As the world slowly eases its way out of the Covid-19 lockdown, we're on the verge of a new era in air travel.
In the new era of flight, we can expect personal protective equipment to be integral to the passenger experience as airlines are beginning to demand -- rather than request -- their use.
"This is public health. My view is that it should be provided to all for free," says Heitz."Wearing a mask is not only about protecting yourself; it's about how to protect the other passengers."While airport terminals remain mostly desolate, initiatives are underway to verify passenger health preflight and assure that airports are scrupulously clean.a contactless voice-activated kiosk for monitoring passengers' temperature, heart and respiratory rates before check-in.
Elsewhere, at Hong Kong International Airport , authorities are trying out a set-up called CleanTech, aIn it, passengers and airport staff undergo a temperature check before entering an enclosed channel for a 40-second sanitizing procedure, using"photocatalyst" and"nano needles" technologies. For the very long-term future, Ceccato ponders a possible scenario where passengers have some kind of chip injected in their arms that continuously monitors their health,"Star Trek" style. It would start beeping if it detects they've been infected with something.
Another motivation behind the adoption of security and health tech at airports is to accelerate the flow of passengers through the terminal checkpoints by reducing human-to-human contact, or contact between passengers and conveyor belts and trays at security. "There's probably a future for a stowage bin that will be gesture-based, where passengers don't have to touch the handle, just wave their hand to raise or lower the door," says Devin Liddell, principal futurist of Teague, the Seattle-based design consultants that created the Dreamliner cabin and the interior of every Boeing airliner since the 1940s.
"Eventually, we'll see eye movement tracking-based user interfaces when it comes to the inflight entertainment system, so not having to touch the IFE system at all," says Liddell.Longer-term opportunities to improve the on-board experience are with rethinking the layout of the passenger cabin.
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