Frontier Airlines has become the first major US airline to announce plans for temperature screenings for all passengers. I suspect this is something we’ll soon find on a widespread basis.
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Yeah, right. If people need to be kept apart but can't be, pretending that masks or any fancy dress will make a difference is just fake news. Only a fool would buy it.
Wow frontier didn't seem like it'd be the airline to take the lead on this but props to them!!
I'm totally on board with face masks and other precautions. Very much so. But I strongly dislike the idea that someone without a medical degree will be making binding decisions regarding my perceived health and fitness for travel. Decisions like this, made by private, for-profit corporations, highlight the need for immediate government regulation of such matters.
@roger companies are in business to make money, and Tortuga the government has a long history of screwing things up. Its not hard for anyone to measure your temperature it doesn't take years of school to do so. You are boarding their plane, and want to cover their ass from lawsuits.
@Tortuga, lol you don't need a medical degree to check temperature and determine if you have fever..
Doesn't take much of a medic to measure 100+ deg. Doesn't matter what the root cause, if you sick you shouldn't be traveling and infecting others.
The way the Asian countries measure the body temperature (eg Hong Kong) could actually be made part of the TSA screening. Most TSA setups have a primary screen to make sure you are in the right line so the thermal camera could be put there.
If I was 37.3 Celsius (99.14F to Americans and Liberians) I would be denied entry to my doctor's surgery!
So 100.4F (38C) should ring alarm bells at check-in to say the least!
I think it's not so effective without proper medical staff on board. They have to perform these checkups inside airport buildings. Coronavirus negatively effects on travel and tourism industries so they have to make an effective plan for passenger's safety.
Lol who ever is still against mask and temperature checks clearly ignorant. It works in Asia (hey even China) and their economy is ramping back up. That’s a fact.
"Records won’t be kept of any of the temperatures taken."
You literally state that there will be a first screening, followed by a second screening if you didn't pass the first. For that process to work they would need to make a record of your first screening.
Restricting access is what worked. The mask is just making people feel good. The way that everyone (including some health care workers) plays with the mask defeats the purpose totally and can actually concentrate the virus. The temperature checks will keep those who are symptomatic from traveling and spreading the virus. But most carriers are asymptomatic. The temperature check is much more valuable than a dumb mask, though.
They are not doing these safety temperature check. My fiance rode a flight on May 8th. The flight was completely full there is no separation measures taken to keep people safe there was no temperature taken. They are making statements about things they are putting into place but these things are not happening. They want money and they do not care about risking the safety their customers
Nina
Airlines are struggling to survive, (they need passengers to pay to fly so they can make money to pay bills and keep people employed) as a country we can't just keep printing money to solve this problem. Its not the airline's or the government's responsibility to keep us safe. Its ultimately up to each of us to keep us safe
@Nina Smith literally in the first paragraph of the article:
“Frontier Airlines will implement temperature screenings for all passengers and employees prior to boarding flights as of June 1, 2020.”
Last I checked May 8 was before June 1.
The only question I have is probably for someone in the medical profession... is there anything medically that could make a body temperature that high and not be caused by an infection? I would just take issue with an entry level customer service employee making a crucial and possibly costly decision without the needed education to back up that decision. Otherwise, sure why not if that will male everyone feel better? I mean I would agree that if you are running a fever.. you probably should not fly anyways even before coronavirus situation.
Well, safety measures are necessary to prevent the spread of this novel COVID-19. These safety measures help chines to come out from a bad situation...so I think that's good thing.