Great stuff, UK had 80% vaccinated by early summer tbf did they not?
I think that the UK are only at around 67% fully ( double) vaccinated now, compared to Portugal’s 87%.
We flew back tonight. The behavioural differences were apparent from our arrival at Faro airport.
Person in front of us at check in, “yeah, there’s my Personal Location Form”. Not happy to be told “That’s the one you completed to come to Portugal, you need another to re-enter the UK” Cue outrage, “Ffs this is ridiculous”.
On the plane the majority may as well have worn their face mask as a jock strap.
Even the Ryanair flight attendant making the “masks must be worn announcements” wore his natty black number in such a way that a goatee beard would have been vastly more efficient.
The best bit of the announcement was when he said “face coverings must be worn at all times unless eating or drinking. We sell an extensive range of snacks and alcoholic refreshments”
Cue mayhem as many went into a frenzy to order family packs of Maltesers, Crunchy Frog Pizza and Albanian rhubarb wine as justification to remain mask free all the way home. Nice one Mr O’Leary !
The guy sitting next to us spent £55 on these delicacies and adopted the chin strap masking style favoured by many.
I bet that the majority of those partaking in mask avoidance tactics on the flight fully conformed when in Portugal, as it was the norm.
