When the plane doors close, the flight attendants have to push past the concerns of the moment.
, the sustained periods of time in a confined space with ever-changing passenger have placed flight attendants, whose primary function is ensuring aircraft safety, on the front lines.
"It just made me feel extremely uncomfortable, even the thought to be coughing. I made sure I had a lot of cough drops." When he did cough, "My crew members were like, 'What's wrong with you?' And I was like, 'It’s allergies.'"Social distancing has been enacted Flight attendants are moving passengers in the first row back to allow a CDC-mandated safe distance from the crew's jump seats."Moving these passengers also creates a larger barrier for the customers waiting for the lavatory," he says.
Mayfield says he's also impressed how thoroughly the passengers perform self-cleaning, once a niche activity. Even though there's scientific debate over the mask's effectiveness in protecting against the virus, he says, "They can wear a mask if it gives them comfort."One unanticipated effect of coronavirus on air travel: Time passes more slowly now for cabin crews, who have fewer passengers to care for.
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