Delta Expands Onboard Customer Spacing With Blocked Seats On All Aircraft

Delta has announced major changes too itd aircraft seating protocols as a result of safety issues raised by the globalk pandemic.

As a result, it is blocking the sale of select aisle and window seats on its aircraft, while capping seating at 50 percent in First Class and 60 percent in Main Cabin, and associated seating classes.

The change is effective through June 30, and is their, "most recent addition to a number of health and safety measures we’ve taken to promote a safe flying experience for customers and employees."

Delta notes that while middle seats have been blocked from sale on all flights since mid-April, Delta will now also block select window and aisle seats in all cabins on aircraft configured with 1x2, 2x2 and 2x3 seating. Seat blocks for narrowbody and regional jet aircraft will launch this week; blocks for the two-seat sections of widebody aircraft will be visible in the coming weeks.

In addition, Delta has enumerated their ongoing aircraft cabin cleaning protocols... They will required customers and employees to wear face coverings throughout the travel journey, but are also:

• Expanding electrostatic spraying to all aircraft before departure, in addition to the extensive cleaning measures already in place to sanitize high-touch areas before every flight and the use of state-of-the-art air circulation systems with HEPA filters on many Delta aircraft that extract more than more than 99.999% of viruses.
• Adjusting the boarding process to encourage more space for safer travel by boarding all flights from back-to-front – reducing the instances of customers needing to pass by one another to reach their seats.
• Streamlining onboard food and beverage service on all flights and encouraging customers to pack their own food and non-alcoholic beverages to decrease physical touch points.
• Providing supplies directly to customers when available, including hand sanitizers, amenity kits and other protective equipment to minimize the spread of COVID-19.
• Connecting with health experts, partners and healthcare industry leaders on best practices.

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