STARTING
STARTING JUST A FEW MINUTES AFTER 7 O'CLOCK TODAY.
>> THOSE PICTURES ARE UNREAL.
SWITCHING GEARS, WE WANT TO
TALK ABOUT TRAVEL THIS MORNING
BECAUSE IT REALLY HAS CHANGED
DURING THIS PANDEMIC.
A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T FEEL
COMFORTABLE FLYING.
COMFORTABLE FLYING. SO MANY OF THE REGULATIONS AND
RESTRICTIONS ARE DIFFERENT FOR
VARIOUS AIRLINES AND WE ARE ALL
WONDERING IS IT REALLY SAFE TO
FLY?
FLY?
FLY? >>
FLY? >> YOU AND I HAVE BOTH SAID
THAT NEITHER ONE OF US FEELS
VERY SAFE FLYING WANT TO FIND
OUT WHAT OUR VIEWERS FELT.
SO BRYANT TALKS TO SOME OF OUR
VIEWERS AND TALK TO A DOCTOR
ABOUT TRAVELING BY PLANE.
HE JOINS US LIVE.
THERE HE IS WITH MORE.
WHAT DID YOU FIND OUT?
>> GOOD MORNING.
I FOUND OUT THAT OUR SUNRISE
EXTRA VIEWERS HAVE MIXED
OPINIONS ABOUT GETTING ON A
PLANE.
PLANE.
PLANE. SOME PEOPLE HAVE FLOWN CROSS
COUNTRY RECENTLY AND SOME
PEOPLE SAY THAT THEY ARE NOT
FLYING UNTIL THERE IS A
VACCINE.
VACCINE.
VACCINE. >> I DON'T KNOW.
IT IS JUST TOO MUCH ACTIVITY ON
THE PLANE, TOO MANY PEOPLE
CRAMMED INTO ONE SETTING.
I AM NOT READY TO GET ON AN
AIRPLANE YET.
AIRPLANE YET. >> THAT IS HOW KATE FROM SALEM
FEELS ABOUT AIR TRAVEL DURING
THIS PANDEMIC.
THIS PANDEMIC. SHE IS NOT DOING IT BUT TERRY
WHO IS FROM PORTLAND AND IS NOW
LIVING IN SACRAMENTO HAS NO
ISSUE GETTING ON A PLANE.
SHE JUST FLEW HOME IN JUNE.
>> NOBODY CAN SIT IN THE MIDDLE
ROSE.
ROSE.
ROSE. EVERYBODY I WAS AROUND KEPT
THEIR MASKS ON.
THE PLANES WERE CLEAN.
>> RIGHT NOW EVERY DOMESTIC
AIRLINE HAS A FACEMASK
REQUIREMENT AND SOME AIRLINES
LIKE DELTA AND UNITED ARE EVEN
BANNING PASSENGERS WHO REFUSE
TO WEAR ONE.
REGARDLESS OF WHAT AIRLINE YOU
ARE FLYING, EVERYONE IS
REQUIRED TO WEAR A FACEMASK AT
PDX.
PDX.
PDX. KAISER RESIDENT BRANDON DECIDED
TO GET CREATIVE WITH HIS MASK
DURING HIS CROSS-COUNTRY
FLIGHT.
FLIGHT.
FLIGHT. >> I WAS WEARING THIS.
THIS IS A PLAY DOCTOR MASK THAT
MY WIFE AND I FOUND ONLINE.
WE EACH FOUND ONE ONLINE.
>> ALL THE WAY FROM MONTANA.
>> WHEN IT COMES TO IN-FLIGHT
MEALS, MOST AIRLINES ARE
LIMITED EXCEPT FOR SOME COUNTRY
AIRLINES WHICH HAVE SUSPENDED
FOOD OPTIONS.
FOOD OPTIONS. ALASKA, SOUTHWEST AND DELTA ARE
LIMITING CAPACITY ON THEIR
PLANES BUT SOME COUNTRY IS NOT.
ALL CARRIERS SAY THEY ARE IS
EXTENSIVE CLEANING BUT EVEN
WITH THESE NEW REGULATIONS,
SOME PEOPLE STILL DON'T WANT TO
FLY.
FLY.
FLY. >>
FLY. >> IT WOULD HAVE TO BE A MAJOR
EMERGENCY AND I DON'T SEE THAT
HAPPENING BECAUSE MOST OF MY
FAMILY IS HERE.
I HAVE TO BE EXTRA CAREFUL.
>> WENT KGW KEELEY INTRODUCED
-- INTERVIEWED AIR QUALITY
EXPERT DOCTOR RICHARD LAST
MONTH ABOUT AIR TRAVEL, HE SAID
THE RISK OF AIRBORNE
TRANSMISSION DURING FLIGHT IS
LOW.
LOW.
LOW. >>
LOW. >> IN THE AIR ONCE YOU START
FLYING, THE AIR EXCHANGE RATES
BETWEEN THE OUTDOOR ATMOSPHERE
AND THE CABIN OF THE AIRCRAFT
IS VERY VERY HIGH.
IT USED TO BE EVEN HIGHER WHEN
THEY ALLOWED SMOKING BUT IT IS
STILL VERY VERY HIGH.
>> THE REAL RISK IS CLOSE
CONTACT TO OTHERS.
>> THE OTHER PLACE IT IS BAD ON
A COMMERCIAL AIRLINE IS SITTING
IN ANY PLACE WHERE PEOPLE
CONGREGATE FOR EXAMPLE GETTING
IN LINE TO USE THE RESTROOM.
>> I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION FOR
YOU.
YOU.
YOU. WHEN
YOU. WHEN IT COMES TO HEALTH
SCREENINGS, HOW MANY AIRLINES
ARE REQUIRING THOSE RIGHT NOW?
>> DREW ALL OF THE AIRLINES
THAT WE RESEARCH DO REQUIRE
HEALTH SCREENINGS OR
ASSESSMENTS AND THEY CAN LOOK
LIKE JUST AN ASSESSMENT OR AN
AGREEMENT TO WHERE YOU HAVE TO
SAY THAT YOU HAVEN'T HAD ANY
COVID SYMPTOMS IN THE LAST 72
OR 48 HOURS.
THE ASSESSMENT IS MORE LIKE A
QUESTIONNAIRE THAT SOME
AIRLINES ARE REQUIRING AND THEY
WILL ASK YOU QUESTIONS ABOUT
YOUR HEALTH. DELTA ACTUALLY HAS