Go Back  PPRuNe Forums > Flight Deck Forums > Rumours & News
Reload this Page >

China asks cabin crew to wear nappies to reduce virus risk

Wikiposts
Search
Rumours & News Reporting Points that may affect our jobs or lives as professional pilots. Also, items that may be of interest to professional pilots.

China asks cabin crew to wear nappies to reduce virus risk

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 11th Dec 2020, 08:20
  #1 (permalink)  
Thread Starter
 
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: In the sticks
Posts: 9,847
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
China asks cabin crew to wear nappies to reduce virus risk

Pilots to pee into a bottle? It comes on top of the advice for cabin crew to wear medical masks, disposable gloves, caps, goggles, disposable protective clothing and shoe coverings.

Flight crew are also advised to wear a range of protective gear, but not nappies. The advice comes from the Chinese aviation regulator when flying to more infected areas

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-55269969

Last edited by LTNman; 11th Dec 2020 at 08:34.
LTNman is offline  
Old 11th Dec 2020, 08:28
  #2 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Reading, UK
Posts: 15,816
Received 201 Likes on 93 Posts
Makes a change from the passengers being pampered.
DaveReidUK is offline  
Old 11th Dec 2020, 08:31
  #3 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Cyprus
Posts: 521
Received 19 Likes on 13 Posts
"Asked" - for now . Soon, no doubt, it will be mandatory . Many contributors over on 'Jetblast' would be lining up to pop on the panties in a show of proud solidarity .Woe betide anyone who questions, least of all objects.
Gordomac is offline  
Old 11th Dec 2020, 09:51
  #4 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Europe
Posts: 704
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Maybe incontinence will be seen as an advantage for future recruitment? This way, the risk of violation of those rules will be minimised!

Jokes aside, I simply cannot believe my eyes and ears that almost one year into the pandemic there are still such exotic suggestions. It's already been proven that the only piece of PPE which offers any real protection is a good-quality face mask. No more, no less. Gloves, gowns and everything else belong in the biohazard response kit on board, not on the crew members' self.
PilotLZ is offline  
Old 11th Dec 2020, 10:59
  #5 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Reading, UK
Posts: 15,816
Received 201 Likes on 93 Posts
Originally Posted by PilotLZ
It's already been proven that the only piece of PPE which offers any real protection is a good-quality face mask.
With the proviso that a basic face mask mostly protects those around you from whatever you may be shedding. Not so much vice versa.
DaveReidUK is offline  
Old 11th Dec 2020, 11:54
  #6 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: cowtown
Posts: 898
Received 65 Likes on 46 Posts
The Glamour of aviation is truly on hold .
fitliker is offline  
Old 11th Dec 2020, 12:10
  #7 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Between Foxrock and a hard place
Posts: 115
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
PilotLZ

I wonder what their company’s/CAAC guidance is on cabin fires then. Should they remove all this plastic PPE before committing to fire-fighting? Or keep it on to save time and allow it to melt to their skin/uniform?
sprite1 is offline  
Old 11th Dec 2020, 13:17
  #8 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Oct 2019
Location: SW1A 2AA
Posts: 208
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Nice. Out there serving punters with a full load in your nappy.

What drugs are these people on?
Rt Hon Jim Hacker MP is offline  
Old 11th Dec 2020, 13:33
  #9 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Not Aviation House
Posts: 729
Likes: 0
Received 9 Likes on 6 Posts
LTNman

Just a request from China, then, not an instruction?

Do they have a robust system of checking compliance??
Fire and brimstone is offline  
Old 11th Dec 2020, 13:34
  #10 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Not Aviation House
Posts: 729
Likes: 0
Received 9 Likes on 6 Posts
Originally Posted by DaveReidUK
Makes a change from the passengers being pampered.
Can you take this important issue seriously please??
Fire and brimstone is offline  
Old 11th Dec 2020, 20:10
  #11 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Bolton ENGLAND
Age: 78
Posts: 1,104
Received 3 Likes on 3 Posts
You just have to wonder where some of this nonsense come from........!
Planemike is offline  
Old 12th Dec 2020, 05:58
  #12 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Jun 1999
Location: Oztrailia
Posts: 2,991
Received 14 Likes on 10 Posts
So the idiots expect crew to leave Urine and Feces in their pants for hours on end.......just think of all the skin irritation that will cause not to mention the smell......will be fantastic having 15 crew walking through the terminal after arrival.......
How ..... stupid.
ACMS is offline  
Old 12th Dec 2020, 13:24
  #13 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Blighty
Posts: 5,675
Likes: 0
Received 22 Likes on 17 Posts
Would it perhaps be easier for China to just forbid entry to people travelling from countries with more than a specific case rate ? Saves face, and nobody gets offended
davidjohnson6 is offline  
Old 12th Dec 2020, 13:27
  #14 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Bed
Posts: 337
Received 8 Likes on 5 Posts
Or just lock offf one toilet for crew use only...
sangiovese. is offline  
Old 12th Dec 2020, 15:37
  #15 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: UK
Posts: 105
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Fire and brimstone

Lighten up ... you sound like someone it might be inadvisable to get stuck in a lift with. Unless, of course, you were being ironic ?

It was a witty response to a ludicrous directive / piece of advice. (Delete as appropriate).
SID PLATE is offline  
Old 12th Dec 2020, 16:14
  #16 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Bed
Posts: 337
Received 8 Likes on 5 Posts
Perhaps he needs a huggie? (You can see what I did there, others brands of nappy/diaper/pad are available)
sangiovese. is offline  
Old 12th Dec 2020, 18:29
  #17 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Ireland
Posts: 216
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
They who came up with this sugestion must have forgotten who cleans the toilets during flight. No cleaning can't possibly reduce the virus riske, so cabin crew have to clean them but can't use them. That makes no sense whatsoever.
vikingivesterled is offline  
Old 12th Dec 2020, 23:22
  #18 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: The No Transgression Zone
Posts: 2,483
Received 5 Likes on 3 Posts
I actually had to check to see if I was in Jet Blast, this is unsurpassed muppetry of the nth degree.
Management should hang their heads in shame!
Pugilistic Animus is offline  
Old 13th Dec 2020, 07:48
  #19 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Darkness mostly
Age: 52
Posts: 34
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
I'm still very much confused. Did I end up in the fetish section of an adult entertainment website or is the PPrune?
marsipulami is offline  
Old 13th Dec 2020, 08:08
  #20 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Europe
Posts: 704
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
It would be interesting to hear how the wise men behind this decision would justify it. At least on my aircraft type, there is continuous air extraction from the lavatory to prevent odours. It's probably similar on other aircraft as well. This means that infectious aerosols don't get to stay in the lavatory any longer than they would elsewhere in the cabin. In conjunction with masks, hand washing and the required regular disinfection of door handles, just how would a visit to the lavatory be more dangerous than staying elsewhere in the cabin?

A thought: in the past, many infectious diseases spread precisely because of untreated human waste. Now, as we have the technology and have been using it routinely for decades, we are suddenly told "don't go to the toilet so as you don't get infected". Our ancestors would turn in their graves if they heard that.
PilotLZ is offline  


Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.