Qatar Airways cabin crew will start wearing PPE suits over their uniforms in addition to safety goggles, gloves, and masks, as part of new measures announced in a Monday news release.
The company announced new measures to keep passengers and crew safe while flying during the coronavirus pandemic. The measures also include passengers wearing face coverings during flights starting May 25.
Social areas on planes have also been closed, and bottles of hand sanitizer will be readily available for passengers and crew members, the company added.
“At Qatar Airways, we have introduced these additional safety measures onboard our flights to ensure the continued health and wellbeing of our passengers and cabin crew, and to limit the spread of coronavirus,” Qatar Airways Group’s chief executive Akbar Al Baker said in the news release.