Originally Posted by
Often1
+1 - It's ironic that OP posts juvenile hate stuff about TSA and ignores the fact that by flying sick he is infecting fellow pax who've done nothing wrong beyond having the misfortune of booking the flight.
Air travelers take risks when they fly. They know there is not a 100% chance of getting to their destination safely. They know there is a chance they'll suffer a heart attack or stroke mid-flight and be hours away from proper medical help. And the
realistic traveler knows that they may contract an illness while on board an airplane. If the traveler wants to ensure they can't contract an illness anywhere there's a plastic bubble they can live in.
Contracting an illness while out in public is a risk most people take. What makes it OK for you to contract the illness while at, say, a shopping mall while it's not OK for you to contract the illness while flying? To take your argument to its logical conclusion we must have mandatory medical exams that must be passed before we leave our home?
It would be a public service for the TSA Officer to report his/her observations to the air carrier and let the carrier offload the pax under its medical authority.
So where do you suppose this alleged public service should stop. If you notice someone walking down the street looks feverish would you contact the public health department in the hope they will rush to find and quarantine said person?
If the airlines don't want sick people flying they need to evaluate passengers when the passengers board. It is not the job of the TSA to do this.