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Flight attendant reported that another flight attendant refused to wear a mask during boarding and throughout the flight. Reporter expressed concern that the health of passengers and other cabin crew were put at risk.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1744573 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202005 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| 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 FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Upon boarding my flight I was approached by a flight attendant refusing to wear a mask. I inquired why and was informed covid is fake and masks violate constitutional rights. I was afraid of confrontation to push back further; so I just asked flight attendant to stay away from me. It created an uncomfortable work situation where I had to decide between feeling safe; and wanting to maintain peace. For the rest of the trip not only was my health put at risk; but others were as well. From other cabin to each and every passenger on board; our health was more at risk then it needs to be due to non-compliance of a requirement.to avoid a lack of CRM and a situation where fas might become hostile towards each other; as well as for everyone's health and safety; masks must be mandated unless strictly for medical reasons.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Flight Attendant reported that another Flight Attendant refused to wear a mask during boarding and throughout the flight. Reporter expressed concern that the health of passengers and other cabin crew were put at risk.
Narrative: Upon boarding my flight I was approached by a Flight Attendant refusing to wear a mask. I inquired why and was informed COVID is fake and masks violate constitutional rights. I was afraid of confrontation to push back further; so I just asked Flight Attendant to stay away from me. It created an uncomfortable work situation where I had to decide between feeling safe; and wanting to maintain peace. For the rest of the trip not only was my health put at risk; but others were as well. From other cabin to each and every passenger on board; our health was more at risk then it needs to be due to non-compliance of a requirement.To avoid a lack of CRM and a situation where FAs might become hostile towards each other; as well as for everyone's health and safety; masks must be mandated unless strictly for medical reasons.
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.