EASA to recommend spacing passengers to cut contagion risk

European regulators are preparing to advise airlines to space passengers throughout the cabin on flights which are not full, having formally directed carriers to ensure aircraft are fully disinfected after each flight from high-risk coronavirus areas. Operators should also equip aircraft with at least 1 universal precaution kit – used to deal with communicable diseases – in order to protect crew members assisting individuals suspected of carrying the infection. EASA has made the recommendations in safety directives aimed at civil aviation authorities as well as third-country operators authorised to fly to EU destinations. “We are aware that many airlines have already enhanced their cleaning procedures, and member states have put additional measures into place,” says EASA executive director Patrick Ky. <br/>