Just a reminder that nobody has a Constitutional right to an airline ticket. I'm glad to see that the airlines are taking the health of their passengers seriously. Although, really, they don't have much choice; making your customers ill has never been an especially good business plan outside of the tobacco industry.

(Written on 2020年 09月 11日)(Permalink)

Just a reminder: an airline is a private corporation. When you buy a ticket, you agree to a list of "conditions of carriage." Yes, it's in small print and you probably ignored it, but that doesn't make it any less enforceable by the airline. And I agree that this particular incident looks like a case of somebody trying to attract attention to make a political point, which is probably not very considerate of the other passengers.

(Written on 2020年 08月 07日)(Permalink)

That's total rubbish. Here are some facts courtesy of the Mayo Clinic (although they're also available elsewhere):https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/coronavirus/in-depth/coronavirus-mask/art-20485449 That said, there's certainly plenty of false information out there. As you have just demonstrated.

(Written on 2020年 07月 31日)(Permalink)

Today's winner of the Entitled Schmuck Award. Check out the story on Mediaite. This guy is a Trumpie trying to pass himself off as a "pundit" and get some clicks on his Instagram account and play the victim (as these guys love to do). He's probably hoping to make a buck from it somewhere along the line.

(Written on 2020年 07月 31日)(Permalink)

The "conservative" label has been hijacked by childish loudmouths like Harris who are not "conservative" by any sane definition of the term. I wonder where they learned that behavior? (:-)

(Written on 2020年 07月 31日)(Permalink)

Just read the article. It looks like the UV robot is being used in addition to other cleaning methods. The robot is apparently designed to deal with surfaces like seats and tray tables.

(Written on 2020年 07月 31日)(Permalink)

I'm skeptical of that claim. Got a source?

(Written on 2020年 07月 31日)(Permalink)

Good idea. Honestly, it has been too easy in the past to catch a cold or even the seasonal flu on a flight in the past. I know I have done the former (but not the latter, happily). When it's just a cold it's not a huge deal, but the novel coronavirus is a much nastier and far more deadly bug.

(Written on 2020年 07月 31日)(Permalink)

I'm old enough to remember a time when "research" didn't mean "some shite a crackpot published on the Internet." (:-)

(Written on 2020年 07月 31日)(Permalink)

Makes sense. This is clearly being abused the same way the "support animal" exception has been abused, albeit for different reasons. It's up to airlines to look out for the health of their customers since nothing positive in this regard can be expected from the current Federal government.

(Written on 2020年 07月 31日)(Permalink)