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After flying transatlantic for the first time since the start of the pandemic and based on our observations, we are going to be in this mess for a long time. We flew from LAX to CDG on an Air France 777 in business class yesterday. The flight was 100% full. It was continuation of a flight from Tahiti with the same aircraft. You would think that after 19 months of this pandemic, people would know how to wear a mask. A large number still use them as chin diapers. Although masks are mandatory at airports and in airplanes, wearing them below your nose offers no protection. We were in our pod seats for the flight to CDG and were reasonably isolated. However, for our connecting flight from CDG to GVA we were on a full flight on an Air France A319 with many partially masked passengers and many coughing so profusely throughout the 55 minute flight that we didn't want to remove our masks to eat. I had to wonder how many people caught the cold or flu or worse on that flight even though had they wore a mask properly and protected themselves. Austria and Switzerland are facing another wave to the point where Austria has mandated lockdowns for the unvaccinated. Switzerland will be voting on the fate of their COVID certificate on the 28th of November. If countries with relatively small populations such as Austria and Switzerland are having so many issues containing the virus, what does it say for the more populous nations?
My flights from SFO to Munich to the Cote d'Azur were all about 100% full today. The US holiday plus the final relaxation of the US immigration policy means there are a lot of EU expats from the Bay Area who are heading home for the first time. But masking compliance was pretty good, although not as strict as in August. Part of this is the originating area and rules in place in connecting airport.