If civil aviation minister Hardeep Puri’s recent tweet is anything to go by, air travel in general is indeed set to change dramatically.
The good news is that keeping middle seats empty will save legions of travellers from undertaking the awkward if inevitable — and almost always furtively silent — exercise of keeping their chair handles from being appropriated by those on either side.
The bad news is that maybe those seats could be retrofitted with clear plexiglass shields, like the wraparound visors worn by all the passengers photographed on a returning Air India flight last week.
If those visors become mandatory for air travel, eating and talking will not be the same again on board either. It also remains to be seen whether the visors will be disposable or collected, sanitised and redistributed like earphones and blankets.
If those visors become mandatory for air travel, eating and talking will not be the same again on board either. It also remains to be seen whether the visors will be disposable or collected, sanitised and redistributed like earphones and blankets.
Complimentary airline kits for passengers could now include a hand sanitiser, face mask, gloves and HCQ tablets rather than the usual toiletries and eye masks. This will obviously open up the opportunity to rope in luxury brands to supply these kits for first- and business-class passengers.
But branding the personal protective equipment (PPEs) that cabin crew have to wear could be a challenge as sourcing them in airline colours will be difficult. The bright side for them, of course, is that they will no longer have to smile.
12/05/20 Economic Times
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The good news is that keeping middle seats empty will save legions of travellers from undertaking the awkward if inevitable — and almost always furtively silent — exercise of keeping their chair handles from being appropriated by those on either side.
The bad news is that maybe those seats could be retrofitted with clear plexiglass shields, like the wraparound visors worn by all the passengers photographed on a returning Air India flight last week.
If those visors become mandatory for air travel, eating and talking will not be the same again on board either. It also remains to be seen whether the visors will be disposable or collected, sanitised and redistributed like earphones and blankets.
If those visors become mandatory for air travel, eating and talking will not be the same again on board either. It also remains to be seen whether the visors will be disposable or collected, sanitised and redistributed like earphones and blankets.
Complimentary airline kits for passengers could now include a hand sanitiser, face mask, gloves and HCQ tablets rather than the usual toiletries and eye masks. This will obviously open up the opportunity to rope in luxury brands to supply these kits for first- and business-class passengers.
But branding the personal protective equipment (PPEs) that cabin crew have to wear could be a challenge as sourcing them in airline colours will be difficult. The bright side for them, of course, is that they will no longer have to smile.
12/05/20 Economic Times
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