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May 23, 2022 | 7:10 pm

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Originally Posted by simong

So a little bit of wow here if what I think happened just happened. I am onboard UA839 LAX-SYD right now. Gate and purser annouced that due to Australia law you needed to wear a mask. Purser then gets back on and says I have walked through and have seen a number of you not wearing yours. If you can't wear one for 14.5 hours the doors are open and you can deplane now.

Well then doors close, then I hear for them to open again. Then a little gap and a guy from Y walks up into Polaris (I am in prem). Then we get annouced that a passenger has decided not to take the flight and they need to find his bag to unload and we will be delayed. It seems likely it was the mask thing but wow if so!

Update on recent SFO-SYD flight - same clear direction/no nonsense announcements on way to SYD last week, no issues with folks complying. On return leg SYD-LAX now, and they announced after doors closed and we pushed back that passengers can choose to take them off. 70% of FA's and about half the passengers still wearing.

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