Flight Attendants Want to Halt Leisure Travel

[JanT]

First on CNN: Flight attendant union wants leisure travelers to stay grounded

A major union of flight attendants wants federal officials to discourage or even prohibit leisure air travel due to the coronavirus pandemic.

www.cnn.com

 

[AJCts411]

Kind of late. I was under the impression most states have banned all but essential travel...

 

[Talent312]

Travel itself is not banned ('cept Canada+Mexico)...
It's the places you want to stay+go when you get there.

 

[bbodb1]

I understand the concern over the health and safety of the flight attendants but what airline would want to operate under such conditions? What airline could operate under such conditions?

 

[Monykalyn]

Yes kind of late? 250 + (that they know of) out of a 50K member union (with >98K estimated flight attendants in the industry). I get that they are concerned, but at some point risk is part of living and if they wish to have a paycheck in the future then they also need to realize the risk will always be there - if not this virus then the next one. Frankly I find the number of positive CV19 shockingly low - but again-bet way more are showing antibodies...