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Get ready for social distancing when you fly next after lockdown ends

From elimination of middle seat to thermal screening air travel to see new normal

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Indian aviation regulator is framing a set of protocols to ensure that distancing is measured in confined places like aircraft and airport once air transport resumes

Arindam Majumder New Delhi
From planes flying at almost half the capacity to no duty-free shopping at airports, aviation in the post-lockdown period is going to be tough. Indian airlines and airports will have to comply with strict social distancing norms until the corona virus pandemic is over, according to a set of protocol that the regulator is framing.
Airlines will have to follow the guidelines till the World Health Organization gives an all clear signal. Estimates suggest that the aviation industry may have to grapple with the stringent