DLD 297: Pantsless Professionals




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Summary: <br> As borders start to reopen the requirements for entry to some countries can be onerous. Or completely reasonable, depending on your point of view. But the inconsistencies make it really challenging to figure out where to go and what tickets to buy.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Some of the topics in this show:<br> <br> <br> <br> * A brief revisit to the topic of <a href="https://moredotsmorelines.com/2020/06/04/dld-294-its-electric/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">electric aircraft from a few weeks ago</a>* <a href="https://www.flysaa.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">South African Airways</a> has a new plan forward that mostly looks like <a href="https://www.news24.com/fin24/companies/industrial/just-in-saa-rescue-plan-to-cost-the-state-more-than-r10-billion-20200616" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">buying a larger bucket of kerosene to pour on top of cash before setting it ablaze</a>, but it might be a necessary move, as <a href="https://twitter.com/fozzm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Fozz</a> points out* A <a href="https://blog.wandr.me/2020/06/how-to-sneak-on-to-a-plane-a-travelers-guide/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">woman snuck on to a plane in Orlando in October 2019</a> and the TSA released finally details* Some new airport construction is taking a delay, including Changi's T5* Cambodia wants visitors to <a href="https://kh.usembassy.gov/new-cambodia-entry-requirements-and-covid-19-update/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">leave a deposit at the door</a>, so to speak, to cover potential quarantine or treatment costs* If you're in to flight simulators these <a href="https://www.engadget.com/thrustmaster-airbus-tca-gear-161341054.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">new controls might get you excited</a>* <a href="https://www.flyfrontier.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Frontier</a> is <a href="https://t.co/ZbDULO7GOu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">expanding at Islip</a>, which has more flights than we thought* <a href="https://jetblue.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">JetBlue</a> has a lot of planes grounded right now and is <a href="https://paxex.aero/?p=4280" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">looking for some creative ways to use them, with some interesting routes being added later this year</a>* Is Lufthansa Group ready to give up o <a href="https://www.brusselsairlines.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Brussels Airlines</a>?* Some indications that the <a href="https://paxex.aero/?p=4276" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">British Airways 747 fleet might not fly beyond the end of this year</a><br> <br> <br> <br> And, for our Patreon supporters, there's bonus content this week:<br> <br> <br> <br> * The US DOT is now fighting with India over repatriation flights, similar to the China changes we discussed last week* Can you <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/agoraphobic-travel" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">travel the world without leaving home</a>? This one really set <a href="https://paxex.aero/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Seth</a> off.<br> <br> <br> <br> Enjoy the episode!<br>