Compliance of the Gulf Cooperation Council airlines with COVID-19 mitigation measures

J Travel Med. 2021 Feb 23;28(2):taaa205. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taaa205.

Abstract

The airlines in the Gulf Cooperation Council region are now recommencing operation. By browsing the airlines’ official websites, we collated information relating to their compliance with COVID-19 mitigation measures. Most airlines complied with key mitigation measures, but failed to implement several other measures including ensuring COVID-19 self-assessment and inflight-facemask use.

Keywords: Airlines; COVID-19; Gulf Cooperation Council; control; mitigation measures; prevention.

MeSH terms

  • Air Travel / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • COVID-19 / prevention & control*
  • Communicable Disease Control / methods*
  • Health Plan Implementation / methods*
  • Humans
  • International Cooperation*
  • Masks / statistics & numerical data
  • Middle East
  • SARS-CoV-2