It was reported a few days ago that Easyjet were considering not using the middle seats to encourage flying again. So what about remote boarding at Luton? The buses are like sardine cans and once the bus doors are open it is a mad rush to the stairs.
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EasyJet plans to keep the middle seat on its planes empty to allow for social distancing once the Covid-19 lockdown has been lifted. EasyJet chief executive Johan Lundgren expects the seating measure will encourage more people to fly.
"That is something that we will do because I think that is something that the customers would like to see," he said.
Even the departure lounge at 12 million passengers rather then the present 18 million passengers would not allow for social distancing and would have to be kept at around 6-9 million passengers to reduce build-ups around flight monitors and pinch points. With restaurants and bars being the last to reopen this will just add to departure lounge congestion.
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