bluesea321 Posted April 4, 2020 #176 Share Posted April 4, 2020 1 minute ago, 3rdGenCunarder said: You're right. It isn't like the plane showed up as a surprise. The local news were there waiting. See below. And so much for the passengers wearing a mask all the way home like they were supposed to, check out the news clip starting at about the 55 second mark. One pax has her mask off. https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/coronavirus/zaandam-cruise-ship-passengers-land-at-sfo/2267368/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudscraper Posted April 4, 2020 #177 Share Posted April 4, 2020 22 hours ago, Copper10-8 said: Dude, that had to be like the mother of like all posts/your like longest ever..................😁 Much like obliged, though! 🙂 I believe he misspelled a word in paragraph 107. 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 3rdGenCunarder Posted April 4, 2020 #178 Share Posted April 4, 2020 (edited) 10 minutes ago, dockman said: yes finally got home well after dark last night....not sure re baggage yet...so far still healthy...txs Hey, baggage can wait. The important thing is he is HOME!!! And let's home he continues to be healthy. Edited April 4, 2020 by 3rdGenCunarder typo 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesea321 Posted April 4, 2020 #179 Share Posted April 4, 2020 3 minutes ago, Tampa Girl said: Wasn't this United Flight a charter flight? No, it was not. An Eastern Charter flight from FLL to SFO but commercial for all from there, a mistake. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdwise Posted April 4, 2020 #180 Share Posted April 4, 2020 33 minutes ago, need2cruisesoon said: If you were a United pilot or flight attendant would you volunteer for their (12 hour) flight back? Yes 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JVilleGal Posted April 4, 2020 #181 Share Posted April 4, 2020 8 minutes ago, bluesea321 said: The local news were there waiting. See below. And so much for the passengers wearing a mask all the way home like they were supposed to, check out the news clip starting at about the 55 second mark. One pax has her mask off. https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/coronavirus/zaandam-cruise-ship-passengers-land-at-sfo/2267368/ The news apparently missed the part about United refusing to transport? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesea321 Posted April 4, 2020 #182 Share Posted April 4, 2020 2 minutes ago, JVilleGal said: The news apparently missed the part about United refusing to transport? That happened afterwards, that channel only covered the arrival from FLL. They would not have been at every gate since many pax were flying to other places besides Sydney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 3rdGenCunarder Posted April 4, 2020 #183 Share Posted April 4, 2020 5 minutes ago, JVilleGal said: The news apparently missed the part about United refusing to transport? Maybe the report was filed before United's decision was made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T8NCruise Posted April 4, 2020 #184 Share Posted April 4, 2020 1 hour ago, JVilleGal said: Being reported on FB, SFO United refused to transport Australians headed home from Zaandam 🤬 Oh no! Just as my faith in humanity was beginning to be restored, this destroyed that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T8NCruise Posted April 4, 2020 #185 Share Posted April 4, 2020 53 minutes ago, need2cruisesoon said: If you were a United pilot or flight attendant would you volunteer for their (12 hour) flight back? Obviously it would depend on your own circumstances - if you have a spouse/children/elderly relative at home with underlying health issues, no. Otherwise, absolutely. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catl331 Posted April 4, 2020 #186 Share Posted April 4, 2020 Obviously the crew of the charter that got them to SFO were okay with the arrangements. I can understand United not wanting to mix possibly infected people with others on a commercial flight, but for that many people HAL should charter a plane for them. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted April 4, 2020 #187 Share Posted April 4, 2020 How many Aussies and how many Kiwis? Roy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1ANGELCAT Posted April 4, 2020 #188 Share Posted April 4, 2020 55 minutes ago, JVilleGal said: A Carnival Rep should have been waiting for a group this size and should have had this type of issue handled Long before these folks ever arrived in SFO... unbelievable! My question is Seth Wayne the HAL Brand Ambassador , I believe was supposed to be on the charter flight from FLL to SFO. You would think before he continued to SEA he would make sure all other passengers were taken care of , wouldn’t you ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JVilleGal Posted April 4, 2020 #189 Share Posted April 4, 2020 5 minutes ago, rafinmd said: How many Aussies and how many Kiwis? Roy 135 total, why does it matter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Copper10-8 Posted April 4, 2020 #190 Share Posted April 4, 2020 1 hour ago, cat shepard said: HAL please take good care of these folk. Get them home. They deserve for their ordeal to be over. Sad! Time for Qantas (Airbus A380), Virgin Australia (triple seven) or the RAAF (Airbus A330 MRTT) to send some aircraft to SFO to pick those folks up and take them home 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tampa Girl Posted April 4, 2020 #191 Share Posted April 4, 2020 19 minutes ago, catl331 said: Obviously the crew of the charter that got them to SFO were okay with the arrangements. I can understand United not wanting to mix possibly infected people with others on a commercial flight, but for that many people HAL should charter a plane for them. The issue is that everyone, not just the HAL passengers, are possibly infected. The crew should have been fired on the spot. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Copper10-8 Posted April 4, 2020 #192 Share Posted April 4, 2020 1 hour ago, StLouisCruisers said: does anyone know if flight crews are wearing masks while working? My last flight was 3 1/2 weeks ago and they didn't then on Delta, but things really spiraled downward since then so I am just wondering how they are protecting themselves on all these flights. Some are, but not all as of yet 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmoviezombie Posted April 4, 2020 #193 Share Posted April 4, 2020 7 minutes ago, Copper10-8 said: Sad! Time for Qantas (Airbus A380), Virgin Australia (triple seven) or the RAAF (Airbus A330 MRTT) to send some aircraft to SFO to pick those folks up and take them home I don't know if it's for these folks specifically, but I saw an Australian news report last night about the government sending charter flights to several places to collect AU and NZ citizens. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmoviezombie Posted April 4, 2020 #194 Share Posted April 4, 2020 https://www.sbs.com.au/news/more-flights-to-get-stranded-australians-home-amid-coronavirus-restrictions Not charter, the government is subsidizing a limited set of normally scheduled flights. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geocruiser Posted April 4, 2020 #195 Share Posted April 4, 2020 I just watched the clip with them walking in the airport. At 59 sec into the film, one of the PAX is not wearing her mask . She has it pulled down. I don't understand that. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesea321 Posted April 4, 2020 #196 Share Posted April 4, 2020 3 minutes ago, geocruiser said: I just watched the clip with them walking in the airport. At 59 sec into the film, one of the PAX is not wearing her mask . She has it pulled down. I don't understand that. I don't either. She is violation of the order she received when she disembarked but she obviously does not care. I have been on a Stay at Home order for 3 weeks and I have followed it but this passenger cannot even wear the mask she was given. This is how the virus spreads, by people who are not considerate of others. 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madera1 Posted April 4, 2020 #197 Share Posted April 4, 2020 Hoping United gets another plane to take these passengers home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janert Posted April 4, 2020 #198 Share Posted April 4, 2020 cdwise--I am a retired flight attendant from a major US airline. I have friends who are still flying. It is very scary. 4 flight attendants have died that worked for the airline I am retired from. 6 or 7 ground personal have died also. Many more are sick. The airlines are not proving much for protection. Most just have agreed to let flight attendants and ground crews to wear masks and gloves in the last week. They do not provide them. So why would a crew want to take passengers who are just off a cruise ship with passengers who have died from Covid19? Not me. Australia or Holland America needs to provide a charter. Those crew members are aware of the type of passengers they are carrying and can make decision before flight. So I am not sure you would be so willing to fly an airplane with passengers who they know have been exposed to Covid19. Sounds nice to say yes to something you will never be in the position to have to decide. I think that the question should never been posted. No one knows what they will do in difficult situations until it actually happens. 9 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipmaster Posted April 4, 2020 #199 Share Posted April 4, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, summer slope said: United should be ashamed of themselves. Remember that when you need to book an airline. Being ashamed just UA? I asked you how about HAL, shouldn't they have taken responsibility to fly their passengers dock to home country, why should UA risk it's employees when we know asymptomatic transmission is possible and even with mask and careful social distancing you are at risk. Look only to the healthcare industry as to even those who take care get sick. Should we be ashamed of health care employees who dont come to work because of the hazard, etc. etc. I think I should think about HAL, Princesss ( CCL) as well as to how they managed this as well no? Edited April 4, 2020 by chipmaster 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted April 4, 2020 #200 Share Posted April 4, 2020 13 minutes ago, chipmaster said: Being ashamed just UA? I asked you how about HAL, shouldn't they have taken responsibility to fly their passengers dock to home country, HAL fly them back? How many planes does HAL have. They contracted with what they thought was a responsible carrier to do what they are paid to do. Eastern followed through on their commitments but not United. Roy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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