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Flight attendant reported a passenger was coughing in the gate area making the crew and other passengers uncomfortable due to the covid-19 pandemic.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1740238 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202004 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Qualification | Flight Attendant Current |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness |
Narrative:
I was informed that a passenger in the gate area was refusing to cover his/her coughs in the gate area and were making people in the gate area uncomfortable due to the covid-19 pandemic; and the non compliance with being asked to cover the coughs. A supervisor was called and spoke with the passenger. [We were asked] if we were comfortable with the passenger flying and from the information [they] told to us; we were not.I believe during the covid-19 pandemic that passengers should be screened before boarding and if people are believed to be sick they should be denied boarding to prevent spreading the illness.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Flight Attendant reported a passenger was coughing in the gate area making the crew and other passengers uncomfortable due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Narrative: I was informed that a passenger in the gate area was refusing to cover his/her coughs in the gate area and were making people in the gate area uncomfortable due to the COVID-19 pandemic; and the non compliance with being asked to cover the coughs. A Supervisor was called and spoke with the passenger. [We were asked] if we were comfortable with the passenger flying and from the information [they] told to us; we were not.I believe during the COVID-19 pandemic that passengers should be screened before boarding and if people are believed to be sick they should be denied boarding to prevent spreading the illness.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.