and hope for the best.....nowt else we can do.
     
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    ours is for a sporting event in France in April., doubt we’ll will get a new date before then.
     
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    I'm more p155ed off that we jumped through hoops and a load of luck meant we got tickets for the Dusseldorf v Schalke derby......wheelchair section for that are gold dust. They are on the table at the side of me :(....hope we get it re arranged and original tickets are valid....
     
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