Posted on 05/11/2020 12:07:45 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
I have my choice between a 2+ day RV ride or a 2.5hr airplane ride. Asked a friend who is an airline pilot and he said best case in his opinion is to wear a mask and wipe down my tray table. He thought there would be less overall exposure risk.
Me too but they need to fit better than that. The masks I make fit better than that.
You’ll probably have a row to yourself if you aren’t flying to NY or Chicago.
How do you social distance on an airplane? An empty seat between you and your neighbor would really only separate you by 2 feet so really, what good would that do? If you fear the virus, don’t fly.
I think things will return to normal faster than anyone imagines. Maybe not in NYC but it will in the rest of the country.
I agree. She’s vegan fascist, too, and very sanctimonious about it.
My daughter and her family live part of the year in CA. and spend their summers in MA. They’ve rented an RV to drive home this year as opposed to flying. She said it was almost impossible to rent as the demand has skyrocketed. I’m sure people are going to see the USA this year instead of traveling to places abroad.
maybe he should have flown first class
The non-medical masks are placebos and exist to make snowflakes feel better.
I saw interviews with American Airlines and Southwest CEO’s and they seem serious about the hygiene and social distancing. They recognize it as critical to restoring consumer confidence.
“I’m sure people are going to see the USA this year instead of traveling to places abroad.”
Watch gasoline prices climb steeply...
If that’s okay for the airlines, it should be okay for every other business in America.
"Safety has always been our top priority, and because of that, the social distancing and cleaning procedures that have become a way of life for all of us are now staples of the way we run our airline. When you're ready to fly, you'll see that a lot has changed at the airport and on board our aircraft. We're boarding fewer customers at a time and starting from the back of the plane to avoid crowding in the gate area, on the jet bridge and in the aisle. We're automatically blocking middle seats to give you enough space on board, requiring all our employees on board, including our flight attendants, to wear masks and, in early May, making masks available to our customers."
Their web site says it slightly differently:
"For those traveling now and in the near future, we're implementing additional, temporary changes to promote social distancing in the air and on the ground. At the end of April, we implemented additional steps to promote social distancing on all United and United Express flights by making some temporary changes to seat assignments and adjustments to our boarding process. Though we cannot guarantee that all customers will be seated next to an unoccupied seat, based on historically low travel demand and the implementation of our various social distancing measures that is the likely outcome."
"Limiting seat selections in all cabins, so customers won't be able to select seats next to each other or middle seats where available. We're also alternating window and aisle seats when seats are in pairs."
Both in emails in on their website United says passengers won't be able to select middle seats, and that they are "blocked". But from the photographs of the NY to SFO flight that clearly is not true.
So United's big statement about their policy is not true in any substantial way. It may be true coincidentally on a nearly empty flight, but that certainly not what their written messages convey.
No wonder United has such a lousy reputation.
Yup. Everyone should be wearIng a Level B hazmat suit at all times... even during sexual intercourse.
So you want filtered air vs outside air at 30,000 feet?
Apparently United 737-70's have 126 seats in 23 rows.
Complying with social distancing would likely mean 2 passengers per row, or 46 paying fares.
Just wondering out loud if this doctor would accept billing 1/3 of his normal rates until told otherwise.
Pussy
Portland to San Diego. I hope we have space to ourselves and they don’t cancel the flight.
Good. We need herd immunity and social distancing isn’t going to get us there.
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