China Flight Attendants Advised to Wear Diapers for Covid Protection

CNN ^ | 10th December 2020 | Lilit Marcus

[nickcarraway]

As the coronavirus pandemic rages on, transportation officials around the world have been looking for ways to keep passengers and crew safe on board planes.

On November 25, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) released new guidelines for the country's airline industry, which it oversees. The document, titled Technical Guidelines for Epidemic Prevention and Control for Airlines, Sixth Edition, contains advice about the best hygiene practices to carry out on aircraft and in airports.

But one of those suggestions -- that personnel like flight attendants wear disposable diapers so they don't need to use the bathroom -- has raised some eyebrows.

[Paul R.]

Whooo… golly! There goes hoping that attractive flight attendant (female, in my case) has to lean over me in the aisle seat to serve the window seat.

Then again, are over 1/3 full planes even allowed anymore?

Then again, will I ever fly again? (Long OT story...)

What a world...

[sauropod]

I said “sanitizer.” Not “hand sanitizer.”