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The stewardess of Qatar Airways shares the bitterness of the epidemic to avoid isolation for 2 years without seeing family members

2022-05-28T01:18:49.771Z


At the end of 2019, the new crown pneumonia was fierce, and the epidemic spread to the world in an instant, and the aviation industry almost came to a standstill. However, as some countries announced that they would coexist with the virus and relax entry restrictions, the industry gradually regained its vitality.


At the end of 2019, the new crown pneumonia was fierce, and the epidemic spread to the world in an instant, and the aviation industry almost came to a standstill. However, as some countries announced that they would coexist with the virus and relax entry restrictions, the industry gradually regained its vitality. Recently, some airlines even invited resigned employees to "return to their nests" , hoping that the worst of times will pass.

Flying in the sky during the epidemic is not something to be envied. Denise, a Hong Kong flight attendant who works for Qatar Airways, looks back on the past two years and feels deeply. Since she must be quarantined in a hotel when entering Hong Kong, she can only stay in the capital of Qatar. In Doha, she has not been reunited with her family in Hong Kong for more than two years. She can only keep in touch with her by video calls. The great changes in the world have made her realize that "if you have to fly back to the house and enterprise, you should cherish the time spent with the people of the house and enterprise".


The epidemic spread to the world in an instant, the aviation industry almost came to a standstill, and the Hong Kong airport became unprecedentedly deserted.

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The 32-year-old Guo Qianting joined Qatar Airways as a flight attendant immediately after graduation. She has 7 years of flying experience and has seen the changes before and after the epidemic.

During the peak of the epidemic, flight attendants must wear full personal protective equipment (PPE) for work. Masks, goggles, gloves, and protective clothing are essential. Although they can reduce the risk of infection, they also increase the difficulty of communicating with passengers. I can't get there", which has also become the biggest challenge at work. "Everything has to be asked three times, first to know what everyone is talking about."

And what she most often said to passengers these days was, "We have disinfected everything, so you don't need to worry", hoping to alleviate the worries of passengers.

Guo also shared the special anti-epidemic measures put in place by Qatar Airways. Each passenger will be given a package of anti-epidemic kits after boarding the plane, including masks, disposable gloves, and alcohol-based hand sanitizer. She is mainly responsible for serving business class passengers. When the business class meal is delivered, the food will be covered with a lid. There is also a touch-free entertainment system on board. Passengers can use their mobile phones to connect to the personal TV touch screen on the back of the seat. The cabin will also be disinfected with ultraviolet rays on a regular basis. Fly in peace.

In the early days of the epidemic, everyone didn’t have a deep understanding of the new virus, and they were also afraid of the sequelae. If they had to leave the country and fly to another country, they would face a big enemy. She had encountered a passenger who was notified of the diagnosis immediately after boarding the plane. She needs to follow the guidelines immediately. The passenger is taken away and the area that the passenger has been in contact with is disinfected.

Asked about her profound experience of working under the epidemic, Guo Qianting recalled that she once served a flight to Algeria, North Africa. It takes 7 to 8 hours to sail, and about 80 to 90% of the passengers did not eat at all at that time, "not even a single drink."

However, with the easing of the epidemic and the gradual recovery of the tourism industry, Guo pointed out that now only a few passengers will be seen wearing full PPE.

Denise Guo, a Qatar Airways flight attendant based in Doha, the capital of Qatar, shared her work experience under the epidemic. She also said that due to the epidemic, she has not been reunited with her family in Hong Kong for more than two years.

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Qatar Airways will regularly dispatch personnel to disinfect the cabin with ultraviolet light▼▼▼

At the peak of the epidemic, flights were greatly reduced, and it was not easy to fly once. I believe that many people have never thought that flying is such a luxury.

Guo Qianting has been based in Doha for a long time. Before the epidemic, she could use her holidays to fly back to Hong Kong to be with her family almost every month. However, after the outbreak of the epidemic, she had to be quarantined when entering Hong Kong. Therefore, she has not returned home for more than two years, which made her realize that she should cherish and spend more time with her family in the future. family time.

She said that she has always wanted to provide the best service to passengers at work, and now she will pay more attention to the stories behind passengers, for example, some of them may have to fly back to their hometown to see their families for the last time, "(The epidemic) has made me more needy for other people. sensitive".

Guo Qianting's interest in isolation life▼▼▼

Large layoffs in the aviation industry are a cruel reality. Fortunately, Guo Qianting was not laid off, but her income was inevitably affected. She pointed out that in the most difficult period, the number of flying hours per month was only 20 to 30 hours. Can go back to their own country to find a way out, including opening an online store or working as a personal assistant.

Although her income has been greatly reduced, she has no intention of giving up. Because she believes that the market in other industries is also not good, she simply continues to serve as a flight attendant, facing optimistically, saying with a smile, "If it's not about flying, it's about isolation from housing and enterprises, and it should be a break." Will plant plants and bake cakes at the residence in Doha to pass the quarantine time, and at the same time change the mentality and use the spare time to learn new things, such as learning to drive in Doha.

Now, with the recovery of the aviation industry, her monthly flying hours have returned to the normal period of about 100 hours.

Guo Qianting hopes that the epidemic will end as soon as possible, and there is no need to wear masks at work. You can see the expressions and smiles of colleagues and passengers. There is another reason, she said with a smile, "Because it is really hot, it is our degree (Doha) A desert area."

Long-haul flight stewardess sidelines?

The "mysterious space" in the cabin was exposed, and netizens were surprised: the first time I saw a China Southern Airlines flight attendant taking a selfie in the toilet of the plane, she was fired and failed to appeal again: I was also mad when I was attacked by the Internet!

A 24-year-old woman opened the cabin door, pulled the escape slide, fell off the apron, and spat at the police before the flight took off

Source: hk1

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