LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport never closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, but passenger traffic dramatically decreased as people only flew if it was necessary.

 

What You Need To Know


  • Coronavirus had patrons flying only when necessary

  • New protocols in place

  • Air on a plane,cleanest you can breathe

  • Information about four major Kentucky airports listed

 

 

As restrictions in the Commonwealth are slowly starting to loosen, passenger traffic is now back on the rise.

As more people start to travel by air, many airlines across the globe and even here in the Bluegrass state have developed new safety protocols to make flying safer in this age of COVID-19.

"We have spent this entire time preparing for passengers to come back so we haven't been resting. We've got a great staff that's been working, ever since really all this started to stay ahead of the game, and be ready the moment that everyone felt comfortable to fly again so we've got new hand sanitizing stations about four times the amount that we had before, spread throughout the terminal. We've got a virtual info desk now so some of our passengers, that need assistance in the terminal can still have that without having a face to face interaction. We've got some spacing markers within our terminal showing the proper spacing distance for social distancing," explains Megan Atkins Thoben, Director of Operations and Business Development for Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport.

For passengers who may concern about circulating air in a plane potentially making them sick, Thoben shares this advice to help calm potential fears of flying:

"I would say that being on an airplane with as much air filtration systems and circulation systems that are required in order to keep the aircraft pressurized once you do fly and then also on the ground, there's constant air movement through an aircraft. So that's really the air you breathe on an airplane is really the probably one of the cleanest airs, you're going to breathe, so I would absolutely tell to be open to flying again because once you are on the aircraft although you know you may find someone close proximity to you, although some of our carriers are limiting capacity on aircraft. So there is a better opportunity to social distance. The seats, everything is very well cleaned before but even more so now. Everyone is taking their cleaning measures, a lot more seriously and focusing on a much more diligent effort to ensure that the aircraft is sanitized well when each flight is boarded and departed in deplaned planes," adds Thoben

  • Click here to read the most current information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) as it relates to the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF).
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