The President of the Association of Flight Attendants said part of what is making flying safe right now is mask wearing:
American Airlines CEO Doug Parker, Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby, Delta Air Lines Executive Vice President John Laughter and Association of Flight Attendants-CWA International President Sara Nelson testified at a senate hearing this week.
“Part of the discussion on the HEPA filters on board the aircraft was to understand what that air turnover rate was, and how the air quality onboard the aircraft would compare to other facilities,” said Delta’s COO. “I think we all generally agree now that the cycle of the way air turns over in a pressurized air cabin, and the filtration system is superior to many indoor spaces that you can be.”
Next, Wicker deftly linked air filtration with the face mask mandate. “Will we ever, do you think, be able to get on an airplane without masks?” the senator asked of Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly and American Airlines CEO Doug Parker. What came next was a swift and thorough factcheck from Sara Nelson, president of the Association of Flight Attendants , a union representing 50,000 flight attendants on 17 airlines.the CEOs had referenced were “done with mannequins who were sitting straight forward with masks on, not removing them, not eating at any point in time,” Nelson said.
“We absolutely look forward to the day that we no longer have the mask requirement,” said Nelson, “but not everyone on our planes have had access to the vaccine yet either.”
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