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NEW REPORT: Airborne: Grounding the Next Pandemic Before it Takes Off

December 18, 2020

In a new report, airport workers continue to raise alarms about the safety of the nation’s aviation system during the busy holiday travel season.

In a new report, airport workers continue to raise alarms about the safety of the nation’s aviation system during the busy holiday travel season, which kicked off with 1.2 million people flying for the Thanksgiving holiday, a pandemic high for air travel.  Airport workers, surveyed at airports across the country, say little has changed in the aviation sector since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic and health and safety measures in airports are inadequate to protect them.

The report, “Airborne: grounding the next pandemic before it takes off,” features survey data of nearly 900 cabin cleaners, security officers, wheelchair attendants, baggage handlers, terminal cleaners and other airport workers in 42 airports across the country. The survey is a unique, behind-the-scenes perspective from people who understand how airplanes and terminals are cleaned and staffed. Among the findings:

Read the full report here: https://bit.ly/AirborneReport