this summer due to decreased demand. The declines make sense: With most offices and tourist attractions closed, there was, and is, nowhere to go. And no reason—if you don’t absolutely need to, why sit in a cramped, crowded, de facto contagion tube for hours on end? On the same day as their rock-bottom record, the industry received a $25 billion bailout from Congress.Airlines have already enacted drastic changes: Delta blocked middle seats and boards 10 guests at a time.
Some other examples? Bright-colored grids that tell where to stand six feet apart in customs, among other visual social distancing cues. Duncan also predicts additional security stations, for mandatory temperature checks or even nasal swabbing. Last week, the Vienna airport began offering COVID-19 tests upon departure and arrival for 190 euros. Passengers head to a lab site near the terminals to undergo a PCR test. The results take three hours. If all clear, they can skip the 14-day quarantine.
How do you solve the possible coronavirus-spreading congestion that forms in security lines and during boarding? One word: biometrics. Companies like Clear, whose machines scan your irises to verify your identity, are already cropping up in airport checkpoints across America. United, according to Walters, is exploring expanding facial recognition at flight gates in lieu of ticket scanning.
Air fares should be relatively affordable.
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