Airlines are considering new safety changes, including plexiglass dividers between seats and 'immunity passports' that would indicate if a passenger had recently been tested — and cleared — for the virus.
In recent years, airlines have been cramming more seats onto planes and squishing passengers ever closer to one another. The entire airport experience isn't much better, with overcrowded eateries and bookshops, as well as tightly packed lines of people queuing up at check-in counters, at security checkpoints and on the jet bridge for boarding."Airports are empty.
Most U.S. carriers are requiring passengers and crew members to wear masks or facial coverings in gate areas and on flights. The nearly deserted check-in area at Terminal 1 of Chicago's O'Hare airport reflects the sharp decline in air travel, as the number of people flying has plummeted more than 90% since the beginning of March.The nearly deserted check-in area at Terminal 1 of Chicago's O'Hare airport reflects the sharp decline in air travel, as the number of people flying has plummeted more than 90% since the beginning of March.
"Planes were ghost towns as of the past couple weeks that I've been traveling, and now it's like a third of seats [are full]? A fourth?" he said.
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