Originally Posted by zippinbye

Oh, sorry. Like everything, I didn’t hear any official word from Delta. Source was local NBC news who stated it was airborne. Imagine that, inaccuracies in the news!

Originally Posted by m3113n1a1

It's not our policy to air return for masks (unless they are being violent, etc) , but we will gate return while still on the ground.

That DTW flight never left the ground, it was just sensationalized reporting...as usual.

But I agree with your general point..and clearly management does as well!

Originally Posted by jmcharles

Also, isn’t the subject of this thread about comparing us to other airlines? How did COVID get in here?

Originally Posted by D B Cooper

I heard both pilots were incapacitated, and some passenger had to land the plane.

Originally Posted by D B Cooper

I heard both pilots were incapacitated, and some passenger had to land the plane.

Originally Posted by Pilot X

guess you don’t like your friends?

Originally Posted by busdriver100

“Hey, it’s just business.”

That’s what you arrogant deltoids told the ASA pilots during their demise. Now it’s your turn.
Your company is mismanaged and your pilot group was not prepared.

“You got your apps out”?.

Btw, There’s lots of Barbie Jets over at Endeavor you guys can fly. Yeah, another bad business decision.

Originally Posted by D B Cooper

I heard both pilots were incapacitated, and some passenger had to land the plane.

Originally Posted by busdriver100

“Hey, it’s just business.”

That’s what you arrogant deltoids told the ASA pilots during their demise. Now it’s your turn.
Your company is mismanaged and your pilot group was not prepared.

“You got your apps out”?.

Btw, There’s lots of Barbie Jets over at Endeavor you guys can fly. Yeah, another bad business decision.

Originally Posted by deltabound

So, typical infinitely shallow internet reporting. I should know better than this.

As to the vaccine: Beats me how quickly they can ramp up production. A line about the Moderna vaccine here:

"The company remains on track to be able to deliver approximately 500 million doses per year, and possibly up to 1 billion doses per year, beginning in 2021," Moderna said.

Approximately. Possibly. Beginning (next year). - Then halve those numbers for that vaccine: it currently requires 2 doses to start with, and no one knows how long the vaccine will last before an additional booster will be needed.

It's a rush job, and there's every reason to believe that the FDA will shield pharma from liability because it's an emergency. Which means plenty of people in the US won't take it for all sorts of reasons (some good, some bad). Then there's the distribution angle, as well.

I want this thing to end ASAP. But I'm a bit flabbergasted we're several months into this and I can't find N95 masks being sold everywhere for 10 cents apiece by now. Actually can't find them anywhere. (!) I'm not expecting much more from a rush vaccine job.