Flyers must now consider additional health and safety when choosing an airline to fly with, and each US airline has a different policy.
Airlines in the US are finding themselves at a crossroads. While a priority is driving up revenues to account for the heavy losses incurred in March, April, and May, the concern for the safety and comfort of passengers is also at the forefront and the two seldom complement each other without compromise.
Most carriers in the US require their passengers to wear some form of face coverings, with only a small minority of airlines not mandating the practice now recommended by the Centers for Disease Control when social distancing isn't an option. Blocking middle seats and limiting flight loads has also been adopted by a few of the larger and mid-tier airlines, though some have abandoned that practice after seeing high demand on certain flights.
The airline confirmed to Business Insider in an email that if a flight is too crowded for a passenger's liking, despite the blocked seats, rebooking to later flight to the same destination will be done free of charge. Face coverings are also required on Delta flights and the airline's cleaning procedure includes fogging with the use of an electrostatic sprayer to disinfect the aircraft.
Alaska is blocking middle and certain aisle seats on its aircraft until June 30, as well as requiring face coverings for all passengers and customer-facing employees who cannot maintain social distancing, according to an airline blog post. The airline will provide face coverings for those who do not have. Hawaiian AirlinesMarkus Mainka / Shutterstock.com
The airline is also taking passenger temperatures at the gate and denying boarding to anybody with a reading of 100.4 degrees after two attempts. Passengers need also fill out a health declaration at check-in, affirming that they have had no contact with someone with a confirmed or suspected COVID-19 case, will wash or sanitize their hands before a flight, will check their own temperature before travel, and understand and agree to Frontier's face covering policy.
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