Virus pandemic reshaping air travel as carriers struggle
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FILE - In this May 28, 2020, file photo, a passenger wears personal protective equipment on a Delta Airlines flight after landing at MinneapolisSaint Paul International Airport, in Minneapolis. Airlines are trying to convince a frightened public that measures like mandatory face masks and hospital-grade air filters make sitting in a plane safer than many other indoor settings during the coronavirus pandemic, but it isnt working. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)FILE - In this Wednesday, July 15, 2020, file photo, people arrive at the drop-off area of Terminal B at LaGuardia Airport in New York. Airlines are trying to convince a frightened public that measures like mandatory face masks and hospital-grade air filters make sitting in a plane safer than many other indoor settings during the coronavirus pandemic, but it isnt working. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)FILE - In this June 30, 2020, file photo, passengers arrive at the Barcelona airport, Spain. Airlines are trying to convince a frightened public that measures like mandatory face masks and hospital-grade air filters make sitting in a plane safer than many other indoor settings during the coronavirus pandemic, but it isnt working. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)FILE - In this July 22, 2020, file photo, a lone traveler heads to the north security checkpoint in the main terminal of Denver International Airport in Denver. Airlines are trying to convince a frightened public that measures like mandatory face masks and hospital-grade air filters make sitting in a plane safer than many other indoor settings during the coronavirus pandemic, but it isnt working. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)FILE - In this June 25, 2020, file photo, rows of United Airlines check-in counters at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago are unoccupied amid the coronavirus pandemic. Airlines are trying to convince a frightened public that measures like mandatory face masks and hospital-grade air filters make sitting in a plane safer than many other indoor settings during the coronavirus pandemic, but it isnt working. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford, File)FILE - In this May 28, 2020, file photo, Delta Airlines employee wears personal protective equipment after landing at MinneapolisSaint Paul International Airport, in Minneapolis. Airlines are trying to convince a frightened public that measures like mandatory face masks and hospital-grade air filters make sitting in a plane safer than many other indoor settings during the coronavirus pandemic, but it isnt working. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)FILE - In this June 25, 2020, file photo, arriving travelers walk by a sign in the baggage claim area of Terminal B at LaGuardia Airport in New York. Airlines are trying to convince a frightened public that measures like mandatory face masks and hospital-grade air filters make sitting in a plane safer than many other indoor settings during the coronavirus pandemic, but it isnt working. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)Melaku Gebermariam uses an electrostatic sprayer to disinfect the inside of a Delta Airplane between flights on July 22, at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va. U.S. airlines have scrambled to reassure travelers that planes are safe. They require passengers to wear face masks and are cleaning cabins more thoroughly, even spraying seats with anti-microbial mist. (AP Photo/Nathan Ellgren)FILE - In this June 24, 2020, file photo, Southwest Airlines employee La Toya Malone Key wipes down a kiosk after it was used by a passenger to secure their boarding pass at Love Field in Dallas. Airlines are trying to convince a frightened public that measures like mandatory face masks and hospital-grade air filters make sitting in a plane safer than many other indoor settings during the coronavirus pandemic, but it isnt working. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)FILE - In this June 24, 2020, file photo, Southwest Airlines employee Oscar Gonzalez, right, assists a passenger at the ticket counter at Love Field in Dallas. Airlines are trying to convince a frightened public that measures like mandatory face masks and hospital-grade air filters make sitting in a plane safer than many other indoor settings during the coronavirus pandemic, but it isnt working. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)FILE - In this June 30, 2020, file photo, a passenger sits at Barcelona airport in Barcelona, Spain. Airlines are trying to convince a frightened public that measures like mandatory face masks and hospital-grade air filters make sitting in a plane safer than many other indoor settings during the coronavirus pandemic, but it isnt working. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)FILE - In this July 29, 2020, file photo, a passenger, wearing a face mask to protect against the spread of coronavirus, sits at the almost empty departures hall at the Zaventem international airport in Brussels. Airlines are trying to convince a frightened public that measures like mandatory face masks and hospital-grade air filters make sitting in a plane safer than many other indoor settings during the coronavirus pandemic, but it isnt working.(AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)FILE - In this July 22, 2020, file photo, a pair of masked travelers head to the ticketing counter for Frontier Airlines in the main terminal of Denver International Airport in Denver. Airlines are trying to convince a frightened public that measures like mandatory face masks and hospital-grade air filters make sitting in a plane safer than many other indoor settings during the coronavirus pandemic, but it isnt working. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
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FILE - In this May 28, 2020, file photo, a passenger wears personal protective equipment on a Delta Airlines flight after landing at MinneapolisSaint Paul International Airport, in Minneapolis. Airlines are trying to convince a frightened public that measures like mandatory face masks and hospital-grade air filters make sitting in a plane safer than many other indoor settings during the coronavirus pandemic, but it isnt working. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)