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Business and leisure travel is slowly taking flight again as more people are receiving Covid-19 vaccines. And airlines are now setting official policies on how their air crews will handle the jabs.
From companies that will require vaccinations for continued in-air jobs to firms leaving treatment optional, the following list offers an overview of how some of the major international players will guide their employees.
Air France: In a recent interview with French newspaper L’Express, Air France CEO
Ben Smith
said that he wanted to have their air crews “vaccinated rapidly” and was “expecting an answer from the government on that matter.”
American Airlines:
Stacy Day,
communications manager for American Airlines, reports the company is currently developing a program to vaccinate team members, but is stopping short of mandating they get the shot.
“We are encouraging team members to get vaccinated as opportunities arise for them to do so,” Day says. “We do not plan to require our team members to receive the vaccine unless vaccinations are ultimately mandated for entry into certain destinations.”
Delta Airlines: CEO
Ed Bastian
has said the airline has taken over a portion of Concourse C at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and turned it into a vaccination center for employees. Shots for Georgia-based Delta employees and airport community workers 65 and older is now underway.
Emirates: The official state carrier of the U.A.E. recently began offering employees vaccinations, with priority given to cabin crew, pilots, and other operational staff. Emirates is offering the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and the vaccination developed by China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm).
Etihad: To get ahead…