Manchester airport has reversed a recent requirement for travellers to wear gloves when passing through the airport.
The requirement had been announced last month, alongside measures include temperature screening trials and mandatory face masks for all customers.
But in two tweets posted this morning (June 8), the airport said that it was moving into the next phase of its “Safe System of Travel” pilot programme.
UPDATE: We're moving into the next phase of our Safe System of Travel pilot. Temperature checks will continue to be trialled and passengers will be asked to wear face coverings, but gloves will no longer be required…(1/2)
— Manchester Airport (@manairport) June 8, 2020
…Covid-19 is an unprecedented challenge for aviation and we're conducting this pilot to understand how we can increase capacity whilst maintaining passenger safety. We'll keep these measures under constant review and will amend them if and when we feel it's appropriate. (2/2)
— Manchester Airport (@manairport) June 8, 2020
The requirement to wear gloves had been met with scepticism by some readers, including one who commented that they were “Proven to be superb carriers of germs/viruses and dependent on their material not only extend the live of the virus, but become effective incubators for Covid 19”.
As of this morning fellow MAG member airport London Stansted was still promoting links on its website requesting passengers to wear both masks and gloves.
