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 | ? | – | – | – | – |