As You Travel Again, Do Not Let Your Guard Down

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The highest number of passengers—over a million—passed through American airports on a single day in mid-October since the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic began, highlighting how people have begun traveling again amid growing confidence that they will be secure during their journeys. The number is expected to have only increased as vaccinations against the disease have begun globally including in India. It is not, however, time yet to lower one’s guard as mass vaccinations are unlikely to happen anytime sooner. It is better to travel safely and follow precautions every time you take flights.

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Continue Washing Hands and Maintaining Hand Hygiene

Hand sanitiser containers weighing up to 350 ml are allowed per passenger on flights in India and 100.55 ml in the US in carry-on bags that are screened separately. Make sure you carry them along with alcohol or anti-bacterial wipes in carry-on or checked luggage to ensure hand hygiene while you are airborne and at airports.

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Mask On

Travellers should continue to ensure that wear masks as they help prevent the COVID-19 spread. There is no bar on wearing them during the screening processes even as traveller may be asked to adjust them for identity verification during the checking of travel documents.

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Maintain Social Distancing

Arrangements are in place to ensure social distancing and to reduce direct contact between airport, airline staff, and the traveling public. But that is not enough. Passengers, too, have to ensure they maintain social distancing whenever they are in the queue, undergoing screening or using any service at the airports.

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Make More Use of Carry-on Bags

Travellers are required to put items from their pockets in bins before going through walkthrough gates. It will be better to place items that you usually keep in your pockets into carry-on bags to reduce touchpoints and chances of contracting the virus.

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Passengers can also reduce contact at a checkpoint by ensuring that do not pack prohibited items in their carry-on bags since such things trigger alarms and require travellers to go through the checking process all over again.

Follow Travel Guidance

Do not travel if you have recently tested positive for COVID-19, are unwell otherwise, or have come in contact with someone who has contracted the virus. You can rebook later as many airlines have ended rebooking fees for your travel when you are fully fit to do so.

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