500 flights have been canceled at Los Cabos airport due to Covid-19 contingency
Los Cabos airport continues to operate normally, however according to director Francisco Villaseñor, about 500 flights have been canceled, in the period from March 18 to March 31, due to the suspension of operations of some airlines, which It represents just over 80 thousand seats in impacted destination.
Currently companies from the United States arrive, but with very little passage:
"Yesterday, less than 100 international passengers arrived on about 20 flights."
While 794 people arrived, on 10 domestic flights.
On the hygiene and cleaning measures they are implementing, he said:
“Every day we are washing the facilities. At night work is done with special steam machines to sanitize all contact areas and the placement of gels at all contact points, we are talking about about 10 entry points ”.
On the other hand, he commented that there are review points with thermal imaging cameras where passengers are checked, in addition to other protocols being followed:
"All departure passengers have to fill out a questionnaire ... This questionnaire is reviewed by health personnel from the state police ... And if they detect a certain symptom that is associated with a suspected case of Covid-19, they have to go to a second review, if in this second review they see more cases in the end, the decision must be made by the health sector so that this passenger can no longer leave the airport and other types of measures are taken. ”
He commented that at the airport, around 3,000 people work in high season, between carriers, airlines and others.
In the direct part of the airport, there are about 500 people. He said there will be no layoffs and people from the risk group, have already been removed to their home, but with the payment of one hundred percent salary.
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