Following the recent adoption of new guidelines on air transport safety by the
"As a UN agency, the ICAO is expected to play a leading role in the recovery of the air travel industry in order to ensure global connections on which the world economy relies. For this purpose,
"Harmonization of safety standards is arguably the most important issue for the ICAO to resolve in order to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The confined and cross-border nature of air travel immediately exposed the industry to lockdown measures. It is now necessary for airlines and airports to adapt to new standards of hygiene and social distancing as mentioned throughout the CART's report.
"For instance, airlines will have to consider modifying their seat assignment process to ensure physical distancing between passengers. This means in practice that traditional passenger density in twin-aisles such as the A350 or the B787 could be considered unsustainable. Passengers will also be asked to limit movements, which could pose obvious issues with long-haul flights.
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