Jun 17, 2020, 4:09 pm
Last edit by: WineCountryUA
Debating the value of masks is not appropriate for the UA forum -- we will discuss the UA requirements, enforcement and/or compliance. The value of masks is not UA specific issue (and not airline industry-specific either) and is best discussed elsewhere in a more universal format
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.22 April UA to provide "Social distancing" by blocking middles from advance seat assignments -- note middles can be assigned for those traveling together or at the gate if needed ... example notice and COVID-19: What we're doing to keep customers and employees safe
20 May 2020 United Launches United CleanPlus: A New Standard of Cleanliness and Safety in Partnership with Clorox and Cleveland Clinic ... (post)
"allowing customers to take alternative flights when we expect a flight to operate over 70% capacity." is included in the above announvement
Also NSRA not allowed if above 70%
15 June 2020 United Airlines Strengthens Onboard Mask Policy to Further Protect Passengers and Employees Against COVID-19 Spread ... (post)
July 2020 -- appears UA has dropped blocking pre-assignment of middles, still notifying if 70% booked
20 July -- "Traveling is different now, but we're still committed to your safety What to expect when you travel next", e-mail
22 July -- United Extends Mask Requirements to Airports
17 August 2021 -- TSA to extend transportation mask mandate into January (18, 2022)
WineCountryUA
UA coModerator
.22 April UA to provide "Social distancing" by blocking middles from advance seat assignments -- note middles can be assigned for those traveling together or at the gate if needed ... example notice and COVID-19: What we're doing to keep customers and employees safe
20 May 2020 United Launches United CleanPlus: A New Standard of Cleanliness and Safety in Partnership with Clorox and Cleveland Clinic ... (post)
"allowing customers to take alternative flights when we expect a flight to operate over 70% capacity." is included in the above announvement
Also NSRA not allowed if above 70%
15 June 2020 United Airlines Strengthens Onboard Mask Policy to Further Protect Passengers and Employees Against COVID-19 Spread ... (post)
July 2020 -- appears UA has dropped blocking pre-assignment of middles, still notifying if 70% booked
20 July -- "Traveling is different now, but we're still committed to your safety What to expect when you travel next", e-mail
22 July -- United Extends Mask Requirements to Airports
17 August 2021 -- TSA to extend transportation mask mandate into January (18, 2022)
UA COVID19 precautions: **REQUIRING** mask usage per CDC/DoT
Aug 12, 2021, 1:36 pm
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Aug 13, 2021, 7:22 am
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This gift was waiting for me on my ‘cleaned’ seat last week
Aug 13, 2021, 7:37 am
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Dude, you drink LifeWtr?
I mean, at least it looks like a spent alcohol wipe.
I mean, at least it looks like a spent alcohol wipe.
Aug 13, 2021, 7:43 am
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Aug 13, 2021, 8:18 am
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Aug 13, 2021, 3:05 pm
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I'll argue that they're cleaner today, simply because they've turned self-loading cargo into self-cleaning cargo by handing out wipes at boarding. I know I wipe my entire seat down much more thoroughly than I ever did before. Granted, I don't have a vacuum to pick up filth, but at least there's been some wipe of mild alcohol on hard surfaces. That's surely more than normal times.
Aug 13, 2021, 5:39 pm
#892
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I still do my own cleaning theatre--wiping down everything I might touch. It may not do anything about Covid, but I clean out a lot of crap.
Last edited by lancelot21; Aug 13, 2021 at 7:33 pm
Aug 13, 2021, 5:56 pm
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Yea, I'm not wiping down for COVID given the CDC guidance on fomites, I'm wiping down for everything else I've caught on a plane.
Aug 13, 2021, 6:40 pm
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I don't wipe down anything, especially not the seat. Let's face it, my clothing isn't exactly any more or less sanitized, considering the number of other public places I would normally frequent and/or sit in. After 100+ flights during the past 12 months, a quick shower after getting back home or at the hotel does the trick for me.
For the record, my hands don't touch any part of my body when I eat/drink.
For the record, my hands don't touch any part of my body when I eat/drink.
Aug 13, 2021, 7:55 pm
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I’ll usually wipe down the armrests/consoles, headrest, window shade pull, air nozzle, touchscreen,
recline control/screen, etc. basically anything I’m likely to be touching inflight with my hands or that I’m going to be resting my devices etc. on.. I don’t wipe down the seat itself, that seems like overkill.
recline control/screen, etc. basically anything I’m likely to be touching inflight with my hands or that I’m going to be resting my devices etc. on.. I don’t wipe down the seat itself, that seems like overkill.
Aug 13, 2021, 11:32 pm
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I was one of the germaphobes people snickered at that cleaned any touch surface before I sat down prior to COVID. Now I'm just one of the crowd 
I will continue to do it after COVID is a distant memory. Doing ~150K miles a year it just made me feel more protected from what was there before I boarded and during the flight. Despite airline claims to the contrary, planes are tough to keep disinfected with the amount of traffic they see.
I will continue to do it after COVID is a distant memory. Doing ~150K miles a year it just made me feel more protected from what was there before I boarded and during the flight. Despite airline claims to the contrary, planes are tough to keep disinfected with the amount of traffic they see.
Aug 14, 2021, 12:32 am
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Not primarily for Covid, but I'll sometimes wipe down surfaces (not the seat though) on longer flights with a meal service, or when in a lie-flat seat where there's more surfaces that I'll be touching, placing devices on, etc. I don't really bother otherwise.
As a result, one of my bags is beginning to overflow with unopened packets of alcohol wipes.
As a result, one of my bags is beginning to overflow with unopened packets of alcohol wipes.
Aug 14, 2021, 2:35 pm
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I was one of the germaphobes people snickered at that cleaned any touch surface before I sat down prior to COVID. Now I'm just one of the crowd I will continue to do it after COVID is a distant memory. Doing ~150K miles a year it just made me feel more protected from what was there before I boarded and during the flight. Despite airline claims to the contrary, planes are tough to keep disinfected with the amount of traffic they see.
I will continue to do it after COVID is a distant memory. Doing ~150K miles a year it just made me feel more protected from what was there before I boarded and during the flight. Despite airline claims to the contrary, planes are tough to keep disinfected with the amount of traffic they see.Now I use the wipe on every possible surface I might touch.
Aug 16, 2021, 3:59 am
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I think it's a lot more common now than it was previously ... I mean, they practically stick the wipe in your hand when boarding. So why not? Gives me something to do while I'm missing my PDB.
Aug 17, 2021, 8:23 am
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f every bag and jacket I own.