BA removes requirement for masks from Wednesday
Mar 14, 2022, 10:59 am
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Mar 14, 2022, 11:00 am
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Very sad that BA management has not learned a single thing from the past 2 years, nor have they learned any lesson from the January Omicron spike where daily cases topped 200K less than 2 months ago.
Covid isn't going away anytime soon. In-flight mask wearing will return again whether you follow science or not. What an inane airline to put the profits first over safety/health of their own crew and passengers.
Covid isn't going away anytime soon. In-flight mask wearing will return again whether you follow science or not. What an inane airline to put the profits first over safety/health of their own crew and passengers.
Mar 14, 2022, 11:00 am
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Well just to be clear within the UK face coverings are still required for Scotland on flights within airspace over Scotland and at airports there. This will be dropped next Monday though, so beyond that there will no longer be any legal requirement to wear a face covering within BA's domestic network either on flights or at airports.
Mar 14, 2022, 11:01 am
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Mar 14, 2022, 11:04 am
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This is anecdote but I also haven’t had a cold since March 2020 whereas previously would get multiple per year after being coughed & spluttered on by non-masked patients & colleagues daily from November to March.
Mar 14, 2022, 11:07 am
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Well just to be clear within the UK face coverings are still required for Scotland on flights within airspace over Scotland and at airports there. This will be dropped next Monday though, so beyond that there will no longer be any legal requirement to wear a face covering within BA's domestic network either on flights or at airports.
Mar 14, 2022, 11:10 am
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Been doing that for last 12 years in operating theatres & don’t see what the fuss is about! I’ve not come across any staff in my hospital who claim a mask exemption either which must be a statistically significant difference to the general population based on experience in supermarkets, public transport etc.
This is anecdote but I also haven’t had a cold since March 2020 whereas previously would get multiple per year after being coughed & spluttered on by non-masked patients & colleagues daily from November to March.
This is anecdote but I also haven’t had a cold since March 2020 whereas previously would get multiple per year after being coughed & spluttered on by non-masked patients & colleagues daily from November to March.
Mar 14, 2022, 11:12 am
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If this is true, it's a welcome - and long overdue - move by BA.
I've never worn a mask when flying, and BA have been very understanding. No issues with cabin crew at any point, though I always have my exemption letter on my phone if needed.
Those who want to wear one still can, but to stop the safety theatre of the bien pensant dutifully wearing their masks, then removing them to eat and drink, will be a relief...
I've never worn a mask when flying, and BA have been very understanding. No issues with cabin crew at any point, though I always have my exemption letter on my phone if needed.
Those who want to wear one still can, but to stop the safety theatre of the bien pensant dutifully wearing their masks, then removing them to eat and drink, will be a relief...
Mar 14, 2022, 11:14 am
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Tbh, it would have made more sense to introduce this change to BA policy from Monday to tie in with the changes in Scotland, otherwise on a LHR-ABZ flight they would have to say something as you cross in to Scotland and ask people to put on face coverings if they don't have one one - which purely from a practical point of view is a bit silly.
Mar 14, 2022, 11:17 am
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https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news...eath_in_the_us
Yup...and that's what we get. Mental confusion = mental mistakes from wearing a mask all the time.
Study Suggests Medical Errors Now Third Leading Cause of Death in the U.S.
Yup...and that's what we get. Mental confusion = mental mistakes from wearing a mask all the time.
If you look into that statistic it’s not surgeons cutting an artery by mistake etc, that’s vanishingly rare. The “mistakes” are judgment calls like is this sepsis, do the benefits of prophylaxis for VTE outweigh the risks of bleeding or is this 89year old diabetic fit for a procedure or not to fix their broken hip.
Hindsight shows people get these judgment calls wrong at times but unfortunately for you these are decisions that were always made in an environment without masks although maybe there was tiredness involved from inadequate rest during a 48 hour on-call.
Mar 14, 2022, 11:17 am
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Perhaps our collective well being may be served best by just dealing strictly with the BA aspect of this news and not disappearing down the usual face coverings rabbit hole ? 
Mar 14, 2022, 11:18 am
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Mar 14, 2022, 11:21 am
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You can still wear a mask. It's up to personal choice if others want to wear them.
You will find some people wore masks before all this and you will still have people who will wear them after.
It shouldn't be management to decide for their own choice.
You will find some people wore masks before all this and you will still have people who will wear them after.
It shouldn't be management to decide for their own choice.
Mar 14, 2022, 11:22 am
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Very sad that BA management has not learned a single thing from the past 2 years, nor have they learned any lesson from the January Omicron spike where daily cases topped 200K less than 2 months ago.
Covid isn't going away anytime soon. In-flight mask wearing will return again whether you follow science or not. What an inane airline to put the profits first over safety/health of their own crew and passengers.
Covid isn't going away anytime soon. In-flight mask wearing will return again whether you follow science or not. What an inane airline to put the profits first over safety/health of their own crew and passengers.
You will find some people wore masks before all this and you will still have people who will wear them after.
It shouldn't be management to decide for their own choice.