Hygiene

Airlines highlight hygiene efforts to win back customers

A sign at the ticket counter tells travelers to space out so they don't spread germs.

With the Memorial Day weekend approaching, U.S. airlines are making a bid to recapture business by emphasizing extensive hygiene protocols and practices designed to reduce the risk of coronavirus transmission. 

And European authorities issued guidance Wednesday to assure the health safety of air travelers and aviation personnel once quarantines ease and airlines resume flying. 

There is renewed hope that pent-up demand for travel will spur new bookings, but industry officials know they must ease...

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Vision of higher net sales for airlines could be a mirage

A big white Delta plane takes off in cloudy sky.

Don’t mistake green shoots in travel demand for the summer as a sign that recovery from the coronavirus crisis is around the corner for the airline industry, an executive for a major U.S. airline cautioned Tuesday.

After suspending most flight activity because of widespread quarantines, air carriers this week announced plans for incremental capacity increases in June and July to accommodate an uptick in passenger interest, with bookings some days slightly outpacing refunds for the first time in...

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