Changes At Airports Signal How Flying Will Be Different This Summer

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The New York Times recently ran an article on how traveling this summer will change due to COVID-19:

“Getting on a Plane? Please Take the Food Out of Your Bag. New security and health policies at airports and on planes will make traveling this summer a bit stranger and, officials hope, safer.”

“Airports this Memorial Day weekend are likely to be far emptier than usual, but people who plan to travel can expect to encounter lots of changes and new inconveniences.

Take security. As travelers wait in line to be screened, they can expect to see signs and other markings reminding them to maintain their distance from one another, the Transportation Security Administration said on Thursday. The agents checking identification and boarding passes will be wearings masks, gloves and, in some cases, eye protection…”

Read the full article at https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/21/business/memorial-day-travel-2020-coronavirus.html.

Source: The New York Times