13 BA crew in HKG quarantine
Sep 27, 2020, 10:38 am
#76
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I guess the question is should BA be testing, maybe the 'poor girl' in her ill-informed choices was trying to highlight the consequences of BA not testing? or maybe she was hoping by putting pressure through social media, BA may somehow get them a nicer place to stay or home sooner. At present it looks like shes trying to make Hong Kong look bad and one this you never do as a visitor is disrespect the country you are visiting. It may not be plush; it may not be fancy but it's fit for purpose. If anything, she seems 'entitled' and a poor reflection on her colleagues who have more than likely buckled down and got on with it.
Sep 27, 2020, 6:27 pm
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It once again highlights the efficacy of HK's proactive arrival and post-arrival protocols.
The 'entitled' stewardess has thrown one large spotlight on the issue by publicising this on social media.
Sep 27, 2020, 7:30 pm
#78
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I don't think that BA is testing their staff before departing.
As per the HK regulations that I posted above, airline crew will not be retested in HK if they show a negative test result of a test 48h before departure. I assume that BA would never let fly a crew that has just tested positive.
I know QR test their crew before departure, BA will have to do it if they want to keep flying to HK.
And news spread rapidly, so I doubt that other Asian countries would be happy with the BA situation.
As per the HK regulations that I posted above, airline crew will not be retested in HK if they show a negative test result of a test 48h before departure. I assume that BA would never let fly a crew that has just tested positive.
I know QR test their crew before departure, BA will have to do it if they want to keep flying to HK.
And news spread rapidly, so I doubt that other Asian countries would be happy with the BA situation.
- For non-local based crew who possess a pre-departure negative test result meeting the requirements as indicated above and a certification letter issued by the airline, they can leave for their hotel for self-isolation after specimen collection and no need to wait for the result. The crew can depart on duty flight anytime after arrival. The only requirement is that before departure, he/she has to remain self-isolated inside the hotel room arranged by the airline.
- For non-local based crew who do NOT possess a pre-departure negative result, they have to wait at DH’s TSCC or other location designated by DH until their test results are confirmed negative. They can only depart on next duty flight after their test results are confirmed negative by DH. The waiting time of test result may range from 8 hrs to 24 hrs, or longer for exceptional cases, such as need for repeat testing, etc. After being tested negative, crew members have to self-isolate at the hotel room arranged by the airline until departure from Hong Kong on their next duty flight. "Next duty flight" includes "departure flight as arranged by the airline" because, for example, crew member may need to be positioned back to their home country.
Sep 27, 2020, 11:08 pm
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Not quite correct. These are the rules now:
- For non-local based crew who possess a pre-departure negative test result meeting the requirements as indicated above and a certification letter issued by the airline, they can leave for their hotel for self-isolation after specimen collection and no need to wait for the result. The crew can depart on duty flight anytime after arrival. The only requirement is that before departure, he/she has to remain self-isolated inside the hotel room arranged by the airline.
- For non-local based crew who do NOT possess a pre-departure negative result, they have to wait at DH’s TSCC or other location designated by DH until their test results are confirmed negative. They can only depart on next duty flight after their test results are confirmed negative by DH. The waiting time of test result may range from 8 hrs to 24 hrs, or longer for exceptional cases, such as need for repeat testing, etc. After being tested negative, crew members have to self-isolate at the hotel room arranged by the airline until departure from Hong Kong on their next duty flight. "Next duty flight" includes "departure flight as arranged by the airline" because, for example, crew member may need to be positioned back to their home country.
https://www.coronavirus.gov.hk/eng/e...rsons-faq.html
Rules have indeed been tightened 3 days ago. My official link above seem now outdated or at least misleading:
https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/...0072600440.htm
Sep 27, 2020, 11:37 pm
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Given that BA have been testing HKG-bound crews prior to operating the flight (in line with HK regulations for air crew), an important question is why this was not picked up earlier. If tests are giving false negative results then this should be concerning for everyone who says increased testing is a way out of this mess. (I don’t know which tests BA uses, but I’ve long had doubts about self-administered ones, as people are far less rigorous in shoving things up their own nostrils than a professional would be.)
Again, I know I sound like a broken record but testing is the only answer.
Today, my LinkedIn feature had a post from Alexis von Hoensbroech, the Austrian CEO (link below) showing a quick Roche test that the Lufthansa group is trialling. Things like these ought to be used for passengers and definitely crews.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/alexi...090053632-R1KJ
Sep 28, 2020, 3:21 am
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The bit I'm not clear on (but I may have missed it earlier in thread!) is why it is only cabin crew in quarantine and it has not applied to flight crew.
Sep 28, 2020, 3:38 am
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I think it was raised earlier that it was viewed that the flight crew being in the locked flight deck were not exposed to the cabin crew for a long duration. I do not know if in theory if the flight crew were served by that particular cabin crew member,then they might have been quarantined also
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