Delta Air Lines Adds Face Mask Requirement

This is an arbitrary so called rule. Yesterday flew from TPA to DTW, all except 3 passengers ( who happened to be African American, not being racist, but just sayin'). I asked the flight attendant about the facemask policy, and he said they will inform but NOT enforce. So basically this rule won't last long if it's not enforced.

I flew last week on Delta from Atl to LAx with my mask on.. Great idea because no one recognized me. I was flying on my lifetime free pass and was inconvenienced with a poor chap sitting next to me who paid full fare. At least he had the human decency to wear a mask. ATL airport was a little dicey and the plane was more crowded than anticipated. Thank goodness as I was worried they would half my pension. SLC airport was top notch and the flight to LAX was flawless. I can’t believe my bailout buddy Warren bailed out on me.

Howard and wade it is good to see that some people are using the REAL data and science and not the propaganda the government is pushing on us. I have severe asthma, so for me, wearing a face mask is actually more dangerous for me. Now I am rushing to see my doctor before my flight this week. I will need a medical exemption from the face mask wearing. I don’t think people realize that those of us who don’t want to wear a face mask aren’t being “selfish” or whatever label they like to put on us. So, along with both of your excellent arguments against wearing a mask, another reason for not wearing one is someone like me who can’t breath well if they wear one.

It's always nice to hear people more eloquent than myself, say the same thing. And, as usual, the people who disagree with data, or facts... they just... disappear. Once the battle is lost - instead of saying 'wow, yeah, ok, that's a good point, we might need to adjust our thinking' They double down - or more usually - disappear. -- We're all on the same team here everyone. There is no penalty for accepting the earth is round after years of thinking it was flat. Come join us on the side of logic, reason and data driven decision making. It's much nicer, and we won't take away your freedoms when it suits us!

In Howard's defense, his data is hardly wrong. It also begs the question as to why @Tiffany feels it necessary to bury accurate data and alternative vantage points that do not coincide with everyone else's highly charged and sensationalized interpretation of COVID-19. It is a simple fact that 80% of the deaths from COVID-19 have occurred in people 65 years and older. It is also an irrefutable fact that everyone who dies from COVID-19 must have had, by definition, and already compromised immune system. This disease does not have a 100% mortality rate and we know with high accuracy what group it targets most severely so, therefore, it is possible to survive it -- an event that can only happen by either not getting it or possessing a sufficiently strong immune system. So yes, younger people can get COVID-19, but if, for example, everyone 65+ would just stay at home and self-isolate, then this 80% wouldn't exist and the death toll would drop by a factor of 5! Instead, we recommend wearing masks...which are intended to help prevent the spread of the virus, which presupposes the wearer actually has the virus. If someone does NOT have the virus, why wear the mask? It is not scientifically valid. If the counter to this argument is that people could be asymptomatic, then this either further reinforces the not-so-deadly nature of COVID-19 OR reinforces the need for the at-risk population to continue to self-isolate. Either way, this is a highly controllable outcome that does not justify the wearing of a mask. To avoid future deaths -- with 100% certainty -- those with insufficiently strong immune systems need to continue to social distance, self-isolate, and quarantine. The burden is on this extremely small population. If this actually happens, then every other person on the planet can go about their business, not wear masks, get the virus, pass the virus, survive the virus.