Originally Posted by
24left
We all know how contagious this virus is. We know not long ago, an AC FA was sick in HNL and had arrived there from YYC (IIRC) and prior to that, she had flown from FRA.
I don't think we really *know* either. All rumors, just with some basis but all unconfirmed.
Plus we still don't have real evidence that transmission on plane is significant. For instance if the deadheading pilots shared the same airport shuttle, I suspect contamination on the shuttle is much more likely than contamination from independent sources on ple plane. But sure, the story is sexy...
Some believe that it is not just AC pax who might have been contagious on the repatriation flights, but flights going back into February. But nothing was done then.
There are many who think AC and other airlines should have shut down even a month ago. Well, the government and AC and other airlines made their own decisions. And here we are.
Hindsight is wonderful... But one could have seen these accusations of overreacting flying around if strong measures would have taken earlier. Whether by airlines or governments. Except, it's resonable for airlines to follow govt. Cruises is another story of course.