Amenities Issue 13 (Winter 2020)

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Covid Safety Initiatives

Cabin, crew & passenger covid safety initiatives The coronavirus pandemic has rapidly transformed our industry whilst air travel has seen a significant decrease, airlines have scrambled to implement new protective measures to make passengers and crew feel safe during the pandemic. Around the world, airlines are administering temperature checks, requiring passengers to wear face masks, and implementing new ways to disinfect planes

Seats & Classes In response to the pandemic came a wide variety of new concepts for airline seats from plexiglass dividers between passengers, new staggered row layouts, zig-zag seating and space-age transparent bubbles.

Factorydesign : HeadZone Factorydesign a London-based design agency devised HeadZone as a simple and affordable way for economy passengers to feel safer in their seated environment, with a simple foldout product made from recycled cardboard and multi-use.

Avio Interiors : Glassafe Avio Interiors “Glassafe” - A kit-level solution that can be installed on existing seats to make close proximity safer among passengers sharing the same seat. It can be supplied in opaque material or with different degrees of transparency, all easy cleaning and suitable for a safe hygienisation.

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