The risk of contracting COVID-19 on a flight is low. But there are a few precautions you can take to lower the risk even further.
Before heading to the airport
- Ensure compliance with testing protocols where applicable
- Do not travel if you have a fever or cough. Seek medical advice if you are unwell
- Perform as many as your travel formalities before heading to the airport. This includes:
- Completing e-VISA or travel authorization, contact and health information declaration as per local regulation
- Check-in online for your flight, and if possible print your bag tags at home - Ensure you have sufficient masks and hand sanitizer for your entire journey
While at the airport, before departure
- Wear your mask at all times
- Practice physical distancing wherever possible, including when boarding the aircraft
- Wash or sanitize hands frequently by washing with soap and water or using alcohol-based hand sanitizers
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth, especially after contact with commonly touched surfaces
During the flight
- Wear your mask at all times:
- Wear it properly, over your nose and mouth
- Change it when it becomes damp - Avoid unnecessary movement during the flight. Avoid congregating when waiting to use the toilet
- Inform the crew and seek medical care early if you become sick while traveling
- Wash or sanitize hands frequently by washing with soap and water or using alcohol-based hand sanitizers
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth, especially after contact with commonly touched surfaces
- Do not rush to disembark from the aircraft after it stops at the parking bay. Do practice the same hand hygiene and physical distancing
In the arrival lounge
- Wear your face covering or mask at all times
- Practice physical distancing wherever possible, including when at immigration and baggage claim
- Wash, sanitize or clean hands frequently by washing with soap and water or using alcohol-based hand sanitizers
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth, especially after contact with commonly touched surfaces
- Comply with any local regulations on contact tracing