At the hearing, all four airline executives touted onboard HEPA filtration systems as a godsend for safe air travel during the pandemic. “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,” said Laughter. “The airplane is the safest place that you can be indoors,” said Kirby. “The aircraft is the safest place you can be,” echoed Parker.
But the executives have drawn backlash, and Kelly in particular, for seeming to imply that the air filtration systems on airplanes rendered wearing masks unnecessary. “Yeah, I think the case is very strong that masks don't add much if anything in the air cabin environment,” the Southwest CEO testified.
A factcheck came from Nelson, who represents more than 50,000 flight attendants at 17 airlines. She framed air filtration as just one of several pandemic protocols that were keeping flyers safe.
he did not agree with the other airline executives’ assessment on the mask issue. “Particularly when we see omicron continuing to enter into our country, masks are going to be important as a safeguard for a while yet.”. “I agreed with my fellow CEOs that being onboard a plane is proven to be a safe and healthy indoor environment. I did so by saying, ‘I concur,’ and then talked about air quality.
Go figure!!!! What's his stance now!! He breathed someone's bad air into unmasked nostrils!!!
A dust mask to stop the most deadly virus ever! Then no Hazmat containers to put them in, hmm, then they are thrown on the ground (like a petri dish) to fester. What a joke. The media has made people depressed through brainwashing all day and night everywhere. Media should pay
Did the SWA CEO infect Senators Warren and Booker? He should be held accountable! SouthwestAir
Celebrating? Don’t be so quick…
The argument that the pressurized cabins filter the air and thus are safe is bogus. I have caught all kinds of illnesses over the years from air travel. A few times it ruined the vacation.
i'm tired of the stories of stupid old white men.
Was Corey Bookee and Elizabeth Warren there?
🤦🏽
crap attitudes always come from the top.
🤣 Sorry, not sorry.
At least he admitted planes are f'ing incubators of disease. Ban the unvaxxed.
Good! Now, Karma, make sure he gets to test run a ventilator too!
Could have picked up anytime, anywhere, in the last two weeks.
Did he fly too often without masks? Now everyone who doesnt wear a mask or is not vaccinated will get the real message.
Probably had 3 jabs too.
Poetic Justice
Trash journalism. There is nothing to indicate where he became infected and intimating otherwise is yet another example of the media being completely unfit for purpose.
So? Masks are a joke
GOLDUCKTOKEN
Guess what, I bet folks who wear mask tested positive the same day. So what is your point besides BS?
He proved his point.
Bet he wears masks on commercial flights like everyone else. That's why proof he got it in commercial plane flight anyway. Geez folks it's time to quit with the virtue signaling got yas when it comes to covid-19
So he’s correct! They don’t add much protection
Karma is a bitch
JuddApatow Déjà vu. Heard this tune before.
So, he ' TESTED POSITIVE'.
You have no idea where he came into contact with the virus. Unless all three have Covid I doubt it was due to him not wearing a mask in the hearing. Maybe he got it shaking hands with a Democrat.
BrianKarem Good for him!
BrianKarem Karma is a bitch.
It appears from your headline you are asserting this gentleman picked up a virus because he did not wear a mask on a plane. Can you offer any proof of this
Biden told him it’s ok not to wear mask 😷 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
Can't make it up.
Karma hurts
BrianKarem Good.
BrianKarem He probably infected a lot of people.
BrianKarem OhWell
BrianKarem Hope he…recovers. But the opposite.
It was most likely not caught on a plane
They have lost their direction
Undoubtedly contracted from flying on Southwest from Dallas to Washington D.C.without a mask.
AND….what does this have to do with MASKS ON PLANES…
FAFO
He surely wears them a lot so it kinda proves the point .
Definitely a $LUV Put on Monday
He probably flew there and had to wear a mask. So I guess the point of this article is that masks don’t work? 🤷♂️
Did the congress held the sitting in an aeroplane? He is probably vaccinated what's the correlation ? Does covid also punish people that held alternative view even if they observe your protocols? or your headlines is BS?
So? We're all gonna get covid. Live with it, idiots.
I guess when you have so much money that they don't listen to anyone or maybe they don't care that their lives don't matter & it's 867,000 deaths and still climbing & the Greed doesn't care for anyone except their own pockets & this is unreal
RealChrisKocher Idiot
Convenient timing 🤪
data
JuddApatow The irony is killing me.
heilfauci
K and you’re point?
The whole thing is a Movie
Natural immunity
Maybe he got sick on his plane ride there.
So? He was vaccinated so there's that too...
thanks
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