I got lost in Haneda because they have just renamed the terminals, part of an absolutely terribly timed expansion of international travel. So I wandered like a lonely spectre through most of what has become a ghost airport.pic.twitter.com/ThC2hhHEQh
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I got lost in Haneda because they have just renamed the terminals, part of an absolutely terribly timed expansion of international travel. So I wandered like a lonely spectre through most of what has become a ghost airport.pic.twitter.com/ThC2hhHEQh
Then, from a distance, I heard the first loud indoor public talking in three months, as our American flight attendants walked the length of the empty terminal to get to our flight. I stress loud talking because there has been an emphasis on it in Japan's public health response.
The flight to Seattle was as socially distant as you can get in an airplane. Maybe 50 passengers, separated by acres of empty seating. Whether to cut workload or minimize interaction, meal service was very bare bones for an international flight, which was great! I'll eat at home.pic.twitter.com/f9qqp6Rcc6
Passport control took maybe six minutes. As usual, the sight of the border patrol was jarring; they wear flak vests and weapons in one of the safest workplaces on earth. I don't know if this is meant to intimidate or just tactical fashion. Most other countries do shirtsleeves.pic.twitter.com/a1L1UBtkTM
The only health check at the US border is a question about whether you've been ill. There are footprint decals on the ground warning to keep 6 feet/2 meters of distance, but the queue leads back across every kiosk and then zigzags, so there's no way to maintain lateral distance.
Seattle requires arriving international passengers to exit the secure area and get re-screened. They have also closed the little tram between two terminals, but not updated the signage. So I had to walk the length of the entire busy airport and back to get to my connection.
Each individual business in the airport has dutifully painted its little social distancing footprints in front of it, for queueing, but no thought has been given for how to keep crowding down globally (or even laterally in the queue). Random construction makes the situation worsepic.twitter.com/vNtTqvOVro
The masks are worn as a sort of magical talisman. A lot of people just hook them under their chin, or take them off to talk on the phone or inhale a burrito while walking along. Most parents don't mask their kids, who ideally should be sealed in a soundproof diving bell.pic.twitter.com/95XKZiVGKa
(Incidentally I saw similar behavior in Japan, where a number of older men in particular would pull their masks down off their nose, for easier breathing)
My next flight was from Seattle to Salt Lake City, another Delta hub. The airline has blocked out all middle seats and urges passengers to keep six feet apart while boarding and "deplaning", that magnificent travel verb. They make everyone wear masks and give you a travel wipe.pic.twitter.com/kTgnHW95rO
Salt Lake airport is even more crowded and less mask compliant than Seattle. I didn't take any pictures because I wanted to get the hell out of there. People are clearly not as afraid of air travel as they were in March. Maybe they're right? Not a lot of airplane or TSA cases
Salt Lake City has banned the usual corps of people greeting returning missionaries at baggage claim, so my hopes of seeing a "WELCOME HOME ELDER CEGŁOWSKI" banner were dashed again, a pain that does not diminish with repetition.pic.twitter.com/4aqhrkTCyO
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