News and notes from around the interweb:
- You go to all this effort – and only wear a medical mask?
This guy was on my flight last night. Seemed like other passengers and the crew admired his protective equipment… pic.twitter.com/PVYxvx5Bzx
— WTC (@wtcgroup) October 19, 2020
- Aeroflot crewmembers smuggled more than $50 million in stolen iPads and iPhones into Russia
- Hertz ends the ability to earn miles or convert points to miles both of those things cost money. But Hertz hasn’t been the ‘business travel’ car rental agency since George Clooney in Up In The Air. So much for being a member of SkyTeam.
- New York JFK AirTrain station toilets vying for ‘America’s Best Restroom’
- A woman set fire to her own hotel room on Sunday.
- American Airlines ‘Covid testing in advance’ partnership did not go well for this passenger traveling to Costa Rica. They didn’t process the test on time, and American’s airport tests aren’t accepted for entry into the country. No customer service phone number is a problem, too.
that headgear in itself is a fully enclosed respirator with its own mechanical air filter. He actually does not need a mask. Only flaw if any is his ears is not fully covered and you can say he should wear gloves.
Likely he was required to put it on by the airline. “Do you want to fly today?”
Helmut?
Space Helmut sounds like a German astronaut
Those PAPRs should be reserved for health care professionals. They are in very short supply and needed by them – not travellers.
A PAPR obviates the need for a mask.
“In the event of a decompression, an oxygen mask will automatically appear in front of you. To start the flow of oxygen, pull the mask towards you, remove your safety earphones, disconnect the tube running down your hoodie, unclip your space helmet, lift the visor, remove your surgical mask and place the oxygen mask firmly over your nose and mouth, making sure not to touch your nose and mouth with the fingers that have been tapping on your contaminated iPhone for the whole flight.
I wouldn’t call that mask “inferior”. If you’ve been paying attention to mask research Gary, you know that the three ply hospital mask is the best protection you can have short of an N95.
It is kind of silly to mask when you have a PAPR but the mask itself is quite good. But I wouldn’t put on a PAPR on a plane because of the safety issues involved if you should need to get emergency oxygen.