Ebola update
If we are relying on advice from the WHO and IATA for advice on this disease then we are in real trouble
The WHO has mismanaged this outbreak from the very beginning , they were warned about this outbreak 7 months ago , yet because they ignored the warning they have to keep changing their protocols as it becomes very obvious that everything they thought about this disease has been proved wrong.
If someone on an aircraft coughs or projectile vomits then the virus can travel as droplets up to 3-5 feet , Should you inhale those droplets or they land on your skin ,that is considered as direct contact it's not just about touching an infected person
Temperature screening is a lousy method of screening for Ebola or any other virus for that matter , anyone can take a few Tylenol to suppress a temperature to pass the airport screening
What I would like to know is what have the cabin crew been told to do should a passenger vomit in flight ?
Do we quarantine the area in the plane ? do we move passengers if possible ? do we land as soon as possible .Will other countries allow us to land if we declare a possible Ebola patient
But hey The air transport industry is well prepared. yeah right !!!!
If my memory serves me correctly didn't IATA advise airlines that it was safe to fly over the area where MH17 was shot down .So I would take any advice from that organization with a large dose of skepticism
Last edited by Blowback; 19th October 2014 at 16:57.