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14. Why are there stricter standards for interior dining

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2020, 03:59 PM

May 2020

than there are for flying? If it isn't safe to sit in restaurant for an hour, there's no way it's safe to sit in a full plane. No one is trying to shut down airlines for operating, much less operating in an unsafe manner. Why is that? /s

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Packed United flight leaves passengers 'scared,' 'shocked' amid fears of the coronavirus [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2020 OP

Last flight I took was March 28. EllieBC May 2020 #1

Still trying to squeeze a profit above all of the years of government bailouts. Hugin May 2020 #2

Get off the plane? Refuse to fly with those conditions? Raven May 2020 #3

Get off the plane, that'll teach 'em. JustABozoOnThisBus May 2020 #5

I'm 74 years old and I am neither brave nor rich but I'm smart enough to know what might kill me. Raven May 2020 #7

The 70+ years olders appear to be still quarantining Submariner May 2020 #4

Maybe they need another bail-out.. stillcool May 2020 #6

+1 crickets May 2020 #13

Ponder this - how many of us NEED to fly to survive? Worried2020 May 2020 #8

Why would ANYONE fly if its not an emergency? Runningdawg May 2020 #9

This! Recycled air for hours packed in a meat can? no thanks Baclava May 2020 #10

But no one got off. Renew Deal May 2020 #11

Too late when they realized? Needed to push past others? Hortensis May 2020 #19

I'm not buying it. Renew Deal May 2020 #20

Yeah, that empty middle seat will make a huge difference. Hassin Bin Sober May 2020 #12

Why are there stricter standards for interior dining crickets May 2020 #14

My wife and I will most likely never fly again, go on a cruise beachbumbob May 2020 #15

Why not RV? Merlot May 2020 #18

Why would you not RV? Tipperary May 2020 #21

I would be wearing glasses too. I mean, I would not be there, I do not like flying and still LizBeth May 2020 #16

Yes, I wear wrap around safety glasses in public. The eyes are vulnerable entry points for viruses. Midnight Writer May 2020 #17