{"id":118635,"date":"2020-04-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/from-may-1-wizz-air-passengers-will-be-required-to-wear-protective-masks-during-the-flight\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T17:07:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T15:07:48","slug":"from-may-1-wizz-air-passengers-will-be-required-to-wear-protective-masks-during-the-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/from-may-1-wizz-air-passengers-will-be-required-to-wear-protective-masks-during-the-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"From May 1, Wizz Air passengers will be required to wear protective masks during the flight"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Low-cost airline Wizz Air requires passengers to wear protective masks throughout the flight, starting May 1.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Thus, the airline operator is introducing additional hygiene measures from May to ensure the health and well-being of customers and crews.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Explaining that the HEPA filters of all Wizz Air aircraft filter 99.7% of viruses and bacteria from the cabin air, the company warns that the crew, as well as the passengers, will still be required to wear masks throughout the flight.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Additionally, on-board magazines will be eliminated and contactless payment will be encouraged during on-board shopping.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>On flights where the load factor allows, the crew will supervise the distancing of seats between passengers.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.profit.ro\" data-wplink-url-error=\"true\">Profit<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h3>\n<p><strong>When does the mask requirement start on Wizz Air flights?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The measure becomes mandatory for all passengers and crew members starting May 1.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What other safety measures has the company implemented?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wizz Air uses HEPA filters, has removed in-flight magazines, and encourages contactless payments for purchases.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Will social distancing be observed on the plane?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The crew will monitor and facilitate distancing between passengers only on flights where the load factor allows it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Low-cost airline Wizz Air requires passengers to wear protective masks throughout the flight, starting May 1.&nbsp; Thus, the airline operator is introducing additional hygiene measures from May to ensure the health and well-being of customers and crews. Explaining that the HEPA filters of all Wizz Air aircraft filter 99.7% of viruses and bacteria from the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":52380,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2856],"tags":[],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-118635","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conectivity"],"article_style_override":"off","post-style":"style1","post_via":"","post-top-image":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/transport-2.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118635","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118635"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118635\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52380"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118635"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=118635"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=118635"},{"taxonomy":"thb-sponsors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thb-sponsors?post=118635"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}