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I'm about to board a flight from Bakersfield to DFW... (Original Post) A HERETIC I AM Mar 2020 OP
Good god, what on earth for? Please send us updates. KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2020 #1
I was out here on a temporary duty type gig... A HERETIC I AM Mar 2020 #4
Hope all goes well - I'm sure it will be moonscape Mar 2020 #19
18 wheels is better. In_The_Wind Mar 2020 #2
They would have to pay me to ride home.... A HERETIC I AM Mar 2020 #8
Godspeed Roland99 Mar 2020 #13
We've enjoyed reading your on the road adventures. In_The_Wind Mar 2020 #14
good luck!..and don't breathe too much stillcool Mar 2020 #3
LOL... A HERETIC I AM Mar 2020 #5
Who Can't? ProfessorGAC Mar 2020 #18
Are there a lot of other travelers? MoonlitKnight Mar 2020 #6
This one is a Canadair Regional jet...looks 60% A HERETIC I AM Mar 2020 #9
Came into DFW yesterday dkhbrit Mar 2020 #7
Yeah...I'm glad I didn't have to come in from overseas A HERETIC I AM Mar 2020 #10
Airplane mode now. Arrive in DFW in 2:20 A HERETIC I AM Mar 2020 #11
Any chance you can do something different? Sancho Mar 2020 #12
Wear a mask to keep from touching your face uponit7771 Mar 2020 #15
I have a mask, but I also have facial hair A HERETIC I AM Mar 2020 #22
Just landed DFW. Taxiing to gate. Depart to Jax at 12:20 central A HERETIC I AM Mar 2020 #16
Stay safe malaise Mar 2020 #17
Thanks, doll face A HERETIC I AM Mar 2020 #21
Couple pics of Terminal B A HERETIC I AM Mar 2020 #20
Coool. Thanks for the pics. Mersky Mar 2020 #26
On board to JAX and the load looks around 40 % A HERETIC I AM Mar 2020 #23
Damn! This is the time to travel! cwydro Mar 2020 #24
LMAO! Just noticed that!! A HERETIC I AM Mar 2020 #25
I hope you have a nice break after MuseRider Mar 2020 #27
On the ground in JAX A HERETIC I AM Mar 2020 #28
Seems as if it is typical for this time of day A HERETIC I AM Mar 2020 #29
So...that's it! I'm home after doing a TDY in Cali.... A HERETIC I AM Mar 2020 #30

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,483 posts)
1. Good god, what on earth for? Please send us updates.
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 08:37 AM
Mar 2020

I thought DFW is one of the meat-grinder hubs all the international returnees are routed through.

We wish you a safe trip and I'm sure you know the drill......

A HERETIC I AM

(24,321 posts)
4. I was out here on a temporary duty type gig...
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 08:46 AM
Mar 2020

Covering a slot in a relay that has now been filled, so I have to fly home.

I don’t think Dallas is too bad, nothing like Chicago or New York for international passengers, but either way, there’s not much I can do about it.

Thanks for the well wishes, though!

A HERETIC I AM

(24,321 posts)
8. They would have to pay me to ride home....
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 08:48 AM
Mar 2020

With the other drivers in the relay, but it would cost twice as much as the flight did.

There was never even a question put to me whether I wanted to fly or not.

I’ll be fine.

If not, well....,it’s been interesting!

A HERETIC I AM

(24,321 posts)
9. This one is a Canadair Regional jet...looks 60%
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 08:50 AM
Mar 2020

The DFW-JAX flight looks 50% according to the seating chart

Sancho

(9,065 posts)
12. Any chance you can do something different?
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 08:56 AM
Mar 2020

Good luck...and stay away from people if you can. Don't touch anything.

Wow...I flew from Atlanta to Tampa a couple weeks ago, and got a bad cold/flu? The MD said it was not coronavirus...but they have NO IDEA. Almost no one in Florida is getting tested. Doc called it the Delta (airline) virus.

I've been in my house for more than a week, and symptom free for several days. I went out this morning to Publix...almost no one there...and no TP.

A HERETIC I AM

(24,321 posts)
22. I have a mask, but I also have facial hair
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 12:47 PM
Mar 2020

You know, personal topiary!

So it’s not that I’m a fatalist or anything, but I’m a 60 year old ex smoker with sleep apnea and COPD

I might just be screwed no matter what!

A HERETIC I AM

(24,321 posts)
20. Couple pics of Terminal B
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 12:33 PM
Mar 2020

Just as I got off Terminal “B” looking both ways;


Pretty sparse for a mid day Monday



Still plenty of activity on the ramps and taxiways

In case you weren’t aware, DFW is American Airlines main Hub




Flight out is Terminal “C” so I had to ride the tram. Here’s what the walkway looked like when I came down from the people mover



Just generally sparse.

Only seen one or two folks wearing masks.


One more and I’m home after almost 2 weeks on the road. Starts boarding at about quarter of.

Mersky

(4,969 posts)
26. Coool. Thanks for the pics.
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 01:43 PM
Mar 2020

Helps calm my paranoidal lobe, some. I’ve been worried about the state of international airports. Glad to see folks aren’t packed together, but I wouldn’t trust that surfaces in the place and planes are virus-free.

Good luck and want you to be well.

A HERETIC I AM

(24,321 posts)
23. On board to JAX and the load looks around 40 %
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 01:14 PM
Mar 2020

Remarkable.

The upgrade was fairly cheap, so I went for it. Empty seat next to me, second row back from the sharp end.

Doors closed, off we go!

 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
24. Damn! This is the time to travel!
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 01:19 PM
Mar 2020

I need to get on a plane!

Btw, I love the look that woman on the right is giving you...

MuseRider

(34,060 posts)
27. I hope you have a nice break after
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 02:43 PM
Mar 2020

that long away from home.

Relax, cook some good food and take care of the roses.

Most importantly, stay well. My lungs are much like yours, no COPD but numerous pneumonia episodes. SO, get out and away from all those other people and enjoy the sunshine and some down time and build your immune system.

A HERETIC I AM

(24,321 posts)
29. Seems as if it is typical for this time of day
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 03:36 PM
Mar 2020

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It’s not like Jacksonville is a major hub, and this terminal is rather small and tends to be really busy primarily in the early morning
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