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The new measures are in line with the requirements established by the French government for public transport in France. But they will also take place on international Air France flights, and will be valid from Monday, May 11.
Boarding will be denied
All passengers traveling with Air France must accept a fever check before departure.
If the temperature exceeds 38 degrees, the person will be denied boarding.
– Fever control should be done with An infrared thermometer, which does not need to be in close contact with the skin, indicates a company announcement reproduced by the AFP news agency.
If you have to postpone the trip because the temperature is above the allowed level, the passenger will be booked again at a later date without charge.
Passengers, crew and ground crew in contact with passengers must wear mouthpieces or masks.
The company says on its website that they recommend passengers to wear their own masks or mouthwashes, and that passengers will be notified of this well in advance of departure. But Air France emphasizes that it will be delivered to all those who have not boarded before boarding.
Inside the plane, passengers will sit as far apart as possible.
All portions of food and beverages on domestic flights and on shorter trips within Europe are reduced, to reduce the risk of infection.
Currently, it is very quiet at French airports, like here in Nice.
Photo: Valery Hache / AFP
SAS also requires a mask
SAS provides updated guidelines for the week on what will apply to SAS flights both at home and abroad in the future.
The EU aims to present common aviation rules so that there are no different set of rules to apply to air passengers and airlines, but these are waiting for them.
– Until then, we must follow the guidelines that the different countries have. Where there is a requirement for mouth and nose protection, we must also require it of passengers and crew, says Knut Morten Johansen, director of public relations for SAS.
On national routes, the supervisor requests the Norwegian authorities, that is, the central seats or the like must be free of passengers to maintain a sufficient distance. The use of mouthwash or mask is not required in Norway.
On foreign routes, SAS must take into account different rules in different countries, as well as the recommendations of the International Aviation Organization IATA and the European Aviation Safety Agency EASA.
Both latter have supported the use of masks and mouthwashes.
Don’t let in without a mask
Currently, SAS has canceled most of its foreign flights, both from Norway, Sweden and Denmark.
Some flights have been maintained to take Norwegians and other Nordic citizens home. For this reason, flights to and from Malaga and Alicante in Spain have been established this weekend.
Here, the company has sent a message to passengers that they must bring a mask or blindfold. Otherwise, the Spanish police will not let them enter the terminal or the plane.
– We follow the other companies and ask passengers to bring their own mouthpieces and masks, to use at the airport and during the flight, says Johansen.
He says SAS will not be required to check the temperature of passengers on board a SAS flight across Europe, because this is the responsibility of the airport operator or delegate to a major bakery company.
– What is clear, however, is that people who have symptoms of illness should not be on board, says the SAS veteran.
KLM enables children to avoid masking
Dutch KLM, which is in alliance with Air France, also introduces the mandatory use of a mask or bandage during its flights.
People without a bandage / mask can be denied boarding the plane, the company writes on its website.
Only people with medical conditions that make masking difficult and children under the age of 10 are exempt from the masking mandate.
The company recommends that passengers bring more masks / mouthwashes because a mouthwash or mask is comfortable and safe to wear for approximately 4 hours.
The flight crew has received special training so that they can assist air passengers with proper use.
The requirements to cover the mouth and nose apply from May 11 and provisionally until August 31.
Lufthansa has always encouraged its employees to wear mouth and nose protection. Now it becomes mandatory for passengers too.
Photo: Boris Roessler / AP
Lufthansa accepts scarves
At German Lufthansa and Swiss Swiss Air, the use of masks is required from May 4 for both air passengers and cabin crew, in accordance with the guidelines of the authorities of several countries.
They also ask that passengers bring their own masks or ties.
However, companies write that they accept the use of scarves that cover the nose and mouth, provided this is consistent before and during the flight.
Lufthansa and Swiss Air claim that they no longer have any other seats to maintain social distance.
They believe that the mandatory use of masks is sufficient as infection control, according to the advice of IATA and EASA.
Filters that capture particles.
Additionally, airlines have introduced strict cleaning and disinfection procedures to erase all traces of possible viruses on board. Several claim that they should use a disinfectant that is believed to have an effect on the virus for ten days.
Modern aircraft are also equipped with so-called HEPA air filters, which are used, among other things, in hospitals, which capture particles down to 0.01 microns. The coronavirus is between 0.08 and 0.16 microns in size.
– Studies show that there is very little spread of droplet contamination on airplanes. HEPA filters, dry air, and frequent air replacement are the reasons for this, says Knut Morten Johansen.
