COVID-19 in the Airline Industry: The Good, the Bad, and the Necessary.
New Solut
; 32(2): 92-99, 2022 08.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1846704
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected flight attendants' health, safety, and security. Members of this group work in a densely occupied and enclosed space where social distancing is virtually impossible, compliance with mask rules is uneven, aggressive passenger incidents are at an all-time high, and the vaccination status of passengers on domestic flights is unknown. Here is a description of the response by the federal government and the United States (U.S.) airline industry from the perspective of a flight attendant union between the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic and this writing. Specifically, the issues of ventilation, face masks, aggressive passengers, quarantine and isolation, and vaccinations are reviewed, including actions taken by the executive branch of the U.S. government, regulators, airlines, manufacturers, and our crew member union. Although there will be regional differences around the globe, many of these issues are universal.
Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
Topics:
Vaccines
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
New Solut
Journal subject:
Occupational Medicine
/
Environmental Health
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
10482911221101429
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