Coronavirus
Supposedly the virus is already paying us a visit in our ranks. Some FO got pulled from a trip some days ago because he was around a CA who tested positive and today someone else mentioned that another CA also tested positive.
I get planes are empty, airports are empty, hotels are empty etc. and we have little contact with people but that doesn’t reduce our risk of exposure.
We wipe down the flight deck as much as we can but there’s no guarantee there. We don’t know how clean hotels are or if rooms are disinfected the right way so there’s no guarantee there. I could go on.
Some of the pilots have infant children or old parents living with them. We’re risking not only our lives but theirs too and others around us that we come into contact with.
Why the hell are we even agreeing to flying with the way this pandemic is blowing up at such a rapid pace???? What about our welfare and our families’ welfare?