Originally Posted by
wrp96
He should NOT fly.
1) Because if he really does have diagnosed flu, he would be exposing tons of people to it unnecessarily.
2) Just because he feels okay on the ground doesn't mean he will feel okay in the air, especially since airplane air can dehydrate you (something not needed if you are already possibly dehydrated from fever).
What is the reason for travel? If it's just a vacation/personal trip, cancel it and write it off to lesson learned. If it's business travel, he needs to talk to his employer. Whatever he does he should not fly.
His airline should NOT make him fly. That's the problem. There's a 10 minute test that can be done for influenza. It even shows the strain. United and every airline should be letting people out of their ticket with proof. It also really should be law, but we don't make those anymore. I'd like to throw all of this on the passenger, but it's the airlines fault and the fault of everyone in the country as much as theirs.