{"id":75681,"date":"2021-03-11T14:37:24","date_gmt":"2021-03-11T14:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mytravelleader.com\/?p=75681"},"modified":"2021-03-11T14:37:24","modified_gmt":"2021-03-11T14:37:24","slug":"emirates-tells-cabin-crew-they-must-get-vaccinated-or-pay-for-covid-19-tests-before-flights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mytravelleader.com\/travel\/emirates-tells-cabin-crew-they-must-get-vaccinated-or-pay-for-covid-19-tests-before-flights\/","title":{"rendered":"Emirates tells cabin crew they must get vaccinated or pay for COVID-19 tests before flights"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"summary-list\">\n<li>Emirates told staff they must get vaccinated or pay for a COVID-19 test before flying, Reuters reported.<\/li>\n<li>If cabin crew aren&#8217;t vaccinated or tested within seven days of a flight, they&#8217;ll be put on standby duty.<\/li>\n<li>60% of Emirates staff have had the first or second dose, or are registered to get the vaccine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"summary-list\">\n<li>See more stories on Insider&#8217;s business page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Emirates has told its cabin crew that they must get vaccinated against COVID-19 or pay for a test to prove they&#8217;re not infected before each flight.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/static-entertainment-wus-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/sc\/64\/a8a064.gif\" alt=\"Loading...\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Load Error<\/p>\n<p>From March 15, any crew members not vaccinated against the virus would have to submit a negative COVID-19 PCR test in the seven days before their flight, Emirates said in an internal email to employees, seen by Reuters.<\/p>\n<p>If cabin crew members didn&#8217;t get vaccinated or pay for a test, they would be put on standby duty, unless they are exempt, the email said.<\/p>\n<p>Those exceptions are crew members who have registered to take their first dose, are waiting for their second shot, have a valid medical reason, or have recently had COVID-19, Emirates said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Certain countries may in the future differentiate the entry criteria between those who have taken the vaccine and those who did not,&#8221; the airline told its crew members in the email.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Keeping this in mind, having a vaccinated workforce has become essential not just from a health and safety angle but from an operational one too.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>So far, 60% of Emirates&#8217; crew has either been fully or partially vaccinated against coronavirus, or is registered to get the vaccine, the email said.<\/p>\n<p>Emirates didn&#8217;t immediately respond to Insider&#8217;s request for comment, but a spokesperson told Reuters the policy applied to all employees in the United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n<p>Etihad Airways announced in February that all of its crew members had received the COVID-19 vaccine &#8211; the first airline in the world to reach this milestone.<\/p>\n<p>United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said in January he wanted to make the COVID-19 vaccine mandatory for all employees, and said the airline would be among the first to impose the rule.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/travel\/news\/emirates-tells-cabin-crew-they-must-get-vaccinated-or-pay-for-covid-19-tests-before-flights\/ar-BB1etRgR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emirates told staff they must get vaccinated or pay for a COVID-19 test before flying, Reuters reported. 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