Airlines urge passengers to improve hygiene

DUBAI — People who must travel at this time, amid the global Covid-19 epidemic, are strongly advised to practise good hand hygiene for the safety of other plane passengers and cabin crew.

While airlines in the country have stepped up cleaning protocols and ensured that their staff is updated with any new medical guidelines, they said passengers must also take extra precaution.

“This is a dynamic situation which we are managing carefully as a business, and we strongly urge our customers to practice good hand and health hygiene and follow health authorities’ guidelines,” said Adel Al Redha, chief operating officer at Emirates airline.

The world’s largest carrier for international passengers said its crew is trained to handle various medical incidents on board. Hand sanitisers were also made available across all of its facilities.

Budget carrier flydubai has put similar protocols in place. “We are taking all necessary steps as outlined by the international authorities that include a robust aircraft cleaning programme.

“We recommend that passengers follow the personal hygiene guidelines issued by the World Health Organisation,” a flydubai spokesperson said in a statement to Khaleej Times.

Airlines have altered their flights to worst-hit countries, such as Iran, China, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia. So far, all Gulf countries have reported cases of coronavirus. Globally, more than 3,100 people have died due to virus and over 90,000 were infected.

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