Source: Caribbean Airlines Caribbean Airlines has implemented the use of thermal scanners at its Piarco Head office in Trinidad, as part of precautionary measures to limit and control the spread of the Covid-19 virus. The thermal scanners have been introduced on a trial basis and the airline will continue to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of this measure. During the trial period, all employees and visitors to the airline’s Piarco compound will be screened to assess whether their body temperature is at an acceptable level as prescribed by the Chief Medical Officer of Trinidad and Tobago (CMO). Similar measures are being reviewed for offices throughout the airline’s network. Caribbean Airlines’ CEO Garvin Medera, in commenting on the initiative said: “The [...]

Source: Frontier Airlines Frontier Airlines today instituted temperature screenings for all passengers and crew prior to boarding flights. Anyone with a temperature of 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or higher will not be permitted to travel. Additionally, the airline continues to require face coverings for all passengers and crew, and face coverings must be worn throughout the entire flight. “Temperature screenings are the latest addition to our comprehensive, multi-layered approach to supporting the health and well-being of everyone onboard our aircraft,” said Frontier Airlines CEO Barry Biffle. “Combined with face coverings, hospital-grade HEPA air filtration and enhanced cleaning and disinfection procedures, we believe our aircraft are safer than any other mode of transportation.” Customers are being screened via touchless thermometers prior to [...]

Source: Azul Azul S.A. (“Azul”) announces today that it will increase its June schedule to 168 flights per peak day compared to 115 daily departures in May, and 70 flights per day in April. In addition, the Company will be flying to 57 domestic destinations in June, up from 38 cities served in May and 25 destinations served in April. “Although our June capacity is still approximately 80% down year over year, we are seeing a positive trend in demand since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. We will continue to monitor revenue conditions and expand our network as several cities in Brazil gradually lift travel restrictions and demand returns, especially in the state of São Paulo, which is expected [...]

Source: Aerolíneas Argentinas Aerolíneas Argentinas has confirmed that more than 2,000 foreign residents have returned to their home countries in flights operated by the company. A few weeks ago, the company was authorized to carry foreign residents in the outbound segments of some of its flights. This new stage began with the flight to Quito on April 12, which carried 187 Ecuadorian citizens. The company also carried passengers to London, Madrid, Barcelona, Miami, Rome, Montevideo, Asuncion, Santiago de Chile, São Paulo, Lima, Cancun and Punta Cana. In the same vein, the company confirmed a new flight to Rome, scheduled to depart on May 15, which will carry 100 Italian citizens, and two flights to Madrid, scheduled to depart on May [...]