Fly me to the Moon - your 3rd travel Megathread - read OP

Just looking at it, my brother in law is coming over too and he has no English, the PLF has english option only .... looks like a right pain in the arse ...

That’s my reading of it, it won’t allow me do it yet the only reason I see for this is I’m travelling on tests.

I flew out last week and it was a very smooth process from tests to arrival, now the question remains will it be the same on my return, time will tell.

I did the Portugal one the day before as I needed seat number from check in so approx 24 hours before flight. I will do the irish one Thursday as well before we fly home once checked in. I think Dublin needs to be done within 48 hours.

She can get the covidcertni app and get her cert and qr code on that. NI cert is fully compatible with eu systems

Brilliant. Never heard of that. Thank you!

First time travelling since all this started so still a bit clueless - Is the covid cert and PLC forms all we need for travel?

I wouldn't say Ryanair were flawless but they were still a damn sight better than Aer Lingus. They were a disgrace

Had such a great recent travel experience to the Balearics. Shannon Airport was very quiet on arrival - staff were absolutely fantastic. They were so delighted to see people coming through the doors once again. Ryanair were on time & offered great cabin service throughout the flight.

On arrival to the Balearics, you go through passport control as normal at first - this was very fast. Spanish passport officer told me they’d been relatively busy since early June and things really took off from July 1st. Next onto the Covid checkpoint - where people in PPE stood behind should anyone be attempting to enter without the DCC or relevant required tests. Once your vaccine / test results are uploaded to the Spanish passenger locator, it issued a QR code for all which is then scanned here. Children also got QR code which was scanned despite being exempt from tests. Passed straight through quickly & onto baggage collection. Then pick up of rental car.

Mask wearing is very popular in the Balearics, with many people & tourists wearing them on busy streets. Indoor parties of 4 max allowed. Outdoor bigger groups & less rules. Beaches were busy, some lifeguards wore masks while walking along, some didn’t.

Many people from the U.K. there initially but disappeared with headlines of Amber plus surfacing. So many other European Nationalities there. We were in a quiet location away from the hustle & bustle and it was absolutely beautiful.

Checking in for return flight, Ryanair staff checked all documentation at bag drop, including the Irish passenger locator form. They then give a slip of paper to show at the gate to say we’d been checked. Security was busy but moving. Ryanair staff then rechecking at gate travel documents, especially those who hadn’t already been checked at bag drop & were bringing carry on. Plane left on time, arrival into Shannon & passport control is the only area to check all documents. This is fine while quiet but might need to be looked at if it gets busier. All in all, a great experience.

PLF needs to be printed ?

What a relief! I was waiting for 11 months to finally live a normal life again for a while!

No masks, no social distancing in the pubs. No nonsense. They supposed to ask me for PCR test or antigen test results but nobody cares. Got a Thai massage yesterday, no questions asked. Masks only in shops and public transport. And even there it doesn't really matter.

What pandemic?

Due to fly with Ryanair next week and am only bringing a 10kg carry on. Can anyone tell me if they are making you check these bags or can I take them on the plane?

Have you paid to bring it on ? Then you can bring it on.

If not you'll have to pay for it to go in the hold.

Same as it's always been with Ryanair

maybe the friends are getting mixed up with Aer Lingus who since recently are making anyone who doesnt pay the cash put their 10kg carryon (for free) in the hold, or €35 if you chance it and get caught.

Its somewhat off topic, but seeing as many of us havent been flying since so long because of corona, and are now all making a bust for the airport, possibly more on topic than it first appears!