Air France to distribute masks when planes are too full

Air France ensures that its passengers can travel safely. “On almost all of our flights, the current low occupancy rates allow social distancing to take place. In the event that distance is not possible, our crews are now distributing masks at the door of the aircraft to customers who do not already have them, ”the airline said on Twitter. This development comes following the publication on Saturday of a photo on Twitter showing passengers installed side by side on a Paris-Marseille flight.

"I saw the images and I asked the company Air France to implement the measures necessary so that this type of situation does not happen again from today," declared Monday at mid the Secretary of State for Transport, Jean-Baptiste Djebbari, on Europe 1.

In the flight @AirFranceFR Paris-Marseille this morning. After waiting in line respecting social distancing, the passengers find themselves seated side by side 🧐 The flight is full.
Apartment: no attestation check to verify the reasons for travel. pic.twitter.com/JqcWsK5gTR

"Air France told me to be able to count from today and until the announcements of the national provisions relating to progressive deconfinement to provide masks on a case-by-case basis for passengers who would feel the need," he said. he adds.

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Air France said that "the air in the cabin is renewed every three minutes by a system equipped with filters identical to those used in operating theaters that extract the smallest viruses, including [the one responsible for] Covid-19". "We have also generalized specific disinfection procedures for cabins, including the regular spraying of a virucidal product," adds the company.

Information # Covid19 from # AirFrance pic.twitter.com/2GbqR9xj6D

Aircraft fill rates are "sometimes higher than they should be due to the difficulty of anticipating them, a large number of passengers with long-standing bookings not finally showing up for boarding," said AFP a professional in the sector on condition of anonymity. In France, Air France currently only provides one flight per day between the capital and three regional cities: Nice, Marseille and Toulouse.

In addition, she explains that "the air in the cabin is renewed every three minutes by a system equipped with filters identical to those used in operating theaters that extract the smallest viruses including Covid-19". "We have also generalized specific disinfection procedures for cabins, including the regular spraying of a virucidal product," she adds.

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