. >> reporter: for micah kennedy, who recently celebrated his one-year anniversary flying. >> i'm readyngs first, got to look the part. >> reporter: his typical routine amid the covid-19 crisis has been turned upside down. >> i've laid out my too- go bag and everything else i need. my watch, badge, i.d. that's all normal. but these days i also bring a bag of wipes in case i need to wipe down any surfaces. and face masks. also here i have plenty of saha sanitizer as well as gloves. >> reporter: while maka is still clocking in the flight attendants union tells us 40 now employees are currently on a voluntary furlough. over the past few weeks over 500 flight taendants have tested positive for coronavirus. seven have died. >> we just went through security. got my crew behind me here. and there's hardly anyone in the airport. >> reporter: even though thousands of flights have been canceled since the beginning of the pandemic, flight attendants must be on board any plane that does take off. >> down we go. >> reporter: service on board has been cut short. >> the only thing we give out are thes