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EEVblog:

--- Quote from: SiliconWizard on April 27, 2020, 12:45:59 pm ---
--- Quote from: EEVblog on April 27, 2020, 06:11:33 am ---The last thing they are going to do is independently decide to turn away passengers that don't have a tracing app installed, that's madness.

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You may be right, we'll see. At this point I'm not completely sure.
As I said earlier, I'm looking at what happened for fighting terrorism. There were a number of things that changed regarding boarding planes after that, and that are here to stay.
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Again, those measures were not put in place by the airlines, it was mandated by government authority.


--- Quote ---Granted that those measures are only mildly annoying for the passengers, so if something like that was decided for fighting virus spreading, that would have to be relatively light as well. But at this point, I'm not completely rejecting the idea that at least something is going to change for traveling, especially in planes. Just don't know what.
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They have already said likely it'll be a social distancing thing, like a one seat gap between groups. Again, likely still government mandated.
As long as people can get a seat they won't care, in fact many will find it very comfortable, most people love a half filled plane. The thing with the app is that most people do not want it, have already resisted it, and consider it an affront to personal liberty. The airlines know this, which is why they won't mandate it, nor will the government.

Someone:

--- Quote from: paulca on April 27, 2020, 03:28:10 pm ---So it seems the UK government thinks it will choose what people actually install.

They want the full centralized contact matching service.  I'm probably going to say, no to this one.  I've worked in big data.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-52441428

The risk here is that a lot of people will reject this, then some people will install and begin using Google's offering instead, dividing the data and watering down it's effectiveness.

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You can understand the vagueness up to now as a way to allow exploration of ideas and not have to publicly backtrack/backdown on previously announced plans. But, the UK (NHS?) official announcements were so painfully massaged it was clear they were intentionally hiding the unpalatable parts until its too late to change them.

SiliconWizard:

--- Quote from: EEVblog on April 27, 2020, 11:31:59 pm ---
--- Quote from: SiliconWizard on April 27, 2020, 12:45:59 pm ---
--- Quote from: EEVblog on April 27, 2020, 06:11:33 am ---The last thing they are going to do is independently decide to turn away passengers that don't have a tracing app installed, that's madness.

--- End quote ---
You may be right, we'll see. At this point I'm not completely sure.
As I said earlier, I'm looking at what happened for fighting terrorism. There were a number of things that changed regarding boarding planes after that, and that are here to stay.
--- End quote ---

Again, those measures were not put in place by the airlines, it was mandated by government authority.
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Fair point. If governments do no mandate this kind of thing, there's little reason airlines would on their own. But that could be government-mandated measures.


--- Quote from: EEVblog on April 27, 2020, 11:31:59 pm ---
--- Quote ---Granted that those measures are only mildly annoying for the passengers, so if something like that was decided for fighting virus spreading, that would have to be relatively light as well. But at this point, I'm not completely rejecting the idea that at least something is going to change for traveling, especially in planes. Just don't know what.
--- End quote ---

They have already said likely it'll be a social distancing thing, like a one seat gap between groups. Again, likely still government mandated.

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If this is what will be, I'm good with that. I like having my personal space in planes. But this sure would prevent filling planes, and would lead to further losses for airlines... for who knows how long.

Electro Detective:
Gents, please excuse if my inconvenient math is incorrect

but just how is are the airlines going to keep prices low or affordable,

when planes are flown deliberately half empty or half full ?

that's just begging for a cheap takeover acquisition/s and who knows how the new owners may/will seek to cut costs,

or what their priority thinking is relating to servicing of the planes 

langwadt:

--- Quote from: Electro Detective on April 28, 2020, 12:39:12 am ---Gents, please excuse if my inconvenient math is incorrect

but just how is are the airlines going to keep prices low or affordable,

when planes are flown deliberately half empty or half full ?

that's just begging for a cheap takeover acquisition/s and who knows how the new owners may/will seek to cut costs,

or what their priority thinking is relating to servicing of the planes

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they are not flying anywhere, they are all bankrupt or will be very soon



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