Originally Posted by
ffman999
I was on a recent AS flight where the FA in F told me that somewhere between 6-8 passengers refused to wear their masks back in Y, and that despite multiple warnings and refusal, it would just be a “yellow card.”
This kind of behavior by Alaska FA's really annoys me. There's a good reason for the mask mandate and for the consequences that follow failure to comply. Alaska puts a lot of emphasis on friendly and kind employees (Witness all the "Committed to Kindness" pins) and while that's appreciated, it's out of pace if being kind means essentially allowing others to do as they please at the expense of public safety.
Keep in mind that a significant percentage of these maskless goons spend most of their days not wearing masks, thus increasing the likelihood that they could be an unwitting (or is it witless) carrier of Covid-19. They shouldn't be given any quarter. If logic and polite requests don't work, they should be treated like like the threat that they are and red carded. One warning. That's it.
Again, these "kind" but evidently simple minded FAs who think they're doing these losers a favor by being extra lenient with them are in reality putting all the passengers around them at heightened risk of contracting Covid. They always say how "Safety is our first concern". Well, in the Age of Covid, wearing a mask is an integral part of the safety protocol.
Allow me to quote New England Coach Bill Belichik in advising Alaska's FAs: "DO YOUR JOBS!"