A New York mother traveling home from Miami said she was surprised that her flight was packed in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic and concerned that a lot of the travelers were not wearing face masks or coverings.
Another photo of the busy terminal showed travelers standing around without any sort of protection.
"This is all brand new for a lot of people and we're trying to figure out what's going on and how to do it, I was just hoping that the airlines would take a little bit of leadership on this and not wait for a government mandate to do what's sensible," she said. The airliner said it also blocks 50 percent of standard middle seats and monitors flights to ensure social distancing can be maintained. It pointed out, however, that the"The safety of our customers and team members remains our top priority," American Airlines said."We are in close contact with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and public health officials and will continue to coordinate with them on any required health and safety-related measures.
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