AS Requires Passengers to Wear Face Masks (TSA Extends to 1/18/2022)
May 1, 2020, 6:19 am
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AS Requires Passengers to Wear Face Masks (TSA Extends to 1/18/2022)
https://investor.alaskaair.com/news-releases/news-release-details/alaska-airlines-require-face-masks-frontline-employees-and
To align with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommendations and to keep employees and guests safe, face masks will be mandatory for guests starting May 11 and for Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air employees who cannot maintain six feet of social distance from guests or co-workers, starting May 4. This includes pilots, flight attendants and customer service agents.
May 1, 2020, 8:57 am
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May 1, 2020, 9:01 am
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May 1, 2020, 9:34 am
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Maybe procuring and distributing masks for passengers? From what I read, passengers are supposed to bring their own, but they will have some for people who “forget”.
May 1, 2020, 9:40 am
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Makes sense, as they don't want to have to turn away a paying customer. Still, Delta was able to implement a lot faster.
May 1, 2020, 1:04 pm
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May 1, 2020, 1:06 pm
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I sure hope the TSA agents are wearing masks, given 505 have already tested positive.
https://www.tsa.gov/coronavirus
https://www.tsa.gov/coronavirus
May 1, 2020, 1:08 pm
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How would one consume food or drink onboard?
Requiring face masks would yes cut down on the chance of spreading COVID-19, but either you’re required to wear it the entire flight with exception or it could be difficult to enforce who and when can temporarily take it off.
Requiring face masks would yes cut down on the chance of spreading COVID-19, but either you’re required to wear it the entire flight with exception or it could be difficult to enforce who and when can temporarily take it off.
May 1, 2020, 2:49 pm
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Right now it is near impossible to buy a mask, so the airline or airport should provide a mask.
May 1, 2020, 2:58 pm
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Judging by all the ads I see on various websites, there is a whole cottage industry of mask makers and importers able to supply you.
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May 1, 2020, 4:27 pm
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If you are a traveler getting a cloth mask is easy, getting a real N95 is a bit more of a challenge and expensive but available now. I know what they will be providing at the gate/airline, it wouldn't be what I'd want to be confident of my personal health,really don't care about appearance or comfort
May 1, 2020, 5:34 pm
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80 cents to $1.40 per mask. Surgical masks are no longer in short supply, just N95. So saving the N95 supply for doctors and nurses make sense but no excuse not to get a surgical mask. Surgical masks are suppose to be around N75. Tests show that scarfs and t-shirts are not too good but bras, paper towels, towels, coffee filters and flannel are fairly good in filtration.
May 1, 2020, 5:38 pm
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If you are a traveler getting a cloth mask is easy, getting a real N95 is a bit more of a challenge and expensive but available now. I know what they will be providing at the gate/airline, it wouldn't be what I'd want to be confident of my personal health,really don't care about appearance or comfort
May 1, 2020, 7:53 pm
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While I understand the sentiment, it would be quite a troubling precedent if they did this. It would effectively be a post-ticketing fare increase - after the passenger purchased a ticket for $x, the airline at a later time added a new arbitrary requirement to spend more money (procuring a mask) to avoid a penalty charge.
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