Airports order passengers to 
cover faces and wear gloves

Passengers travelling through Manchester, Stansted and East Midlands airports are being ordered to cover their faces and wear gloves.
By The Newsroom
Published 7th May 2020, 13:01 BST
A passenger on an Aer Lingus flight from Belfast to Heathrow said there was no social distancing. (Photo: Stephen Nolan Show)A passenger on an Aer Lingus flight from Belfast to Heathrow said there was no social distancing. (Photo: Stephen Nolan Show)
A passenger on an Aer Lingus flight from Belfast to Heathrow said there was no social distancing. (Photo: Stephen Nolan Show)

Manchester Airports Group (MAG), which owns the three airports, said the measure is designed to “demonstrate one way in which air travel can be made safe”.

The airports are believed to be the first in the UK to implement such stringent hygiene rules.

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Passengers are encouraged to bring their own gloves and face coverings or masks, but they will be provided in the early stages of the trial.

The Health and Safety Executive here has sought social distancing details from three airports in Northern Ireland after pictures shared of Aer Lingus’ George Best Belfast City Airport to London Heathrow flight on Monday morning showed row after row filled with passengers.

Stormont’s health minister Robin Swann criticised the airline amid evidence of an almost full cabin with no apparent social distancing.

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