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Mar 5, 2015 | 2:29 pm

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jubberly

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Originally Posted by Giggleswick

Well, not novovirus for one, which has other means of transmission.
http://www.cdc.gov/features/norovirus/

I was commenting on the ops previous "sick" trips....Hopefully,if one feels compelled to travel sick with a contagious sickness,one would, at the very least, try to make an effort to protect those who become exposed to them....rather than make no effort at all.

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Originally Posted by slawecki

what is airline policy for delaying flights due to illness(contagious). i have flown tatl at times with a norovirus, pneumonia, a bacterial infection. all were easily diagnosed. all are highly contagious. if i call the airline and tell them i am stuck here in venice with a norovirus, do they say just come on, or do they say you must sit until you get doctor permission to fly?

Last edited by jubberly; Mar 5, 2015 at 2:59 pm

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