As Travel restrictions lift and people try to get out and enjoy what is left of the summer holidays, remember, aircraft travel is going to very different than it was, pre-pandemic. Most European countries, and a few others available to travel to, do not require a mandatory quarantine, but holiday makers need to take extra precautions. Here are a few tips to help your travel go more smoothly:
• Pack several, easily accessible masks as they are required in airports and most planes.
• Have hand sanitiser to hand, no bigger than 100ml for carry on (anti-bac wipes can also go through security). Larger bottles can be packed in your checked luggage, inside of shoes, to avoid them being squashed.
• Empty water bottles can go through security and be filled, pre-flight, at contactless water fountains in most UK airports.
• Checking-in online and using self-service kiosks for printing bag tags, helps avoid large queues.
• Sanitise hands before and especially after security.
• Another thing you can do is use the terminal toilets just before boarding to try and avoid plane toilets.
• Listen to airport announcements as boarding could be much different.
• Anti-bac arm-rests, tray tables, tvs and seat belts on board.
• There may be reduced food and drink on offer, so be prepared.
• Air filtration of planes has bee upgraded to remove 99.9% of dust, fungi, moisture, bacteria and viruses. So please feel free to breath normally.