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Cathay passenger sleeping lie-flat without a mask in business

Cathay first and business passengers can sleep lie-flat without masks

Passengers flying in first or business class on Cathay Pacific are permitted to remove their masks when sleeping in the lie-flat position, u... Continue Reading

American Airlines Retractable Barrier Belt

American now accepting mask exemptions for disabled passengers

American Airlines is now accepting face mask exemptions for disabled passengers who are unable to wear one, after aligning its mask protocol... Continue Reading

A businessman and businesswoman with face mask protection socially distancing while seated near the gate at an airport.

US mask mandate in effect on planes and all public transport

Under the Biden administration, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is requiring all travelers on public conveyances – includi... Continue Reading

US FAA cracks down on unruly airline passengers

The US Federal Aviation Administration is adopting a stricter legal enforcement policy against unruly passengers after observing “a disturbi... Continue Reading

Female traveler waiting for a flight at the airport. She is looking out a large window. An airborne Delta twinjet is in view, with the backdrop of a blue sky and clouds

Aviation’s role in managing forthcoming COVID-19 vaccine mandates

With what feels like a drumbeat of good news around vaccinations to prevent the ongoing spread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that causes COV... Continue Reading

Two passengers, one seated at the window and the other in an aisle seat, are facing forward, with the HeadZone cardboard solution shown in view. Both passengers are wearing masks. HeadZone provides an added layer of privacy to the passengers.

Creating a ‘me space’ on board with a recyclable solution

As airlines begin to abandon empty middle seat policies adopted at the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, passengers may crave a more private... Continue Reading

A near-empty subway car, with orange and yellow seats. The car appears to be sparkling clean

Why key upgrades hang in the balance for New York City Subway

The last time I wrote about the state of the New York City Subway in 2015, things were not going all that well. Overcrowding was burdening t... Continue Reading

A photo of the Normandie ferry brochure on the author's steering wheel

Channel ferry COVID protocols reassuring for passengers

With Europe heading back into strict COVID-19 lockdowns, travel has been reduced to the essentials. For an essential, last-minute trip from ... Continue Reading

Row of empty blue seats in a Boeing 777-200

Research, “bad math” and real-world cases show COVID uncertainty

Is flying safe? Airlines and aviation trade groups would very much like passengers to think so, and have been focusing much energy on provin... Continue Reading

Passengers and employees of the Cancun International Airport with face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic

Flying internationally from Mexico during COVID

On a Monday afternoon at Cancun International Airport (CUN), heavy cumulus clouds punctuated the sky as Tropical Storm Gamma churned slowly ... Continue Reading

A gloved hand wipes down a seatback IFE screen

Hygiene expectations post-COVID: a generation of Naomi Campbells?

“I love travelling.” Naomi Campbell proclaimed aboard a Qatar Airways Airbus A380 in Nice during July of 2019, as she proceeded to don prote... Continue Reading

Airport security officer wears blue gloves and mask as a healthy safety precaution to prevent COVID 19 in case of coronavirus pandemic

#PaxEx Podcast Transcribed: Build confidence with masks on, fees off

We are pleased to provide a transcript of the #PaxEx Podcast, Episode 73, the audio recording of which was published on 2 September. Intro m... Continue Reading

father putting medical mask on his son to protect himself from the coronavirus in an airport terminal

#PaxEx Podcast: Building travel confidence with masks on, fees off

Welcome to Episode 073 of the #PaxEx Podcast, which tracks the evolution of the airline passenger experience. In this episode, available on ... Continue Reading

What it’s like to fly BWI-LAX-BWI on Southwest during COVID

Traveling by air during the COVID-19 crisis is certainly not the same experience as flying in pre-pandemic days. But on a recent Southwest r... Continue Reading

A passenger, wearing a mask and seated in a lounge. Beside him, a seat is blocked for social distancing

Sodexo North America’s Charlotte Jensen on the lounge evolution

French food services and facilities management company Sodexo, which provides total lounge management at airports around the world, likes to... Continue Reading