Should I wear a mask? MAD airport?
Jan 27, 2020, 11:10 am
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Should I wear a mask? MAD airport?
i am curious how many in the Flyertalk community would fly to Barajas would wear a mask upon arrival into the airport. IN particular 4S Immigration queue.
I am landing from Chicago into 4S and 30 min after my flight a widebody will be arriving from Hong Kong..... i am arriving around 0730
What do you all think?? Would you wear a mask??
I am landing from Chicago into 4S and 30 min after my flight a widebody will be arriving from Hong Kong..... i am arriving around 0730
What do you all think?? Would you wear a mask??
Jan 27, 2020, 11:39 am
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i am curious how many in the Flyertalk community would fly to Barajas would wear a mask upon arrival into the airport. IN particular 4S Immigration queue.
I am landing from Chicago into 4S and 30 min after my flight a widebody will be arriving from Hong Kong..... i am arriving around 0730
What do you all think?? Would you wear a mask??
I am landing from Chicago into 4S and 30 min after my flight a widebody will be arriving from Hong Kong..... i am arriving around 0730
What do you all think?? Would you wear a mask??
It´s basically a risk assesment (your call). The risk is very low - if you ask me -, but obviously based on your conditions you may adapt to the circumstances to lower - even more - the risk,
BUT a normal, healthy individual, shouldn´t have any problems.
Jan 27, 2020, 11:41 am
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I am not immune compromised. I am healthy.
i guess whats the downside to wearing one?
i guess whats the downside to wearing one?
Jan 27, 2020, 11:48 am
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Jan 27, 2020, 12:17 pm
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Wearing a mask everywhere is one of those habits that is often seen in Asia. Not sure why it doesn't take off in Europe / North America, as it seems quite sensible to me. (although a bit uncomfortable I've found)
As for MAD airport, you'll have just stepped off a 10-hour flight in a metal tube with a bunch of random strangers, any of whom could have been to China during January. The plane itself could have done a PVG rotation without being properly cleaned. Worrying about the MAD arrivals hall because of a different flight is a bit silly IMO.
As for MAD airport, you'll have just stepped off a 10-hour flight in a metal tube with a bunch of random strangers, any of whom could have been to China during January. The plane itself could have done a PVG rotation without being properly cleaned. Worrying about the MAD arrivals hall because of a different flight is a bit silly IMO.
Jan 28, 2020, 8:49 am
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Yet the stupidity of such an act is lost on those who wear such masks for preventative measures. Not only has every doctor on the MSM said that wearing such a mask to prevent disease is useless, but the wearers of such things have not noticed the big open air gap from the mask's inability to fully seal the mid nose area. Seeing as those wearing them are "breathing in", that means they'll be concentrating the sucking in of airborne droplets and other airborne "nasties" via the said gaps - it's all about air pressure. The masks are probably effective for the "infected" as in for breathing out...and only just too.
Jan 28, 2020, 10:57 am
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Wearing a mask everywhere is one of those habits that is often seen in Asia. Not sure why it doesn't take off in Europe / North America, as it seems quite sensible to me. (although a bit uncomfortable I've found)
As for MAD airport, you'll have just stepped off a 10-hour flight in a metal tube with a bunch of random strangers, any of whom could have been to China during January. The plane itself could have done a PVG rotation without being properly cleaned. Worrying about the MAD arrivals hall because of a different flight is a bit silly IMO.
As for MAD airport, you'll have just stepped off a 10-hour flight in a metal tube with a bunch of random strangers, any of whom could have been to China during January. The plane itself could have done a PVG rotation without being properly cleaned. Worrying about the MAD arrivals hall because of a different flight is a bit silly IMO.
Jan 28, 2020, 11:26 am
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I´m very curious to know that as well. But then it´s very difficult to make such comparisons since access to public health services are not the same, and importantly, climate.
Jan 28, 2020, 11:46 am
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Yet the stupidity of such an act is lost on those who wear such masks for preventative measures. Not only has every doctor on the MSM said that wearing such a mask to prevent disease is useless, but the wearers of such things have not noticed the big open air gap from the mask's inability to fully seal the mid nose area. Seeing as those wearing them are "breathing in", that means they'll be concentrating the sucking in of airborne droplets and other airborne "nasties" via the said gaps - it's all about air pressure. The masks are probably effective for the "infected" as in for breathing out...and only just too.
Jan 29, 2020, 8:33 am
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I picked up a couple N99 masks with replacement filters for my wife and I. They seem to seal fairly good. We are transiting Taipei after a 13hr+ flight from Vancouver. Not sure if we'll wear them or not, definitely not the norm in our culture but we saw lots a year ago.
