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. 2020 Nov 10;39:101915. doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2020.101915

Table 4.

Preflight-Measures of the 20 biggest airlines by size as of October 15th.

Mask Negative Testing PCR certificate Thermoscanners Hygiene kit Health Screening for staff Personnel PPE Social Distancing when boarding Systematic Boarding Rapid tests before boarding
Swiss Airlines x (x) ? ? ? x ? ?
Emirates x x x ? X ? x x
Turkish Airlines x x (−) (+) (just temperature) x ? ?
Air Canada x x ? x x x
Lufthansa x (x) x - (plexiglass) x x x
American Airlines x ? - x x
British airways x ? x x
ANA x x x x x x
Air France x (x) possibility x x x x
Southwest Airlines x x (x) wipes x x x
Alaska Airlines x (x) possibility x x x
Ryanair x self (x) limited (x) encouraged ?
Easyjet x (x) varies x x x
Aeroflot x + gloves + change mask every 3 h x 37° x ? x x x
United x x x x x
Delta Airlines x x x ? x x x
China Southern Airlines x x (also during flight) x x x x x
China Eastern Airlines x x x ? ? ? ?
Air China x x x ? x x x
IndiGo x x + health declaration app x x x x x
LATAM Airlines x ? x x x
Avianca x x x x x
Inflight measures of the 20 biggest airlines by size
Mask Systematic boarding Social Distancing enforced (empty seats) Eating allowed? Drinking allowed? HEPA Filters? Inflight disinfection of sanitary facilities? Pre/Post flight disinfection Passenger locator card? Special disembarking? Reserved isolation seats
Swiss Airlines x x x x x x ? ?
Emirates x x (x) (x) x x x ? ?
Turkish Airlines x x (x) - not at same time x x ? x x x (waiting period) x
Air Canada x x (x) prepacked (x) limited x x x ? ? ?
Lufthansa x x x x x x
American Airlines (x) x x x x
British Airways x x x x x x
ANA x x (x) limited x x x ? ?
Air France x x x (x) limited (x) x x ? ?
Southwest x x x (x) limited x x x x
Alaska x x x (x) limited x x x x (+ATP testing + cleaning certificates) ? x x
Ryanair x ? (x) limited x x - (once daily) ? - ?
Easyjet x x (x) limited x x - (once daily) x x
Aeroflot x + gloves x (x) limited x x + air renewal x x x x
United x x (x) limited x x x x
Delta x x x - (own food ok) x x x ? - x
China Southern Airlines x x (x) prepackaged x x x x ? x x
China Eastern Airlines x ? (x) limited ? x x x ? ?
Air China x x ? (x) limited x x x (different risk levels, up to hourly) x ? ? ?
IndiGo x x x x x x x x
LATAM Airlines x x x x x x
Avianca x x x prepackaged x x ?