Masks on QF International Flights

Saw this article in SMH about QF lifting mask mandate on certain international flights where the destination doesn't require masks to be worn. Will be interesting to see how this plays out and how many people keep wearing them, and how many people stop wearing them even on flights when they are meant to be required.

Qantas to lift mask requirement on some international flights

Qantas says it will soon allow passengers to travel without masks on some international flights, even though face coverings remain compulsory on all domestic services.

www.smh.com.au

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Western Australia has about double the daily cases (per capita) of Italy. There's literally more chance of WA sending covid to Italy than the reverse.

Yeah well… maybe the double rate is why they still want masks

 

[marki]

Yeah well… maybe the double rate is why they still want masks

Masks that are not in the hierarchy of control to make any difference at all. Especially when taken off to sneeze.

 

[straitman]

Masks that are not in the hierarchy of control to make any difference at all. Especially when taken off to sneeze.

Surely taking the mask off to sneeze is akin to not wearing a mask as you advocate.

 

[SCM]

I always take off a mask to sneeze. Who wants to be wearing a mask that you've sneezed into for hours? Insanity!

 

[Lynda2475]

I always take off a mask to sneeze. Who wants to be wearing a mask that you've sneezed into for hours? Insanity!

Surely you sneeze into the mask, then replace with a clean mask and dispose of the soiled one. Or hopefully at the very least you are sneezing into a tissue (not your uncovered hand).

Masks are there to stop droplet spread, taking it off to sneeze which is the fastest way to spread droplets metres at a time is counter productive.

 

[Melburnian1]

Each to their own. Italy doesn’t care if ‘x’ number of people arrive with covid having spread during the flight. WA does, and doesn’t want it to happen. WA’s thinking may go beyond the health of those on board, and to the protection of the general population.

But the median age of death from this virus is 83, which is about median life expectancy in Oz anyway, which varies a little by sex. In the vast majority of cases, if you 'get it', you'll recover.

Masks are dehumanising, environmentally destructive and as some have said, often ineffective.

 

[SCM]

Surely you sneeze into the mask, then replace with a clean mask and dispose of the soiled one. Hopefully you are at least sneezing into a tissue.

Masks are there to stop droplet spread, taking it off to sneeze which is the fastest way to spread droplets metres at a time is counter productive.

I am not carrying around a million masks all the time, especially inside somewhere like a plane. What if you have hayfever?

 

[straitman]

I am not carrying around a million masks all the time, especially inside somewhere like a plane. What if you have hayfever?

We’ll assume then that you sneeze into a handkerchief.

 

[Lynda2475]

I'm ok with masks not being required on flights anymore, but where you are required to wear one it would wise to have spares (not millions, but taking a 10 pack of N95s doesn't exactly add any heft to ones carry-on). Surgical masks are pretty useless and cant be worn for extended periods such as a whole long haul flight anyway as they get soggy quickly.

 

[SCM]

I'm ok with masks not being required on flights anymore, but where you are required to wear one it would wise to have spares (not millions, but taking a 10 pack of N95s doesn't exactly add any heft to ones carry-on). Surgical masks are pretty useless and cant be worn for extended periods such as a whole long haul flight anyway as they get soggy quickly.

They are useless, but I find them less uncomfortable than N95 masks. In reality all these masks are pretty useless, it may be 1% useful vs 10% useful.

 

[downtheback]

What I don't get is why wear masks if conducting a F+B service? In Business (especially), I could theoretically have my mask off from take off to landing if I continue to indulge. Seems to make a mockery of the whole charade.

 

[RichardMEL]

What I don't get is why wear masks if conducting a F+B service? In Business (especially), I could theoretically have my mask off from take off to landing if I continue to indulge. Seems to make a mockery of the whole charade.

have you seen how slow drink service on QFi can be? like an hour out sometimes to get a drink?!

 

[mviy]

Yes it does make it more bearable to have the mask off for extended periods. Hopefully not too long before masks become optional on pretty much all flights.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

What I don't get is why wear masks if conducting a F+B service? In Business (especially), I could theoretically have my mask off from take off to landing if I continue to indulge. Seems to make a mockery of the whole charade.

Someone reported in another thread that a QF FA was asking pax to put the mask back up between sips of a drink. Which is how it was done in the US.

 

[drron]

Someone reported in another thread that a QF FA was asking pax to put the mask back up between sips of a drink. Which is how it was done in the US.

Except on QF it isn't done routinely. Just the odd paranoid FA.

 

[mviy]

Except on QF it isn't done routinely. Just the odd paranoid FA.

Putting it back on more times will increase the chances of touching it incorrectly making it less effective.

 

[Princess Fiona]

ADMIN HAT

The topic of this thread is mask wearing on QF planes.

Please stick to it

ADMIN HAT

 

[straitman]

I have not been specifically following this as it didn't apply.

What are the actual mask rules for someone flying MEL-LAX on QF93?

 

[ozflier]

It would be interesting to see whether Qantas will follow suit and not require masks on flights to Singapore.

Singapore Airlines drops mask-wearing rules

From next week masks will no longer be compulsory on all SQ flights or even at Changi Airport.

www.executivetraveller.com

Also mentioned here in Singapore Airlines section.

Singapore Airlines dropping mask wearing mandate

https://www.executivetraveller.com/news/singapore-airlines-face-masks Here's hoping other airlines do the same, I'm flying QF to Singapore next Saturday, then Finnair to CDG and not looking forward to wearing a mask for 28 hours!

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

 

[defurax]

For all I know QF have been following mask rules of destination countries (e.g. no mask from Australia to UK, US)