Coronavirus Kills United Airlines EWR Employee; Two Others Test Positive
Mar 25, 2020, 4:03 pm
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Coronavirus Kills United Airlines EWR Employee; Two Others Test Positive
Hello,
This was shared on my Facebook thread today. I'm afraid we will too soon learn of others who meet the same fate. God Speed.
Coronavirus Kills United Airlines EWR Employee
SAP
*If this is not the appropriate thread for this my apologies in advance.
This was shared on my Facebook thread today. I'm afraid we will too soon learn of others who meet the same fate. God Speed.
Coronavirus Kills United Airlines EWR Employee
SAP
*If this is not the appropriate thread for this my apologies in advance.
Mar 25, 2020, 5:06 pm
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RIP
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People needs to take it seriously!
My former family doctor in South Florida passed away from Coronavirus earlier today from being infected by patient he loved and cared for.
To all frontline UA employees: Please Stay Safe!
!People needs to take it seriously!
My former family doctor in South Florida passed away from Coronavirus earlier today from being infected by patient he loved and cared for.
To all frontline UA employees: Please Stay Safe!
Mar 25, 2020, 7:41 pm
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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!
Mar 25, 2020, 8:02 pm
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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!
Mar 25, 2020, 9:51 pm
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Mar 25, 2020, 10:24 pm
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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)?
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)?
Mar 25, 2020, 10:44 pm
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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)?
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)?
Are there any changes at TSA? Or do people still “drop” their phone on the scanner?
Mar 26, 2020, 2:02 pm
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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.
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!
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.
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Mar 26, 2020, 9:17 pm
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Mar 27, 2020, 3:08 am
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May be confusing this with https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/amer...suspected.html
Mar 27, 2020, 9:25 am
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