Many Airlines Will Start Booking Flights To Capacity Beginning Wednesday

Howard Monroe reports.

WE SHOULD LEARN MORE ABOUT THESTAY'S REOPENING WHEN THEGOVERNOR SPEAKS LATER TODAY.TOMORROW IS A NEW DAY WHEN ITCOMES TO AIR TRAVEL DURING THEPANDEMIC.MANY AIRLINES WILL BEGIN BOOKINGFLIGHTS TO CAPACITY AND BECAUSEOF THAT, THEY'RE TAKING EXTRAPRECAUTIONS TO TRY TO KEEPPASSENGERS HEALTHY.HOWARD MONROE IS LIVE NOW ATPHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONALAIRPORT WITH WHAT YOU CAN EXPECTTHE NEXT TIME YOU BOARD AFLIGHT.HOWARD?Reporter: PEOPLE THEY AREHERE NOW WAITING TO GET ON TOTHEIR FLIGHT.HOST MANY OF THE CHANGES THATARE BEING GOING INTO EFFECT THEYBEGIN LONG BEFORE YOU EVEN GETHERE.DURING THE ON BOARDING ANDBOOKING PROCESS YOU WILL BEASKED BY AMERICAN AIRLINES IFYOU'VE EXHIBITED ANY SYMPTOMS OFCOVID FOR THE LAST 14 DAYS.AND THEN WHEN YOU GET HERE THEAIRLINE IS DISINFECTINGSURFACES.STAFF MEMBERS ARE HAND WASHINGSURFACES AT TICKET AREAS ANDBAGGAGE SERVICE AREAS WHEN YOUGET ON THE PLANE CREW MEMBERSARE DISINFECTING HIGH TOUCHSURFACES AND EVERY SEVEN DAYSARE USING A ELECTRO STATIC SPRAYTHAT THEY SAY KILLS OVER 99% OFVIRUSES AND BACTERIA.NOW BECAUSE AMERICAN IS NOWBOOKING NIGHTS TO CAPACITY THEYARE ALSO ALLOWING TO YOU CHANGEYOUR FLIGHT IF YOU FEELUNCOMFORTABLE.ALSO, CHANGE FEES ARE BEINGWAIVED THROUGH NEXT YEAR.WITH AMERICAN BEING THE LARGESTCARRIER AT PHL EXECUTIVES SAYTHEY FELT OBLIGATED TO KEEPTHEIR CUSTOMERS SAFE ON THEGROUND AND IN THE AIR.SCHEDULE ACTUALLY INCREASEDHERE IN PHILADELPHIA 111% FROMJUNE TO JULY.SO WE'LL SEE QUITE A SIGNIFICANTINCREASE AND THIS IS REALLYDEMONSTRATING SORT OF, YOU KNOW,THE RENEWED CONFIDENCE, THERENEWED -- FOLKS HAVING --PEOPLE HAVING, UPPING, THATCONFIDENCE NOW TO COME BACK OUTAND NIGHT.SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WEGET IT RIGHT.Reporter: NOW THIS MAY GOWITHOUT SAYING YOU ARE REQUIREDTO WEAR MASK IN THE AIRPORT ANDFOR THE ENTIRE DURATION OF YOURNOW COMING UP WHEN WE SEE YOU AT4:00 O'CLOCK, HEAR FROMCUSTOMERS ABOUT WHAT THEY SAYTHEY NEED THE AIRLINES TO DO INORDER FOR THEM TO FEEL SAFE.WHILE HERE IN THE AIRPORT.BUT FOR NOW LIVE AT PHILADELPHIAINTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, HOWARDMONROE, CBS3 "EYEWITNESS NEWS".THANK YOU HOWARD.OUR COVERAGE OF THE CORONAVIRUSCONTINUES.WE'RE ALWAYS STREAMING ON CBS N