2020 is almost over, this year has been very complicated while the pandemic is still with us. This year for me has been a disaster just for me, everyone who works for aviation. Travelling has really impacted me as well as aviation spotting so let's start at the beginning.
We start in January when I was in Malta for the New Year celebration with my friends when Coronavirus has started to spread slowly across Europe. After I went to the UK from Malta, I've started to feel very unwell all of the sudden so I might have caught it maybe a symptom without even knowing so I had it for two and the half weeks & fully recovered. Later on in January I went to Amsterdam, The Netherlands for couple of days of my birthday it was great for a tourist other than plane spotting because my old digital camera has almost kicked the bucket other than Holland still very cold for spotting.
January was special for my UK friends because, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland including Gibraltar has left the European Union with a transition period ending next Thursday. I'm curious about my rights are because I'm an EU Citizen so 1st January 2021, UK wakes up independently & new rules to UK Immigration.
In March, lockdown has started until June & this is when it started to effect my travels. If you remember, I was suppose to go to Greece connecting to Asia travelling to Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, Japan and Taiwan. Coronavirus has gone out of control on these Asian countries apart from Greece so I decided to postponed it. I was thinking to go to Greece in Athens anyway but lockdown talks started in February where this trips meant to start so it's better to postponed everything. Following the pandemic, I travelled with Flybe from Holland in January then less than two months later, it ceased operations one of first UK regional to go during the pandemic.
In the Summer, borders re-opening for some here in Europe so I wanted to get away from this mess & head to Amsterdam again in August. However, when I arrived their UK Government has put on quarantine so lucky I arrived in Holland before it happened. Before I went to Holland, I bought a brand new DSLR Camera Canon EOS400D. I've used it in parts of the spotting area in Amsterdam Airport & it came somewhat success due to my lens being short range at 75mm so I'm currently browsing for a new long lens.
In September I went back to Malta without doing Flight Report due to family concern from Covid lucky their ok now. Malta International Airshow meant to start in that month until it's postponed to next year due to high infection rates. Back in the UK, I was quarantined yet again in early October.
And finally this month in December we've come to an end. Sadly I can't travel due to Covid test requirement I can't to during the Christmas week so we'll have to wait in January. Well see what 2021 will give us hope for travel & into the future.
To my fans, I like to wish you all a very Merry & healthy Christmas 2020 and wish you all a Happy New Year for 2021.
Merry Christmas!
"il-Milied It-Tajjeb!"
From Aircraft Aviation in Europe
See you in 2021.
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