Alaska Lounge Visit 3/20 - Sea N **New** protocol
Mar 24, 2020, 9:29 pm
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Would you rather have more interaction with professionals who are washing their hands, using gloves where possible, and avoiding work when sick; or more interaction with the general population?
Mar 24, 2020, 9:33 pm
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Lady across the aisle asked her (assuming daughter) why I have food and they don't... the flight attendant told them I brought it on board. Gentleman behind me also asked where I got it. Apparently there were no Lounge members in F.
Mar 24, 2020, 9:40 pm
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So many permutations. So little time!
Mar 25, 2020, 12:30 am
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Mar 25, 2020, 6:54 am
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Knowing what we know now....every one of those surfaces looks like a petrie dish for infection. Did they offer disposable gloves at the entry? That would be the only way I would step foot in a lounge at this point.
Mar 25, 2020, 8:14 am
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The interesting things about gloves is that it protects your hands when doing some task; you still need to wash your hands before and after using gloves. The virus does not enter through the skin, but through mucous membranes (mouth, nose, etc.). I find it amusing watching people in the public have gloves on and still touch their face, wipe their nose and not understanding that they are putting themselves at risk. In every day life, washing your hands and keeping them off your face is just as efficacious as wearing a glove, unless you are performing some task.
Mar 25, 2020, 1:28 pm
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I find it amusing watching people in the public have gloves on and still touch their face, wipe their nose and not understanding that they are putting themselves at risk. In every day life, washing your hands and keeping them off your face is just as efficacious as wearing a glove, unless you are performing some task.
To paraphrase Groucho Marx: "I don't want to be a member of any club that would have someone like me as a member."
Mar 28, 2020, 9:53 am
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As of last night on https://www.alaskaair.com/content/ad...isories#lounge:
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Lounge closures
In response to our flight schedule reductions and the unprecedented drop in passenger traffic, we have made the difficult decision to temporarily close most of our Alaska lounge locations.
The D-concourse lounge at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) will remain open daily from 4:30 am - 10:00 pm (PT).
In response to our flight schedule reductions and the unprecedented drop in passenger traffic, we have made the difficult decision to temporarily close most of our Alaska lounge locations.
The D-concourse lounge at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) will remain open daily from 4:30 am - 10:00 pm (PT).
Mar 28, 2020, 10:23 am
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Mar 28, 2020, 10:26 am
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