The head of the trade association for airlines hopes that air travel will resume in Europe by the summer, and strongly opposes mandatory quarantine periods.
The comments from IATA come as travel groups are desperate to bring operations back to life and some are already rolling out plans to do so.
"We think that it is useless provided we have implemented the health and sanitary controls that we are discussing with governments. It is absolutely key for the tourist industry which is so important for so many countries in Europe." "Is it possible to have an aircraft full and without risk of contamination? Our answer is yes," de Juniac said, "provided we implement control and sanitary processes for passengers just before the flight — by asking for temperature control, by the obligation to wear a mask, by cleaning the aircraft properly and disinfecting properly, by limiting the distribution of food to pre-packaged food, by limiting cabin luggage to one luggage to avoid disembarking and embarking process to...
He added that air filters in planes ensure safe ventilation, that sitting behind seat backs rather than face-to-face with other passengers reduces droplet spread, and that mandatory masks will further reduce contamination.
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