The simulation exercise, which started around 8 am, saw passengers go through all the protocols before boarding an Aero Contractor flight at about 11:20am.
The airport authority has already put 1.5m physical distance markings in the terminal building to ensure social distancing, as well as in wash areas and bag disinfecting areas. Hand sanitisers were placed in strategic locations, even as Port Health workers were seen taking temperature of passengers, as they mandated them to always follow all protocols
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During the exercise, Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, said it was undertaken to ensure passengers maintain physical distance from one another, wear face mask or face shield, maintain proper hygiene, as well as ensure area surfaces are kept clean, and passengers sit in a clean environment.
All that has happened here is to ensure we don’t spread COVID-19 virus. He said.
He further said that the COVID-19 protocols would still be announced before resumption of commercial flights. Sirika added that passengers must arrive airport three hours before local flights, so as to get decontaminated.
We began maintaining physical distance right from outside. All the markings are there, and we respected that. During the checking procedure, we were shielded from the check-in officials. We got our boarding passes and during boarding, we detached our boarding passes and dropped the other end without physical contact. So, contacts with people have been reduced for us to remain safe. Sirika said.
There will also be social distancing in the aircraft. But new ideas are coming up on how to remain seated to make the carbon economical okay and to ensure people don’t infect one another. We will implement them in such a way that flights are profitable. WHO and ICAO have developed new protocols of sitting arrangement. He added.
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