Following up on the recent information published by the Hotel Committee concerning the hotel situation in OVB, we would like to emphasize the following.
As mentioned already in our April 2020 Members Update, management has received reports of crews not respecting the social distancing and other COVID-19 protective measures whilst on layovers. Due to the large number of crews staying in the Marriott in OVB, this hotel certainly is a potential hotspot in this respect.
The hotel management has opened up now the 2nd floor for food services in addition to the 10th floor with chairs and tables adequately separated, so that the social distancing can be better assured. Also, room service is provided for pilots who wish to eat in their rooms.
While a large group of colleagues are applying the published protective measures and social distancing, there is unfortunately still a certain number of pilots, who take these procedures too lightly.
We strongly urge you to follow the COVID-19 protective measures in place to avoid unpleasant steps to be taken by our management, which would include the use of a second hotel in OVB in order to split up the crews to reduce the risk for infections.
For the time, we have been able to keep management from executing an unwanted hotel change, but we cannot guarantee anything if reports from pilots deviating from the procedures continue!
If you see anything that you are not happy with, please use discretion and politeness when approaching other colleagues and similarly be thoughtful if someone approaches you.
Thank you for your cooperation!
