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Flight attendant reported a passenger seated next to her was coughing and not wearing a mask. Flight attendant posed the question as to whether or not she could move to other non-assigned seats.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1747810 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202006 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant In Charge |
| Qualification | Flight Attendant Current |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness |
Narrative:
I was the D flight attendant. My jumpseat is 1D. Both 1A & 1C were occupied. There was also a pet at their feet. The passenger in 1C would not wear a mask. He was coughing. I politely offered him one of our disposable masks but he refused. All other rows in fc had 2 people in each row; so we could not move him and his pet to another seat. For future reference I am wondering if 1C is occupied and the person won't wear a mask could I as the D flight attendant occupy 1F so they don't cough on me again?
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Flight Attendant reported a passenger seated next to her was coughing and not wearing a mask. Flight attendant posed the question as to whether or not she could move to other non-assigned seats.
Narrative: I was the D Flight Attendant. My jumpseat is 1D. Both 1A & 1C were occupied. There was also a pet at their feet. The passenger in 1C would not wear a mask. He was coughing. I politely offered him one of our disposable masks but he refused. All other rows in FC had 2 people in each row; so we could not move him and his pet to another seat. For future reference I am wondering if 1C is occupied and the person won't wear a mask could I as the D FA occupy 1F so they don't cough on me again?
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.