Originally Posted by
YourMom
I will wear a mask if it means people continue to fly. I'm sorry but there is no second wave. Wearing mask is a constant reminder of fear and it is totally political right now. Some hospitals are shutting down and laying off. The death rate is decreasing and there are more cases because we are testing like crazy. And for the mask it is like trying to stop a fart with your underwear, it basically does nothing. All it does is constantly remind people of the virus and fear. But like you said, I'll wear it in hopes that people fly more.
Honestly I cant agree more. But that said what I'm super mad about is the guys and gals that wont wear a mask because they don't realize the basic fact that masks matter for keeping our jobs. The raw facts right now are pointing at the new cases per day metrics directly correlating to air travel metrics. This just isn't the time to try to flex political ideals at people; its a time to just roll with it to protect your fellow pilots, FAs, and other airline workers.
If spirit goes the way other airlines have already announced (thousands of furloughs announced/warned) it will quite literally be on the backs of anyone who took actions that spread the coronavirus. Again, not trying to be political and I will not comment on the relative lethality of the virus, but we simply need to act to contain this even if we agree or disagree with the conclusions reached by the general scientific community regarding this virus. Anything else is professional suicide.
Again, this is a hot take for most pilots. I realize that. But please, just give it a thought guys. I'm not asking you to believe corona is some 100% lethal virus; I'm asking you to be realistic about what will keep our jobs going.