After an unprecedented shock, air transport is setting off to take off with an anti-Covid-19 arsenal, the “key” to restarting, which will have to be harmonized worldwide to avoid a “patchwork” of measures, explains Alexandre de Juniac, director general of the ‘International Air Transport Association (Iata),
“One of the keys to restarting travel is a robust passenger control process (…), which restores confidence“And allows”convince governments to lift border closure procedures“Estimates the boss of Iata, which brings together 290 airlines, in an interview with AFP.
“We are building something that is both safe and that allows operations to operate in an economically viable way.“, He declares, forcefully rejecting the idea of locking seats to allow a physical distance on board. “It wouldn’t add more security to have to neutralize seatsAssures Juniac. “In addition, the economic impact would be absolutely catastrophic “and it would then” increase prices from 50 to 100%“, He continues.
Discussions are underway at the level of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the major states “to try to have a convergent and harmonized approach on the whole planet on the health control system»Which will be implemented by air transport players. According to him, they should end up from here “at the end of May“
Health declaration on arrival at the airport, temperature control, wearing of a mask at the airport and on the plane, distribution of pre-packaged food to limit contact, disinfection of the plane …: the sector relies on a superimposition of measures combined with very efficient air filtration systems in aircraft to create an anti-Covid net.
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