FlyDeltaMD88

As a matter of fact, yes, while on the clock as well (well not my actual employer, but my parent company). Still bitter they didn't add any of us to their "Thank You" plane.

At least they brought booze back though, unlike WN.

ulmguy

The alternative to requiring masks would have been to ban all passenger airline service, Perhaps that would have been preferable for you?

lil Gophee

There is no science to follow. There have been too many idiots on flights that think they are special and rules don’t apply to them. They make the entire experience of flying unpleasant. Has nothing to do with the mask mandate.

pgh234

But was it really the only option? Not just let people fly if they wanted to?

m907

This comment is so dumb it doesn't warrant a response.

synergistic

FAs must be really on edge. One yesterday was in an especially bubbly passive aggressive mood - called loud attention to the idiot in the exit row trying to videochat during her safety demonstration (increasing in volume: 'You're going to hang up. No, you're going to hang up now. No, you're going to hang up now or you'll be escorted off the plane!") and then talked verrrry slowly and 'fake-sweetly' to the folks at the infinite leg room seat who seemed to be deliberately obtuse regarding the jacket and fast food bag left on the floor in the open space by the exit door. Hubs commented (to me) that he'd have been low key furious if she'd used toddler control voice on him, but I was more sympathetic - and reminded him he'd have been in for worse from me if he'd acted like the other individuals. Her response really did feel over the top, but I can't really blame them for being completely out of patience. Can't wait for normal...

beachmouse

The thing is that not enough people would want to fly without the mask mandate. Remember the mask policies were put into place at the airline level in 2020 to try to create enough confidence for the American public to get onto a plane in the middle of a pandemic and only went federal in January.

Despite all the 'passengers behaving badly' headlines, my actual flight experience this year has been surprisingly mellow- 99%+ of my fellow travelers just want to get to their destination without drama or fuss. It's that last fraction of a percent going all snowflake that's creating an environment where the silent majority doesn't get to have the nice things like the return of alcohol service until fall.

rsteinmetz70112

These news reports seem to come in batches, Once one of theses things makes the news it seems all of the TV people jump on every one of them and there is a rash of reports, It eventually calms down until the next time. I'm not sure there are more serioous incidents than they have been in the past, even given the reports to the contrary, many of the recent repeorts seem to be mask incidents, whihc will eventually go away when masks go away.

bbriscoe34

And now its a whole lot lower if most are vaxxed even if they didn't wear masks.

bbriscoe34

But its no longer 2020. Its June 2021 and a pretty good majority of US Adults are vaccinated now, making masks almost entirely redundant.

m907

Masks are placebo - there is no significant difference with or without them.

LovePrunes

just do this
https://www.tiktok.com/@overtime/vid...&is_copy_url=0

bwallet

On Monday, someone with their mask around their chin (not sure why the FA didn't stop them) looked like they were about to sit next to me. I would have told them no if they did. Even if they pulled up their mask, I wouldn't risk them pulling it back down a few minutes later.

isaacchambers

You exemplify the very treatment i received in the HIV pandemic.....just because there was a mask down his nose doesnt mean hes a health risk. they could have just ran to the aircraft and need to bring it back above thier nose, etc. and plenty of other legit reasons for it to be off. If you are that paranoid, you should just not fly.....

I recall many people not even wanting me to touch or sit beside them because i was gay and may infect them. 1. I didnt have HIV anyway (but that didnt matter) and 2. you couldnt get HIV by touching despite the "science" at the time linking the potential cuz of the latest rushed "study" (ironically by the same Mr. Fauci). You are repeating the same hysteria and mistakes from that pandemic based on fear. Fear gives us the OK to be prejudice and discriminatory.....this pandemic is repeating the same mistakes.

There is risk in life people.....deal with it. Im more worried about other things in life that will kill me easier and more likely than C19.

ulmguy

Your horse is dead and beaten. Time to move on from this IDB conspiracy that you've dreamed up.