Passengers would feel a lot safer with a shield between seats, say airline executives. - Photo by master films/H. GOUSSE/Airbus
SYDNEY (Reuters): Airline passengers want visible plastic barriers in the cabin to reinstil confidence in flying during the pandemic, saying they do not all trust industry assurances about high air quality onboard, aviation industry executives said on Thursday (Sept 24).
Other pandemic-related trends could include more private business class seating on narrowbody planes, adding touchless lavatory features and permanent conversions of passenger planes to freighters, according to a panel at the MRO Asia-Pacific conference held online.
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