Services that are small perks are being scrapped as carriers such as China Airlines and Cathay Pacific Airways try to limit passenger-crew interactions. Do these steps keep us safe? 'We don’t have great data, which is the difficult part,' one travel medical expert says.
In the wake of the coronavirus’s spread, airlines are temporarily modifying amenities on flights coming from China, hoping to cut down on potentially infectious interactions between passengers and cabin crew members.
On Wednesday, Cathay Pacific Airways announced it would take similar precautions, temporarily changing in-flight services on all Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon flights traveling to and from mainland China. The carrier is no longer providing blankets, magazines and hot towels on flights traveling between mainland China, or offering in-flight duty-free sales. It is also altering its meal service for first- and business-class cabins, and ending trolley services.
[State Department tells citizens ‘do not travel’ to China; World Health Organization declares coronavirus outbreak a global health emergency How the new coronavirus compares to Ebola, Zika and SARS] As health officials work to understand the virus, Chen recommends proper hand-washing, especially after touching common surfaces, as the best prevention technique, and avoiding touching your face.
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