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These would be some of the actions and protocols that we will see in the aviation to return to flying safely after crisis of the coronavirus.
Not knowing how much longer the global health emergency will take, at least three months experts say, at some point daily life will return and with it also flights.
In this frame, the airline industry and related actors, which will undoubtedly be one of the most economically affected on a global scale, prepares for an imminent return to activities, they will not be normal, but they will come back sooner or later.
Actions that aviation will take to fly again
Anticipating the return to operations in those countries where flights were totally suspended and others where it was partially suspended, the industry is working on some changes, protocols and actions that will allow to recover the confidence of the public, more than possible promotional prices, to travel calmer and safer.
Here we review some of the measures that are already being applied and others that have been made public as possible measures:
Airlines
- All passengers and crew must wear a nasal mask – oral, throughout the duration of the flight.
- Passengers must disinfect their hands before boarding the plane and during the flight.
- Social distancing will be implemented inside the planes,
- On aircraft with rows of 3 seating, the middle one will not be sold.
- In aircraft rows of 2 seats will be sold by skipping a seat.
- Aircraft disinfection before and after a flight of all surfaces.
- Modify type of catering to avoid fresh foods, centering meals serving vacuum-sealed snacks.
- Pillows will not be delivered, blankets or towels and some VIP rooms will remain closed indefinitely.
- Remember that commercial aircraft have an air recycling system every 3 minutes passing by hepa air filters who retain the 99% of viruses.
airports
- Taking temperature of all incoming and outgoing passengers.
- Rapid COVID-19 tests for incoming passengers as a mandatory measure to enter the country.
- Disinfection of all surfaces where passengers have contact within the airports.
- Implementation of passenger disinfection arches.
- Passengers must wear a mask at all times inside the terminal.
- Passengers must disinfect their hands before entering the terminals.
- Access to the terminals is restricted to ticketed passengers only.
These are some of the measures already in application and others that are being studied by the industry for their implementation.
Would these protocols help you? travel calmer once flights restart?
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Consultation is it necessary to wear gloves or not?
For now, I understand that not.
It would be good if they also implemented it in Copa Airlines for Cuba
It would be faster if a health card was implemented so that passengers could present their diagnosis free of “viral load.”
It seems very good to me and if they can increase the security measures, even better since this increases reliability in passengers and workers, which is very important especially for these. I think if they had rapid tests at the airport it would be much better
Due to COVID-19, Biosecurity test of possible virus-infected persons should be established at Airports even if they are asymptomatic. The test would be «Viral Load » ,Ct and temp
The time of presentation at the airport has a lot to do with making a good control, although it was 3 hours before departure now it would have to be 4 O 5 hours, It's a long time but it's worth it if we want to be sure.
possibly that will happen, but everything will be temporary
The comment on the use of HEPA filters says THEY CONTAIN viruses, it should say THEY RETAIN
The measures that you express here, Nicolás, seem good to me., but I have a doubt if they no longer provide a pillow on an international long-haul flight, it means that we ourselves would have to carry said accessory.
Good evening Mr. Nicolas how are you look we are two Venezuelans stranded in Barcelona from RL 20 In March we were able to board the Avianca flight due to the restrictions decreed by President Duke for foreigners, as well as us, there are more than three hundred Venezuelans, please, what are the steps to follow so that they repatriate us to Venezuela from here, it will be that Avianca changes the ticket to another airline or do we have to wait for the international flights to Spain and Colombia to open, please, where can you inform us?.
Consulates could help them.
Hello there,
It is also of vital importance to pay great attention to the maintenance and inspections of the aircraft before putting them to fly again since it has seen very serious accidents due to carelessness. .
Correct says HEPA filters that contain the virus should say that they retain
thank you sir. Larenas, I will be aware via the web and your comments.
And since when can we buy a flight to Guayaquil?…
It will depend on when the flight restriction is lifted.
The measures during the flight seem fair and necessary. It will be difficult to travel with children without removing their masks, but at least one reactivation in work trips and other essentials is welcome.
For airports, rapid tests at the point of origin would seem more proactive to me, before going to the departure lounge (where social distancing must also be maintained). If the test is carried out only on arrival and a person comes out positive, how can you be sure that other passengers were not infected?? I think this is the key point for countries to open borders and minimize the risk of spread, testing at origin and arrival.
I don't know how feasible it is to perform so many tests, the % of reliability in the results and the waiting time that this means.
1. Entry of passengers only with ticket for disinfection arch, use of mandatory permanent mask.
2. Quick test and temperature taking
3. Check-in -> Migration -> departure lounge maintaining social distancing, constant disinfection of hands and surfaces.
Hello Jose, Thanks for your comment, makes sense, passengers should arrive already with the test carried out that says it is negative, Sure, trusting that the test was well carried out and is reliable.