Low-cost carrier AirAsia has introduced latest personal protective equipment (PPE) for its cabin crews, which will likely be used when flights resume within the region in the approaching days.
Designed in collaboration with Filipino dressmaker Puey Quiñones, the PPE suits, which were launched last Friday (April 24) during a rescue flight from Bangkok to Manila, feature the airline’s signature red color and are said to have been approved by the Philippine Department of Health.
According to Quiñones’ Instagram account, the Los Angeles-based designer has been busy designing and producing PPE suits for hospitals in addition to brands like AirAsia following the outbreak of the virus.
“It was first used on a recent rescue flight and further design evaluation is currently ongoing,” AirAsia said Asia News Channel.
On Monday, AirAsia chief security officer Ling Liong Tien said a few of the measures adopted by the airline for repatriation and humanitarian flights include the use of non-public protective equipment by cabin crew.
Flight attendants will likely be required to wear personal protective equipment on all of the carrier’s domestic and international flights.
On April 17, AirAsia announced that it will resume scheduled domestic flights starting on Wednesday (April 29) with Malaysia, followed by Thailand on Friday (May 1), India (May 4), Indonesia (May 7) and the Philippines (May 5). May). 16), subject to the consent of the authorities.
According to Captain Ling, cabin crew can even take similar additional measures.
“Once you’re on the plane, you’ll be happy to know that all our cabin crew will be wearing protective equipment, including masks and gloves,” AirAsia said on its website.
According to Captain Ling, other measures AirAsia will implement when flights resume include requiring travelers to wear their very own masks before, during and after flights, in addition to at check-in counters and baggage carousels.
“Guests without a mask will not be allowed to board,” he said.
Source : Asia News Channel | Times of the Strait | Jakarta Post Office | Asian News Network
