Commercial planes sanitisation putting passengers at risk?

Commercial planes sanitisation

With the globe settling in the new norm since March 2020 due to COVID 19, another pandemic seems to be attacking the world. Just when things were going back to normal - the latest mutation of the deadly virus disturbed the pace of the world once again. Figures from the National Health Services (NHS) Test and Trace network show that between December 10th and 16th 2020, 173,875 people tested positive; specifically in England, the highest weekly total of positive cases and a 58 per cent increase on the previous week.

The similar horrid impact can be felt in India; wherein 25 people in the country have tested positive for the new UK variant genome of SARS-CoV-2 so far. These 25 people include the 20 who were found positive with the mutated strain a few days ago. It has most likely spread while travelling on aircrafts; to and fro India.

With onboard social distancing and reduced touchpoints, private flying is one of the quickest and safest options proving invaluable for an increasing number of fliers once again.

A private air charter company; Czar Air, based out of Mumbai, provides its services in Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai, Pune, Gujarat, Mumbai, & Calcutta as well. Not only this, Czar Air provide in-bound and out-bound international services, but their global alliances enable them to offer charter services from anywhere to anywhere across the globe followed by catering to the bulk charters across domestic and international routes.

Speaking about the pandemic, co-founder Nuzhat Kazi says, "With pandemic hitting the globe, the major concern that Czar Air tries to combat are medical emergencies. We've been providing air ambulances with swift and safe access and travel measures. Not only this, charters give one the option to fly at one's convenience, skip layovers and reach one's destination directly, saving a lot of time. For us, it is quite crucial to ensure the safety of our clients along with their objective to book their travel with Czar Air."

The pandemic has paved the way for new trends to emerge as consumer behaviour shifts. To avoid being detained or quarantined by government facilities - a lot of people have adopted unethical practices. This has led to the faking of temperature checks and COVID tests, which then becomes a high risk for any individual travelling on public flights. At Czar Air, there is a thorough temperature check, and strict COVID testing wherein the reports are shared in little time to ensure passenger safety.

If you're thinking of flying anywhere right now, safety is obviously the top priority. Even flying within the country - one needs to ensure everything is safe and sanitised.

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