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U.S. weighs ban on all flights from China over virus outbreak: report
CNBC reported late Tuesday that officials reportedly held a conference call with airline officials Tuesday and said a suspension of all China-U.S. flights is on the table as an option. CNBC reported that was one of a variety of responses being considered. United Airlines UAL said Tuesday it was cancelling dozens of flights to Hong Kong and mainland China, and Delta Air Lines DAL,and American Airlines AAL said they will waive fees to allow travelers to reschedule trips to China. (www.marketwatch.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
If I had a schedule to China I would call in sick for the month and bid domestic trips.
Since it seems to have spread to India and Philippines now I feel perhaps there should be a harder line taken with limiting or suspending flights although I was reading that, like SARS, coronavirus doesn't do well in hot and humid environments so maybe it won't spread too quickly.
I knew those 747's would be useful at some point. Un-retiring some of the A380's might help too. The plane from China that came into LA was diverted to March AFB. Two full weeks of quarantine that the passengers can't escape from. If this really gets going, our military bases might get full fast, as they are some of the only secure airfields in the US
I remember reading an article about some treaty dealing with this same issue.
The question was 'At what point do we deny any (ANY!) airline, or aviation vehicle access to a contaminated area. It was hotly argued that there should be no (HUH?) limits to air travel to/from a contaminated area. NO LIMITS? Really? Seriously? There was a man sick with Ebola/Marburg, that flew to another African country, and started his own little 'hot zone' because he was able to fly and spread the disease.
There WILL come a time when ALL, and I mean EVERY LAST ONE will have to be grounded from flying into, or out of, a contaminated area. Nothing in, OR out. To state otherwise is just insane.
Sure, it might hurt the airline industry, but the greater good needs to be taken into account here. This is why I think flying the 200+ people out of Wuhan (in a cargo plane no less) to the US was reckless. Everyone that worked that flight is now contaminated. It's crazy to risk it.
So, when should all flights be stopped. Should it happen in this case. Should it happen to cases like this in the future. Who should say when it ends. Who stops the airline histrionics?
The question was 'At what point do we deny any (ANY!) airline, or aviation vehicle access to a contaminated area. It was hotly argued that there should be no (HUH?) limits to air travel to/from a contaminated area. NO LIMITS? Really? Seriously? There was a man sick with Ebola/Marburg, that flew to another African country, and started his own little 'hot zone' because he was able to fly and spread the disease.
There WILL come a time when ALL, and I mean EVERY LAST ONE will have to be grounded from flying into, or out of, a contaminated area. Nothing in, OR out. To state otherwise is just insane.
Sure, it might hurt the airline industry, but the greater good needs to be taken into account here. This is why I think flying the 200+ people out of Wuhan (in a cargo plane no less) to the US was reckless. Everyone that worked that flight is now contaminated. It's crazy to risk it.
So, when should all flights be stopped. Should it happen in this case. Should it happen to cases like this in the future. Who should say when it ends. Who stops the airline histrionics?
Flights from China should have already been disallowed. Let the planes refuel and then send them back to where they came from. The Bubonic Plague killed over 50% of the population
in Europe. Estimates indicate that 75 million to 200 million people were killed by Yersinia pestis, 25 million in 5 years alone. Brought in by trade ships docking at ports in the known world. Will we learn nothing from history? This is not a movie; it's real life.
in Europe. Estimates indicate that 75 million to 200 million people were killed by Yersinia pestis, 25 million in 5 years alone. Brought in by trade ships docking at ports in the known world. Will we learn nothing from history? This is not a movie; it's real life.
At this point considering the long incubation period, isn't a flight ban akin to barring the barn door after the horse has bolted??
You’re right. And my suggestion is that since it’s too late to matter, all persons flying into the U.S. from China stay at your house tonight.
No, its nowhere near the same analogy. If this turns into a large-scale pandemic, public health considerations justify cutting off inter-continent disease transmission by hundreds or thousands of infection sufferers. Its not a question of sympathy, instead whats effective to LIMIT further outbreaks