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Airlines are all talking a good game about H1N1 (Swine Flu) and whether they want passengers flying with the highly contagious disease. However, when it comes to walking the walk, all (except United) provide nothing in writing to let passengers know their policies.
AirTran Airways in a recent Atlanta Journal and Constitution the airline spokesperson said, [...]
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This question has been asked seriously for at least the last five years, however, technology and cheap flights have turned back the tide. Until now. Today it seems there is a palpable buzz for video conferencing. New programs that compare the costs of video vs. travel, tighter travel budgets, international flu epidemics, environmental pressures and better, cheaper video technology are moving us closer to a tipping point.
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With the outbreak of the swine flu virus dominating headlines many are putting cruise travel on the backburner. Still there is a way to cruise and safely protect your vacation investment.
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In a poll completed last week by the Consumer Travel Alliance (CTA), almost 73 percent of passengers said they would fly even if they had the flu. More than half of those would fly because either change fees were too high or it was “to late” to make changes vacation plans.
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Please help the Consumer Travel Alliance get the pulse of passenger attitudes with regards to flying with H1N1 (Swine Flu) or any flu. Now that President Obama has declared H1N1 a “national emergency,” pressure is sure to mount on airlines to change some of their policies when it comes to changing airline tickets.
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Last week, I published an opinion piece, Why swine flu shouldn’t fly. No sooner had my post hit cyberspace than I received a copy of a letter sent by the husband of an infected passenger who had been socked $200 to change his tickets.
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No one likes to sit near someone with the sniffles or a cough on the plane, but what about the very real prospect of your seatmate having swine flu? If current airline policies continue, those who have flu-like symptoms and heed the Centers for Disease Control warning to “stay home and avoid travel for 7 days” will face hundreds of dollars in airline fees and penalties. How many will still fly despite their illness and the chance of spreading it?
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When discussing the airlines’ position on Swine Flu (H1N1) on-air, James May, the Air Transport Association’s chief executive, makes his industry’s position crystal-clear: “The real key is self-policing. If you are not well, if you’re ill, stay home.”
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The French government has asked people to stop greeting one another by kissing. Will the swine flu cause you to change your travel plans? If not, what precautions are you taking?
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We’re barely into back-to-school season and already the worrisome stories are circulating. A USA Today story recently estimated as many as half the U.S. may end up infected with H1N1 aka “swine” flu.
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