Wearing a mask, temperature controls or access to toilets: the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) published Monday a series of health recommendations for air transport to relaunch this sector badly affected by the coronavirus.
The recommendations are intended to be a "framework" aimed at the safety of both passengers and staff, at airports and on board aircraft. The traveler should present, upon arrival at the airport, a health declaration and undergo a first temperature check, suggests ICAO. Online check-in before arriving at the airport is recommended and passengers are requested to travel as light as possible, with small carry-on baggage. Newspapers and magazines will no longer be welcome on board, and limited duty-free sales.
Mask at the airport and during the whole trip
Boarding cards on mobile phones should be preferred, as well as more generally all “contactless” technologies (facial or eye recognition) at airports. Similarly, access to the terminal should be limited to travelers, their companions for the disabled, for example, and staff.
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- 20minutesEco (@ 20minutesEco) May 28, 2020The wearing of a mask or a face cover must be compulsory inside the terminal, where a physical distance of at least one meter must be respected, as well as on board the devices. Airport employees should also be provided with protective equipment which may include visors, gloves or medical masks. Once inside the aircraft, passengers must keep their mask and move as little as possible during the flight, avoiding queues to the toilet so as not to risk contaminating other passengers. Passengers should be assigned a toilet cubicle based on their location on the aircraft.
ICAO does not recommend one seat out of two
On one of the most awaited measures, the ICAO does not recommend neutralizing one seat in two to ensure physical distance, a system denounced by the industry. However, the organization requests that travelers be as far apart from each other as possible, depending on the occupancy of the aircraft. It also recommends that the food on board be prepackaged and that the aircraft be disinfected regularly.
ICAO estimates that the coronavirus pandemic could reduce the number of passengers by 1.5 billion by the end of the year. The companies could lose more than 314 billion dollars (282 billion euros) in 2020, according to the agency.
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