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AA pilot has tested positive for Coronavirus
Doesn't look like there's a story up about it yet as it's just out but Ana Cabrera just tweeted:
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Originally Posted by Drwaz99
(Post 32176425)
Doesn't look like there's a story up about it yet as it's just out but Ana Cabrera just tweeted:
https://twitter.com/AnaCabrera/statu...44107593625600 |
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/publ...-for-covid-19/ no real details yet
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Breaking News, Just IN.... American Airlines Pilot is Human! probably caught the Bug from a Pax with poor hygiene Practices, it was probably that guy sitting behind you on your last flight! :D Whomever the Pilot, I wish Him/Her a speedy recovery! RT
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"A source familiar with the matter said the pilot was recovering well."
Naturally this was buried at the end of the story. |
Clearly, he didn’t buy toilet paper
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Originally Posted by DataPlumber
(Post 32176875)
Clearly, he didn’t buy toilet paper
Frequent AA Flyers Enroute to Airport |
Really? Not only do we need to suffer through the news stories about every single person who contracted Coronavirus, but Flyertalk will also turn into a panic room?:eek: There are barely any travel related threads here already.
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Originally Posted by Drwaz99
(Post 32176425)
Doesn't look like there's a story up about it yet as it's just out but Ana Cabrera just tweeted:
https://twitter.com/AnaCabrera/statu...44107593625600 Pilots sit in isolation in the cockpit so there is no concern about him/her breathing on me as a PAX I'm fairly certain that pilots do not have a pre-flight routine of touching all the arm rests or coughing on the tray tables in the passenger cabin. Sure, there is a possibility that the pilot used the bathroom on the plane - but everyone is taking extra precautions when using a public bathroom. Much more worrying would be a headline "Aircraft cleaner tests positive for Coronavirus" |
Originally Posted by bricksoft
(Post 32178180)
Why is this newsworthy
Pilots sit in isolation in the cockpit so there is no concern about him/her breathing on me as a PAX I'm fairly certain that pilots do not have a pre-flight routine of touching all the arm rests or coughing on the tray tables in the passenger cabin. Sure, there is a possibility that the pilot used the bathroom on the plane - but everyone is taking extra precautions when using a public bathroom. Much more worrying would be a headline "Aircraft cleaner tests positive for Coronavirus" |
Maybe we need a thread "FTers angry that a pandemic inconveniences their lifestyle; dismisses anyone who takes proactive measures as 'panicking'"
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Originally Posted by bricksoft
(Post 32178180)
Why is this newsworthy
Pilots sit in isolation in the cockpit so there is no concern about him/her breathing on me as a PAX |
Originally Posted by TomMM
(Post 32184238)
But they do walk through public areas of an airport and some might even greet boarding passengers and interact with FAs who might be touching armrests, tray tables, serving drinks....
But that was not really my point. Anyone taking a flight will interact with lots of people in the airport and on the flight. Directly with - Checkin staff, baggage drop off, restaurant and shop staff, lounge agents, GAs and FAs, TSA Indirectly with - general public in the terminal, other pax on the same flight, cleaners, security. There are obviously many chances to come into contact with the virus. Highlighting any one group of people is meaning less. Saying a pilot has been a confirmed case only adds to the hysteria that flying is a high risk of contracting the virus. Most people who get covid-19 will not catch via airports and airplanes. As far as i am aware the spread to other countries was by people who caught the virus in an infected country, there have been few cases where it was spread to other passengers on a flight Any activity that means contact with large numbers of other people is a risk. Just being near other people is the risk. In my view its already spread to the point where it will run almost uncontrolled through most countries. Closing international boarders after the disease has spread to a country is too late. Italy, US and Norway, just to name three countries, are starting to close boarders. Is this to stop the virus entering the country - No its already there. Is this to stop the spread to other countries - no its already there. |
Originally Posted by bricksoft
(Post 32184602)
I agree.
But that was not really my point. Anyone taking a flight will interact with lots of people in the airport and on the flight. Directly with - Checkin staff, baggage drop off, restaurant and shop staff, lounge agents, GAs and FAs, TSA Indirectly with - general public in the terminal, other pax on the same flight, cleaners, security. There are obviously many chances to come into contact with the virus. Highlighting any one group of people is meaning less. Saying a pilot has been a confirmed case only adds to the hysteria that flying is a high risk of contracting the virus. Most people who get covid-19 will not catch via airports and airplanes. As far as i am aware the spread to other countries was by people who caught the virus in an infected country, there have been few cases where it was spread to other passengers on a flight Any activity that means contact with large numbers of other people is a risk. Just being near other people is the risk. In my view its already spread to the point where it will run almost uncontrolled through most countries. Closing international boarders after the disease has spread to a country is too late. Italy, US and Norway, just to name three countries, are starting to close boarders. Is this to stop the virus entering the country - No its already there. Is this to stop the spread to other countries - no its already there. No one really knows what's going on. Leave it to the experts. |
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