Originally Posted by mcbg1 (Post 32232199)

He could have gotten infected anywhere

Originally Posted by Pi7473000 (Post 32232465)

We need to shut down all domestic commercial flights. They can keep flights open for cargo, but it is not worth risking the lives of airline employees to make a dollar. Just as we are shutting down restaurants air travel should have already been shut down. Very sorry for the loss!

Originally Posted by Weatherboy (Post 32232765)

Are there any more details on the UA flight attendant that died from COVID-19?

Originally Posted by username (Post 32232840)

One transmission source I wonder is the boarding pass and boarding pass scanner.

It seems the face-down scanners (your barcode faces down) would get more contacts than the face-up scanners. Most of the domestic UA scanners I have seen are face-down.

My last UA flight was on 2/28. Have they implemented any changes on that front recently (e.g. remind people to not have their phone / BP touch the scanner)?

Originally Posted by Pi7473000 (Post 32232465)

We need to shut down all domestic commercial flights. They can keep flights open for cargo, but it is not worth risking the lives of airline employees to make a dollar. Just as we are shutting down restaurants air travel should have already been shut down. Very sorry for the loss!

Originally Posted by Weatherboy (Post 32232765)

Are there any more details on the UA flight attendant that died from COVID-19?

Originally Posted by WineCountryUA (Post 32236753)

May be confusing this with https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/amer...suspected.html

Originally Posted by clubord (Post 32237297)

Unfortunately there has been a UA F/A death as well.

Originally Posted by goalie (Post 32238269)

:( and Rest In Peace

Originally Posted by dilanesp (Post 32238302)

They really do risk their health for our safety and comfort. They come into contact with so many travelers.

Originally Posted by PVDtoDEL (Post 32235509)

I was really sad to hear this news - probably the first of many airline employees who will be impacted by the virus as they keep the country connected through this crisis :(


Let's be very clear - passenger airlines are not continuing to operate to "make a dollar" - they're realistically losing a lot of money on every flight they run, and they continue to operate as a public service to keep essential personnel and goods moving around the country.

A great example is enabling air cargo airlines (UPS, FedEx, DHL, Amazon Air, etc.) to continue operation - It's not so trivial to "keep flights open for cargo" without domestic passenger service since pilots for cargo airlines rely on passenger flights to commute to/from home and also for deadhead legs (very common in the air cargo industry due to pilot contractual provisions to protect circadian rhythms of pilots during overnight flying periods).

Grounding passenger flights would immediately have severe impacts on supply chains across the country. Mail service would be severely delayed, companies like Amazon wouldn't be able to deliver goods to customers in need in a timely manner, pharmaceutical companies wouldn't be able to quickly move medical supplies to hospitals and pharmacies, etc.

Originally Posted by clubord (Post 32251540)

Unfortunately, we lost another EWR coworker today.

Originally Posted by nachosdelux (Post 32232326)

true, but he is still dead. why does it matter where he was infected?????