Tocumen International Airport (AITSA) works on the Adaptation and Biosafety Plan for its reopening and attention to passengers once authorization is given by the National Government, through the Ministry of Health (Minsa) and the Civil Aviation Authority of Panama .
According to a statement from AITSA, the plan contemplates the provision of resources and procedures, aimed at achieving sanitary measures within the terminals, while continuing to address aspects related to the regulations to normal operations.
Raffoul Arab, general manager of AITSA said that an airport advisory team and collaborators are preparing the plan to restart operations, whose route allows the normalization of all air and commercial activities progressively under strict biosecurity measures required by the
Minsa due to the
COVID-19.
“The Airport began the installation of technological equipment to control body temperature, such as thermal cameras at different points of entry to the terminal, adaptation of space in areas with acrylic counters, placement of signage in waiting rooms and floors for the purpose of complying with the guidelines for physical distances between passengers, in addition to an aggressive plan for cleaning and sanitation, alcohol-based gel dispensers, among others", said Arab.
He emphasized that "the restart of operations is designed so that each phase is completed in a timely manner, with the least possible damage."
The manager's statements were made during the repatriation of 150 North American citizens on a humanitarian flight at Tocumen International Airport.
The country's main air terminal handles more than 16.6 million passengers per year, 71% in transit, to 94 destinations in 39 countries in the Americas, Europe and Asia.