Air Canada has introduced their new CleanCare+ Program with new personal safety and sanitary measures. 

The program includes these measures:

  • Mandatory pre-flight customer temperature checks, the first in the Americas
  • More personal space in Economy Class at least until June 30, 2020
  • Personal care kits containing disinfectant and safety items
  • Electrostatic cabin spraying to reinforce aircraft grooming protocols 
  • Revised food product minimizing crew and passenger contact
  • Customer face-coverings and employee Personal Protective Equipment now mandatory

Calin Rovinescu, President and Chief Executive Officer of Air Canada, commented on the changes. 

"While we are eager to see the reopening of economies and the restart of commercial aviation, the safety of our customers and employees is Air Canada's core value and we aim to establish the highest standards of hygiene, cleanliness and attention to public health guidelines.

"We are now the first airline in the Americas to administer pre-flight temperature checks system-wide. With Air Canada CleanCare+, we are introducing a comprehensive new program to give each customer added assurance for their well-being throughout all stages of their journey - and we intend to continue enhancing Air Canada CleanCare+ where we can with best practices from around the world, including increased use of screening tools, such as blood oxygen level testing, as they become available." 

The changes will be implemented by May 15.

For full details on CleanCare+, click here.