Travel Industry Takes Flight
As some parts of the world begin to reopen from COVID shutdowns, the travel industry is trying to bounce back. In addition to mandatory masks, and hand sanitizer stations, new, COVID compliant travel infrastructure has been installed into airports around the world. At Los Angeles International Airport, plastic barriers have been placed to stand between Transportation Security Administration officials and travelers as they interact. The terminals also have the now common, markers spaced at least six feet apart, showing were to stand. Seats within the terminals are also marked with reminders to maintain physical distance from other passengers.
It seems that airports and travel will look considerably different from before 2020 - much in the same way that it was transformed after 9/11. With vaccination efforts underway, and mutations appearing around the globe it remains to be seen how travel will look in the future.
