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@Jonesbbkr wrote: Not sure where you see me contradicting myself but that’s your opinion for what ever you feel it’s worth. It’s not about mask etiquette, it’s about respect for others safety and following rules and guidelines. Let me guess your a pre- boarder too You said flying should be 0% risk,  but you admit you can't have that in such close quarters.   Which is it?    Nope,  I'm A list preferred,  and I don't block the aisle during planing OR deplaning.  I flew 50k miles last year without getting Covid... or whining about other's masks.    Ps.  It's spelled "you're". ... View more

@skuehl14 wrote: Could you refer me to the studies you mention?   "This research is bolstered by another recent study from the IATA which concluded the “risk of contracting the virus on board appears to be in the same category as being struck by lightning,” in the words of CEO and Director General Alexandre de Juniac. Earnest on Thursday stressed that United Airlines, as other airlines said in September, is reporting lower infection rates among its flight attendants than among the general U.S. population.    44. That’s the known number of confirmed Covid-19 cases transmitted on airplanes among the 1.2 billion passengers who have traveled this year, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA)."   By my math that is 44 divided by 1,200,000,000 = .0000000367.   https://www.forbes.com/sites/jemimamcevoy/2020/10/15/study-risk-of-covid-19-transmission-on-planes-virtually-nonexistent-for-mask-wearers/?sh=8c1ba99787be   As apoint of comparison, your chances of dying in a car crash during your lifetime is a little less than 1% --- .01   https://www.thedrive.com/news/18985/lifetime-odds-of-dying-in-a-car-crash-at-1-in-102 ... View more

 @ beavermba I agree with your premise from an earning standpoint but also disagree overall that it shouldn't matter to those who have CP thru 2021 because it needs to be considered from the standpoint of benefits timeline. We're all losing time we earned right now equally, whether your pass expires at the end of 2020 or the end of 2021. Everyone is grounded for the most part now.    Extending the pass benefits thru June 30, 2021 is a great move by SWA to help offset the time pass holders are missing right now, for those whose pass expires at the end of the year.   But for those of us who earned their pass this year before COVID19, it does nothing because we already earned our benefits thru 12/32/2021. So under the current announcement, people in this boat get nothing for time they're missing...time they earned. And on top of it, these people earned 125,000 points for it...and the 25K CP point refund coming our way also doesn't really matter since we earned it already.  Basically people who earned CP this year between 1/1/20 - present are left out.  ... View more