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Canadian flight crews demand protective suits as more than a dozen fall ill with COVID-19
Death of U.S. flight attendant sparks fear, frustration among Canadian crews
Dave Seglins, Linda Guerriero, Laura Clementson · CBC News · Posted: Mar 28, 2020 4:00 AM ET
More than a dozen Canadian flight attendants are sick with COVID-19, with one recently released from an intensive care unit in Calgary, CBC News has learned.
Many airline crews remain on the job as international and domestic flights continue to take thousands of Canadians home during the global pandemic.
But flight crews and their unions are becoming increasingly vocal in demanding better protective equipment, including protective suits or gowns, and mandatory testing for COVID-19.
"I've asked several times, 'Why are we not wearing hazmat suits?' Other airlines are wearing hazmat suits," a flight attendant who works for a major Canadian airline told CBC News.
"We are on the front line and we are exposed to people from all around the world. We have connections from all over the world."
Death of U.S. flight attendant sparks fear, frustration among Canadian crews
Dave Seglins, Linda Guerriero, Laura Clementson · CBC News · Posted: Mar 28, 2020 4:00 AM ET
More than a dozen Canadian flight attendants are sick with COVID-19, with one recently released from an intensive care unit in Calgary, CBC News has learned.
Many airline crews remain on the job as international and domestic flights continue to take thousands of Canadians home during the global pandemic.
But flight crews and their unions are becoming increasingly vocal in demanding better protective equipment, including protective suits or gowns, and mandatory testing for COVID-19.
"I've asked several times, 'Why are we not wearing hazmat suits?' Other airlines are wearing hazmat suits," a flight attendant who works for a major Canadian airline told CBC News.
"We are on the front line and we are exposed to people from all around the world. We have connections from all over the world."