​​​​​​​Huge 65% Expats say unvaccinated passengers should sit in separate areas on planes

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65% of Expats in Thailand say unvaccinated passengers should sit in separate areas on aeroplanes according to a survey by ASEAN NOW.

570 Expats across Thailand completed the ASEAN NOW survey on vaccinations, which also revealed more interesting insights.

In fact, 74% agreed that governments should have the right to impose restrictions on arrival for unvaccinated people.

Surprisingly was that 65% also wanted airlines to place unvaccinated passengers in separate areas in the cabin. 
Of course, it is not unusual to catch a virus on a plane when there is little social distancing.

The survey which was posted on forums in several Asian countries including Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines shows how expats view the current situation.
 

Here are the full results.

 

 

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[petermik]

Plenty of room on the wings for them.....

[DezLez]

????Why not go the whole way and put them in their own separate planes and use dedicated check-in desks.

[Willy Wombat]

Why ?

im fully vaccinated and I can still get the virus and spread it too.

 

 

[Lemonltr]

FED-EX? 

[norfolkandchance]

Separate toilets as well then.

[bkk6060]

18 minutes ago, DezLez said:

????Why not go the whole way and put them in their own separate planes and use dedicated check-in desks.

Yes, and charge them 4 times as much for the flight.

[Mr Derek]

Thus we see divisions in society being promoted by the media who are ceaselessly, carelessly and pointlessly fuelling the paranoia. Enough.

[ThailandRyan]

Here is how those unvaccinated folks should be dressed to fly......my neighbors Koi fish told me so...

 

[ChrisY1]

If these people have tested negative, then why?

This report identifies the unvaccinated as lepers!

[garygooner]

Front 10 rows: vaccinated +booster

Rows 11 - 20:  vaccinated only

Rows 21 - 30:  3 months since last v

Rows 31 - 40:  4 months since last v

Rows 41 - 50:  5 months+ since last 

Rows 51 +       unvaccinated 

I'm joking, but what a life!! 

[soi3eddie]

Personally I'm not bothered whether passengers are vaccinated or not (I am triple vaxxed). However, to resume easier travel why not simply impose following rules for travel to ANY county with NO restrictions on arrival:

 

1) PCR Test within 48 hours of departure or border crossing (set-up more fast testing locations in/near airports etc.)

2) ALL passengers must have had at least 2 vaccinations

3) NO restrictions on arrival - get on with life

 

Sooner or later the world is going to have to wake up to the impending economic disaster of reduced travel. Not just tourism but business and development. Look at cities such as London, New York and Bangkok in terms of huge business distress.

 

[Yellowtail]

I thought all the unvaccinated people were dying, why would they need to fly anywhere?  

[Laughing Gravy]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

570 Expats across Thailand completed the ASEAN NOW survey on vaccinations,

Says it all really.????

 

Huge 65% Expats say.

 

That is so melodramatic in the title.

 

[RichardColeman]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Of course, it is not unusual to catch a virus on a plane when there is little social distancing.

My plane had like 360 seats and 21 passengers - if current thai nonsense in entry restrictions continues this story is a non-starter as everyone literally will have about 18 seats to themselves !

[Yellowtail]

8 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

My plane had like 360 seats and 21 passengers - if current thai nonsense in entry restrictions continues this story is a non-starter as everyone literally will have about 18 seats to themselves !

I took all but eight seats out of my plane and put in a master-bed and an entertainment room. 

[John Drake]

Ought to keep all the old expats over 65 dumped in the rear of the plane so they can be safe from infection.

[TooMuchTime]

People still care about getting muh vaccines?

[peter zwart]

If you ask old people then you can expect this outcome. 

[howlee101]

The world will soon transform into Dr. Seuss's "Star-Belly Sneetches".  Not only unvaxed passengers in separate areas, we should even go farther (within those separated areas) by sub-dividing groups based on religion, sexual identity, proof (or not) of childhood vaccines, odor, vegans vs meat eaters, alcoholics vs non-drinkers, political beliefs, annual salary (bring your bank statements and portfolios).....hopefully most will notice my sarcasm....but where does it stop.

 

[than]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

65% of Expats in Thailand say unvaccinated passengers should sit in separate areas on aeroplanes according to a survey by ASEAN NOW.

Why not ? and if in addition we could ban certain citizens of countries in Eastern Europe, that would be a plus.

The kind of country where fake PCR test certificates are commonplace.

[scorecard]

2 hours ago, DezLez said:

????Why not go the whole way and put them in their own separate planes and use dedicated check-in desks.

No manned check-in, all automated. Passengers need to pass spray booth before moving to dedicted departure area, and are in a locked area, no shopping no coffe shops etc., / not allowed to mix with other people at the airport.

 

Passenger puts check-in and cabin bags in a trough and drenched with antiseptic spray,all automated, If damaged bad luck, no reimbursement available.

 

No cabin crew, just self serve water coffee and cookies. Announcements re 'be seated and buckle up for landing etc.,' all automated. If passengers don't and are injured their own responsibility, airline not responsible at all. 

 

... and more... 

 

In other words don't fly is you're unvaccinated. 

[peter zwart]

Just now, peter zwart said:

19 minutes ago, howlee101 said:

The world will soon transform into Dr. Seuss's "Star-Belly Sneetches".  Not only unvaxed passengers in separate areas, we should even go farther (within those separated areas) by sub-dividing groups based on religion, sexual identity, proof (or not) of childhood vaccines, odor, vegans vs meat eaters, alcoholics vs non-drinkers, political beliefs, annual salary (bring your bank statements and portfolios).....hopefully most will notice my sarcasm....but where does it stop.

 

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When the brainless dont have the majority anymore?

[Virt]

Screw the unvaccinated crowd.

Ban kids on all flights....

 

????

 

 

[TheScience]

This is hilarious. People are so ignorant and weak.

 

There is no evidence of airborne disease spreading thru planes (especially covid) in any amount that is concerning.

 

If you are that concerned maybe they should not fly at all.

 

The full air circulation / exchange in a plane is something like 100% turn over in less than five minutes.

 

You'd think it was Ebola.

 

Even CNN knows this

 

https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/airplanes-ventilation-study-covid-19/index.html

 

It's over. Freedom wins

 

[TheScience]

This is just an amalgamation of a bunch of geezers opinions.

 

 

 

A bird went in search of a cage.

 

- Kafka

[poskat]

not a surprising result considering that most of the participants likely fall into the old/fat/comorbidity group who are likely to die if they got infected.

[daveAustin]

Huge 65% Expats

 

And who says size doesn’t matter?

[TropicalGuy]

They can all sit at home

[Bkk Brian]

If you have the budget and its a busy flight then best to book first or business class seats for added protection as Omicron changed the dynamics, last thing I would want is sitting next to an unvaccinated passenger from a country that is known for fake pcr tests.

 

Airplane Passengers At Least Twice As Likely To Catch Covid-19 Because Of Omicron, Airline Trade Body Says

 

The omicron variant of the coronavirus raises the risk of infection on board a passenger plane by two or even three-fold, according to the airline industry’s biggest trade body, a finding that may foreshadow an exponential increase in cases as millions of travelers take to the skies to be with their families during the holiday season.

 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2021/12/22/airplane-passengers-at-least-twice-as-likely-to-catch-covid-19-because-of-omicron-airline-trade-body-says/?sh=519125c5536b