Vacation V Staycation Costs

A380 and upstairs was the way to go. Will they still be available when we can again?. Actually we had the Dreamliner when we last went, even better.

Roughly 12 hours to Singapore, then 12 hours in to Auckland for us usually. Have tried all sorts, stopovers in Singapore fabulous for 3-4 nights, 10 days in Thailand was the best, but sure added to the cost! Anywhere between 1-10 hours, 1 usually means no chance to stretch legs properly and sometimes a mad dash as the plane is held for you! Singapore airport is almost worth a destination in itself 😉

Not used Dubai, don't fancy it as a place, I echo takethedogalong views, and only 6 hours means much longer haul for 2nd leg.

I always think the last leg in either direction is the hardest. Usually very bumpy over OZ and the Blue Mountains which I dont enjoy. 

Maybe by the time we can travel again they'll have us arriving within a few hours of leaving 🤣🤣

Personally I really hope we cant travel out of the country, for what we can bring back - that always applies BUT especially at the moment. But as cyberyacht says we do need to stop/really isolate those coming in. NZ has cases developing in MIQ, mandatory isolation quarantine, at 12 days, 1 case 10 days after 14 day isolation 😱. MIQ workers have caught and currently 1 infected another when they were abused to exercise from city centre, so they are still learning............ Most seem to have started from the UK, they report 😉

I feel for you Bakers2 as you are in the group who travel to see family not just for a holiday. 

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However, given the picture in Europe it appears increasingly likely that foreign holidays will be delayed until at least June 21, the same day the Government plans to remove all domestic restrictions.

Oh, by the way this was in the Mail Online, just now"

Mail in my hand just now says £5k fine for going abroad without a valid reason effective from end of week until end of June, France to go on red list with possibly the whole of the EU, how exciting

B2 we also feel sad for you, that trying to see your family is so difficult.  We are in the same position, as our son and 4 of our grandchildren live in Hong Kong and Macau.  Our eldest grandchildren we haven’t seen since Christmas’19 and our youngest in Macau was 2 last month and we have only seen her once at 4 months old.  It’s great that we have FaceTime but nothing compares to real life.  Heaven only knows when anything will change.   I really dislike long haul flights having done many to Hong Kong and Singapore (when they lived there) we always did that trip in one 12/14 hour flight.  Our last trip out to the Far East was June ‘19 and we changed planes in Doha, never again, as it seemed to make the whole trip so much more tiring!  Oh, what a different world it all was so recently!😢

Yes...My 'Source' has confirmed that the new legislation...effective from Monday..will ban all oversea travel until 30th June which is when the legislation ends....with a £5000 fine for non compliance.... That is unless there is a move to extend for health and safety reasons..

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Bakers2... there is no need to travel as far as NZ to experience the Dreamliner, we flew on the Dreamliner to Croatia with TUI in 2019 .     It is normally used on their flights to the Carribbean.

Yes I'm not convinced the A380 will fly again as it would need to be full to capacity for it to be economical. I still prefer the A380, so much space for stretching your legs on a long flight.

That’s OK if they actually stop you going, or confiscate your passport if you return. To a certain section of society £5000 would be an acceptable cost.