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15 airline industry deaths in 9 days: Why are planes still flying?

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The L.A. Times has learned of at least 15 airline workers who have died from COVID-19 from April 5-13. Yet without any central tracking, the true number of deaths in the airline industry is likely to be significantly higher.
· Apr 20

15 coronavirus-linked deaths in the airline industry in 9 days. Why are planes still flying?

15 deaths in the airline industry in 9 days linked to coronavirus. Why are planes still flying?
Flights are nearly empty and airlines have cut service drastically, but the coronavirus is still ravaging the workforce.
latimes.com
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· Apr 20

Flights are nearly empty. Airlines have cut service drastically. But still, workers are dying from COVID-19. A pilot, a flight attendant, a gate agent at LAX airport, a baggage handler at Dallas-Ft Worth and two more at JFK airport--at least 15 dead

15 deaths in the airline industry in 9 days linked to coronavirus. Why are planes still flying?
Flights are nearly empty and airlines have cut service drastically, but the coronavirus is still ravaging the workforce.
latimes.com
83 replies 1,590 retweets 1,750 likes
· Apr 20

"Across the industry, The Times learned of at least 15 workers who have died from COVID-19 from April 5-13, according to the airlines, unions and interviews with family members and friends"

15 deaths in the airline industry in 9 days linked to coronavirus. Why are planes still flying?
Flights are nearly empty and airlines have cut service drastically, but the coronavirus is still ravaging the workforce.
latimes.com
16 replies 159 retweets 203 likes
· Apr 20

A chilling and important story from

15 deaths in the airline industry in 9 days linked to coronavirus. Why are planes still flying?
Flights are nearly empty and airlines have cut service drastically, but the coronavirus is still ravaging the workforce.
latimes.com
11 replies 125 retweets 240 likes
· Apr 20

An otherwise benign lede that makes your blood run cold when paired w the headline about airline deaths:

15 deaths in the airline industry in 9 days linked to coronavirus. Why are planes still flying?
Flights are nearly empty and airlines have cut service drastically, but the coronavirus is still ravaging the workforce.
latimes.com
3 replies 56 retweets 159 likes
· Apr 20

41,356 US and counting. Each one is a person w/ a story grieved by family and friends. Read about Fire Captain

15 deaths in the airline industry in 9 days linked to coronavirus. Why are planes still flying?
Flights are nearly empty and airlines have cut service drastically, but the coronavirus is still ravaging the workforce.
latimes.com
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· Apr 20

“He was saving lives & then he retired & went to passing out potato chips & pretzels,"said a JetBlue flight attendant and friend of former firefighter who died. "And this is what this man is going to die from?” COVID-19 deaths mounting in airline industry

15 deaths in the airline industry in 9 days linked to coronavirus. Why are planes still flying?
Flights are nearly empty and airlines have cut service drastically, but the coronavirus is still ravaging the workforce.
latimes.com
8 replies 104 retweets 192 likes
· Apr 20

"Without any central tracking, the true number of deaths in the airline industry is likely to be significantly higher." The human toll of air travel is mounting - a toll many pilots and flight attendants see as preventable deaths

15 deaths in the airline industry in 9 days linked to coronavirus. Why are planes still flying?
Flights are nearly empty and airlines have cut service drastically, but the coronavirus is still ravaging the workforce.
latimes.com
7 replies 64 retweets 88 likes
· Apr 20

A shocking article about Covid cases within the airline industry. At least 15 US flight attendants / pilots / workers have died, having likely been exposed to the virus from passengers, and likely passing it on to other passengers.

15 deaths in the airline industry in 9 days linked to coronavirus. Why are planes still flying?
Flights are nearly empty and airlines have cut service drastically, but the coronavirus is still ravaging the workforce.
latimes.com
8 replies 55 retweets 103 likes
· Apr 21

April 9, emailed flight attendants w “refrain from notifying other crew members”...mid-April, telling airlines crew members may continue working “as long as they remain asymptomatic.” Why are commercial flights still flying?

15 deaths in the airline industry in 9 days linked to coronavirus. Why are planes still flying?
Flights are nearly empty and airlines have cut service drastically, but the coronavirus is still ravaging the workforce.
latimes.com
12 replies 92 retweets 88 likes
· Apr 20

"Airlines are still offering specials like $35 round-trip tickets from Los Angeles to Chicago. “We are doing nothing but spreading the disease,” said one American Airlines flight attendant." Insanity.

15 deaths in the airline industry in 9 days linked to coronavirus. Why are planes still flying?
Flights are nearly empty and airlines have cut service drastically, but the coronavirus is still ravaging the workforce.
latimes.com
3 replies 124 retweets 177 likes

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