The International Air Transport Association said that re-launching the air transport sector requires a collective effort, and major changes are made to the experience of flying with different stages of travel.
The Federation put forward during a media briefing today, a set of measures proposed during the re-launch phase, so that entry to the airport building is limited to airport workers, airlines and travelers with exceptions for traveling companions of people of determination, as well as conducting temperature checks by trained government employees at points Entering the airport buildings
Other measures at airports include achieving safe social distance distances at all stages to which travelers are subject, including waiting queues, the use of passenger face covers and masks for employees in line with local regulations, while providing self-service check-in options used by passengers as much as possible to reduce Contact points and queues, including remote check-in (electronic boarding passes / printed at home), self-luggage positioning (with printed baggage cards at home) and self-boarding.
He stressed the need for boarding to be as effective as possible with a redesign of the portal areas in line with the new measures, easing boarding priorities to reduce congestion, and hand luggage restrictions, while permanently cleaning and sterilizing the most used areas in line with local regulations.
Among the measures proposed by IATA on board flights include coverage of passengers without exception and face masks for flight crews throughout the flight, simplified food and beverage services that reduce crew movement in the plane and contact with passengers, as well as intensify plane cleaning operations.
He stated that the proposed measures when arriving at the airport at the destination of destination are to conduct temperature checks by government officials trained at entry points in airport buildings, and to automate passport and customs control operations through the use of smart device applications and biometric technologies, as well as speed up the receipt of luggage to enable distances Social by reducing congestion and waiting.