may 31, CPS announced new rules of air travel in the spread of coronavirus infection. They show, in particular, that carriers and airports must ensure compliance by passengers with social distance. How this will work in practice, in the broadcast channel “Russia 1” said Aviaexport, chief editor of the site Avia.ru Roman Gusarov.
Under the new rules, before boarding the plane passengers will measure the temperature. They will have to fill out forms that will need to enter including a row and seat listed on their tickets. This must be the case that someone of the passengers identify the coronavirus after the flight. Then all who flew with him, to notify.
According to experts, the airlines abandoned the idea to seat passengers in a checkerboard pattern.
“of Course, chess refused Seating both in Russia and abroad primarily for economic reasons. The fact that the Seating in the passenger cabin will be filled in 40, a maximum of 50 per cent, and at such loading it is necessary or 2-3 times to raise the cost of tickets to justify the flight or every flight will be unprofitable”, – said Gusarov.
Even when fully loaded aircraft to maintain pre-crisis ticket prices unlikely, says expert.
“unfortunately, if you take the economic situation, of course, tickets must rise, and rise significantly,” he said.
Air travel at risk of becoming the dubious pleasure not only because of high ticket prices.
“In the rules there is an interesting point – throughout the flight will burn the scoreboard Fasten your seat belts, and passengers should not stand up, release should be in the chair. To call the flight attendant only in cases of emergency”, – said Gusarov.
According to experts, these emergency cases can include access to the toilet.
“Now exactly what happens. Accompanied by a flight attendant. He escorts you to the toilet and back, ensures that you sat in his passenger seat and buckled up”, he explained.
Earlier, the chief expert of the Institute for transport Economics and transport policy HSE Fyodor Borisov predicted Russian companies “dramatic” drop in passenger traffic. According to him, in June, the Russian carriers will continue to operate at a loss. In General this summer on domestic flights they will be able to restore the passenger traffic up to 60-80 percent of the volume of last year, the expert believes.
