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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI'm about to board a flight from Bakersfield to DFW...
And then on to Jacksonville, FL
Into the teeth of the beast!
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,494 posts)I thought DFW is one of the meat-grinder hubs all the international returnees are routed through.
We wish you a safe trip and I'm sure you know the drill......
A HERETIC I AM
(24,376 posts)Covering a slot in a relay that has now been filled, so I have to fly home.
I dont think Dallas is too bad, nothing like Chicago or New York for international passengers, but either way, theres not much I can do about it.
Thanks for the well wishes, though!
moonscape
(4,673 posts)a relief to get home!
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)Stay safe!
A HERETIC I AM
(24,376 posts)With the other drivers in the relay, but it would cost twice as much as the flight did.
There was never even a question put to me whether I wanted to fly or not.
Ill be fine.
If not, well....,its been interesting!
Roland99
(53,342 posts)In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)I look forward to many more.
stillcool
(32,626 posts)A HERETIC I AM
(24,376 posts)Im pretty sure I can hold my breath for 6 hours!
ProfessorGAC
(65,159 posts)Well, except for all of us, I mean. Stay safe!
MoonlitKnight
(1,584 posts)Hopefully not a full plane.
A HERETIC I AM
(24,376 posts)The DFW-JAX flight looks 50% according to the seating chart
dkhbrit
(110 posts)Its fine now. Saturday was awful apparently.
A HERETIC I AM
(24,376 posts)What a nightmare for so many
A HERETIC I AM
(24,376 posts)Sancho
(9,070 posts)Good luck...and stay away from people if you can. Don't touch anything.
Wow...I flew from Atlanta to Tampa a couple weeks ago, and got a bad cold/flu? The MD said it was not coronavirus...but they have NO IDEA. Almost no one in Florida is getting tested. Doc called it the Delta (airline) virus.
I've been in my house for more than a week, and symptom free for several days. I went out this morning to Publix...almost no one there...and no TP.
uponit7771
(90,359 posts)A HERETIC I AM
(24,376 posts)You know, personal topiary!
So its not that Im a fatalist or anything, but Im a 60 year old ex smoker with sleep apnea and COPD
I might just be screwed no matter what!
A HERETIC I AM
(24,376 posts)malaise
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(24,376 posts)A HERETIC I AM
(24,376 posts)Just as I got off Terminal B looking both ways;
Pretty sparse for a mid day Monday
Still plenty of activity on the ramps and taxiways
In case you werent aware, DFW is American Airlines main Hub
Flight out is Terminal C so I had to ride the tram. Heres what the walkway looked like when I came down from the people mover
Just generally sparse.
Only seen one or two folks wearing masks.
One more and Im home after almost 2 weeks on the road. Starts boarding at about quarter of.
Mersky
(4,986 posts)Helps calm my paranoidal lobe, some. Ive been worried about the state of international airports. Glad to see folks arent packed together, but I wouldnt trust that surfaces in the place and planes are virus-free.
Good luck and want you to be well.
A HERETIC I AM
(24,376 posts)Remarkable.
The upgrade was fairly cheap, so I went for it. Empty seat next to me, second row back from the sharp end.
Doors closed, off we go!
cwydro
(51,308 posts)I need to get on a plane!
Btw, I love the look that woman on the right is giving you...
A HERETIC I AM
(24,376 posts)MuseRider
(34,115 posts)that long away from home.
Relax, cook some good food and take care of the roses.
Most importantly, stay well. My lungs are much like yours, no COPD but numerous pneumonia episodes. SO, get out and away from all those other people and enjoy the sunshine and some down time and build your immune system.
A HERETIC I AM
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(24,376 posts)Last edited Mon Mar 16, 2020, 06:27 PM - Edit history (1)
Its not like Jacksonville is a major hub, and this terminal is rather small and tends to be really busy primarily in the early morning
A HERETIC I AM
(24,376 posts)For 12 days or so