New Comfort + Cleanliness Efforts: AIRLINE EDITION

We’ve been spending some quality time connecting with our industry partners over the past few weeks.  As you might imagine, one of the most common topics of late is health and safety.  Many brands have been refining and sharing their cleaning procedures - some of which is just bringing to the forefront methods that have always existed.  But there are equally critical enhancements that most the brands have shared.   As we prepare to return to travel in the coming days and weeks, we’ve found this information to be both insightful and comforting.

With that, we wanted to share with you! 

There’s a lot of information out there, and we know you’re probably inundated with emails and articles.  So to keep this digestible, below you will find one specific fact from each of these major travel brands. First on our list is airlines.  We're also compiling the latest updates on car and hotel vendors and will be sharing that information next week - so keep an eye out! You can find additional details by clicking on their respective links. You'll notice that a lot of these measures apply across the board.  Read on to learn about the latest in comfort and cleanliness efforts from our travel partners!

Airlines:

Most major airlines have imposed new health and safety regulations and are using enhanced cleaning techniques inside their plane cabins, in airport lounges, terminals and gates.   Most recently, carriers such as American, United and Delta began expanded use of a technique called “fogging.”  The process is simple and includes a ground service agent spraying each surface of the aircraft with a fogging machine that sprays a disinfectant that sticks to surfaces but is safe to breathe.   This is certain to become a common practice on every airline in the coming weeks and months.  Here’s more on the airlines…

• United is the first carrier to require flight attendants to wear masks.  United is also the only U.S. airline with a full-time, on-site medical director.

• Southwest - In addition to tidying each aircraft between flights, Southwest is spending more than six hours cleaning each aircraft every night.

• Alaska has worked with doctors to enhance cleaning standard operating procedures.

• Delta has stated that by May 1, 'fogging' will occur before EVERY flight. 

• American Airlines - Most of their aircraft are equipped with High-Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filters that provide a complete air change approximately 15 to 30 times per hour, or once every two to four minutes and remove up to 99.7% of airborne particles.

We know that staying up to speed on the latest information isn’t always easy, especially as the news changes by the hour. Traveler safety and security is of the utmost importance to us, and we consider it our responsibility to stay as informed as possible.  Consider us your team of experts!  

Have a question?  We would love to connect with you so please reach out to us.   In the meantime, stay safe until we can all get back on the road again. 

Your Cadence team

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