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Anyone else experiencing this? Our adopted retirement home, Ecuador, apparently closed itself off, and even residents can't get in. Of course, reliable info is impossible to get.
We're in Portugal and can stay in our nice beachside place, but our Greece leg is off the table I guess. That's where our flight home was to be.
No word from any airlines yet. I know calling would be hopeless. Do you think most airlines will eventually do the right thing, and notify, then refund? In the meantime, we will be overstaying our 90 day tourist Visa, and that website is hopeless too.
Thoughts? We are having a great time and don't mind it, except for all the business closures starting tomorrow. Sad.
There is no way to know for sure. Just wait and see, or reschedule it yourself.
I have return ticket for May, so, I might be "stuck" here in the US - and I didn't get any notification from the airline, yet.
Not going to reschedule my flight, though, because everything might change till then.
I am somewhat stuck here in Tucson for the duration of the CV epidemic. It's a good place to be for the time being, until the world returns to semi-normal. I had planned on returning to my apartment in Germany sometime in May, but I canceled that idea a few weeks ago when the risk of virus contamination at airports and on airplanes made travel plans too risky. Now I'm thinking perhaps in July, but that is still to be determined. Wait and see.
At least Portugal would not be such a bad place to be stuck. You can take a walk in the sun on the beach, and hopefully find some good food to eat afterwards. It might be takeout from a food stand, but it's still probably good. I would not be worried about overstaying the 90 day Schengen tourist visa. I think there are a lot of people in a similar predicament to yours, and the authorities will probably not fret too much at this point.
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I'm gone too...
Stock up and utilize the break in routine to study / research / rest.
Only reschedule when you know where you can actually land!
I find people to be far more considerate in helping to resolve issues during these times of stress. (Unless you are buying that last roll of toilet paper). In USA... guns have been drawn over the 'last article on the shelf'.
Lucky you. I wish I was stuck in my overseas travel destination. Only 48 cases of COVID-19 in the whole country. 100% quarantine at the border with full testing capability and life going on as normal.
OP, I hope the situation where you are does not deteriorate. Seems things are getting worse and creeping towards Portugal. Probably a good thing if they are instituting curfews/quasi-lockdowns ahead of it
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100% quarantine at the border with full testing capability and life going on as normal.
Tomorrow everything shuts down here. Our final cafe experience was yesterday, beautiful seaside place, with the distraught owner barely holding it together.
We are lucky to be able to stay on here another month or whatever at a very reduced rate. Great place to be isolated, right on the ocean cliff.
But I still don't know how to deal with my 3 flights. Will the airline cancel on their own since Greece and Ecuador won't let them in? Or do I need to do something ...not that I'd ever get through to anyone...
But I still don't know how to deal with my 3 flights. Will the airline cancel on their own since Greece and Ecuador won't let them in? Or do I need to do something ...not that I'd ever get through to anyone...
Airlines are bleeding money right now so they will cancel flights if they can (many have already started). When are your flights? Which airlines were you supposed to fly?
Anyone else experiencing this? Our adopted retirement home, Ecuador, apparently closed itself off, and even residents can't get in. Of course, reliable info is impossible to get.
We're in Portugal and can stay in our nice beachside place, but our Greece leg is off the table I guess. That's where our flight home was to be.
No word from any airlines yet. I know calling would be hopeless. Do you think most airlines will eventually do the right thing, and notify, then refund? In the meantime, we will be overstaying our 90 day tourist Visa, and that website is hopeless too.
Thoughts? We are having a great time and don't mind it, except for all the business closures starting tomorrow. Sad.
Only thoughts is that the Ecuadorian government publically announced last Saturday that they would close the border after Monday. You lost that window of opportunity.
Enjoy your extended vacation.
There are thousand, potentially millions, in the same situation as you. These are extraordinary times but everything will work itself out.
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