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The European Regions Airline Association (ERA) supports several key measures to ensure the safety of passengers and industry personnel as airlines begin to restart operations.
A collaborative and co-ordinated approach by industry, member states and relevant stakeholders is required instead of imposing quarantines that will only delay the restart

As countries are gradually reopening their economies, the question about hygiene and virus transmission risk for air travellers and their crew becomes increasingly important. “The nature of air travel, linking two different countries, brings a challenge of mutual cooperation,” says ECA secretary general, Philip von Schöppenthau

Aircraft interiors designer, Jacques Pierrejean, believes today’s crisis could be an opportunity to re-think the way we fly both commercially and privately. His vision of the future includes hygiene-focused cabin designs, wide-body regional aircraft, a new private sector, and taxi helicopters