Pure airline greed. Flights aren’t ocean cruises, just the concept of unvetted strangers from our increasingly immature, unstable society, using prescription or illegal drugs with who-knows-what interactions with alcohol, perhaps some with mental or emotional problems, swilling booze for a ‘two hour cruise’ in an aircraft with hundreds of others is irresponsible and ignorant. The CDC and TSA are trying to help keep Covid at bay by mandating masks on board, but unstable, paranoid drunks, Welcome! No need to worry, if you sexually assault or injure our flight crew or passengers, we’ll initially blame the victims! We are just as confused and screwed up as you are about political correctness and doing the right thing, So drink up!
This scenario is almost as sickening to me as the one playing out currently in our race to the bottom to never reach herd immunity from the pandemic because of warped ideas between personal freedom- of course, without equally personal responsibility- and the greater freedom of selflessness and its many benefits.
Ventilators over Vaccines is winning the day in our pursuit of herd immunity, and greed is winning the day against the freedom and health of flight crews everywhere. Please observe the ‘Fasten your seatbelt’ sign.