Any social distancing on aircraft when passenger numbers return to normal would be “challenging if not impossible”, the head of the body representing UK airports has said.
The government is expected to bring in a 14-day quarantine for anyone arriving in the UK, apart from those coming from the Republic of Ireland.
Airports suggested that a quarantine would have a devastating impact on the aviation industry.
Karen Dee, CEO of the Airport Operators’ Association, told BBC Breakfast that if social distancing was not possible, measures had to be put in place to ensure staff and passengers travel safely.
“Is it better cleaning and sanitation or hand sanitisers in the airport? Is it face masks and gloves for passengers to avoid touching?
“Is it some form of temperature checks at the airports or before they travel? Or other kind of testing that might evolve in the next few days or weeks?”
Source: BBC
