Originally Posted by
dartman2
Not sure that I would agree. The person behind the desk or delivering the room service in some foreign hotel coughs on an Australian based crew member and a foreign based crew member (that has commuted in to operate their flight and hence happens to be in the hotel) and then they both hop in their respective rides and fly to Australia... they both present the same risk
Again, NO. You miss the point entirely.
- 1 crew member lives in a country riddled with COVID. Every day they are being exposed to possible sources of infection; at the supermarket, at a cafe, at the shops, etc. They feel fine, have no reason to be tested so they hop on a flight to Australia.
- An Australian crew member lives in a country where a week ago we had virtually eliminated COVID. They have almost no possible way to catch it when not at work. They then fly off to a hotel room overseas and interact with a only a handful of people whilst always wearing a mask. They now fly home to quarantine at home.
Clearly the ‘risk profile’ is very different between the two.