Flying during Covid -19

In the wake of what is going on in our country right now, most places are closed and almost all professions are working from home. It is said that unless you are essential, STAY HOME!

Well apparently flying is essential,
because I am still working. A few weeks ago when the situation of Covid-19 seemed to be starting in America, I'd see a few passengers wearing masks or gloves and honestly thought well they are taking pretty extreme caution.  But the more it evolved and the more we became aware of the severity of it, I don't blame them! 

Now my flight crew even comes on the plane with gloves and Lysol cans (we bring) to disinfect our areas, such as jump seats, phones, demo equipment etc. The other day I asked for some gloves, which we usually get a box when asked. He came back with just  2. I guess use sparingly. 

The other week I had to do 3 International turns. Fly from Philadelphia to Cancun (stay on plane) and fly right back. I don't have International data so am unable to turn my phone on while I am there.  I did this route for three days straight.  I woke up at 3 am and did not get home until after 4pm. I was exhausted. I came home, showered and ate, and immediately went to bed to wake up and do it again. Needless to say, I didn't put the news on nor did I really know what was going on in society so I didn't know how severe it was getting from day to day!   Yet among all the closures, I am still reporting to work.

Everyday the passenger count dwindled down and the last day there was only 1 passenger heading to Cancun. We were curious on why she needed to go. She explained that she lived in Cancun and was only in Philadelphia visiting her daughter. She was suppose to stay for two weeks but since her daughter is a nurse and was very busy she thought it'd be best to go back early.

When we landed in Cancun the cleaning crew immediately came on and sanitized every seat and tray table. It's nice to see everyone is taking precautions.

After those flights,  I had a few days off and was planning to go home to teach my classes at the gym but since they closed I thought I would try to work more since next month we are all getting reductions in hours and are getting asked to do voluntarily layoffs ( I'm not taking part in this).

I wanted to do turns so I made sure I didn't have a layover anywhere, but when this turn canceled the only trip left was a layover. I heard that everything is shut down everywhere so pretty much you are quarantined to your room, because it's not like we can go through the drive through without a car. I guess it's a good time to catch up on Netflix. I made sure to pack plenty of food. Usually I would go shopping at TJ Max but not this time. I did go for a short run before returning to my room for the rest of the 21 hour layover. 

I have some scheduled layovers coming up that I am not looking forward to. I am hoping they end up canceling. So we will see! 

I really can't believe we are still flying! I highly doubt the the 8 passenger we are taking to Charlotte is essential.

Fortunately I have not gotten sick but I know a few of my flight attendant friends are(not with the virus, but just in general). So please if you do not need to travel as a necessity, please just stay home as requested! 

Are you working during this difficult time?

Any questions about what it's like to be flying throughout all this? -L

I am sorry that there might not be a link up this week. I am posting from a different location and did not have access to the link up tools. If something changes I will try to update.