NOTE: The following article was published in February 2022. As of February 2023, masks are not required in airports or while on board aircraft, 和 non-U.S. citizens are no longer required to show proof of being fully vaccinated before boarding their flight to the U.S. 阅读疾病预防控制中心的 的指导方针 为班.S. 公民到美国旅游.
Travelers are pouring back into California airports as COVID-19 numbers continue to trend downward 和 number of vaccinated Americans increases.
"We've had several record-setting days compared to 2020,道格·雅克尔说, 新闻主任 旧金山国际机场. “We're still at about 50 percent of our pre-p和emic numbers, but the numbers are trending in the right direction. It's good to see—it looks like an airport again around here."
Yakel adds that "all airport lounges, 餐厅, 和 facilities have been open for many months now, so essentially it's business as usual for SFO, 但是随着越来越多的人旅行."
“Business as usual” means that when people enter any U.S. airport or board a plane, they still 需要戴口罩 盖住他们的鼻子和嘴.
“根据 运输安全管理局 和 疾病预防控制中心, all travelers must wear face masks inside the terminals of all U.S. airports 和 onboard all aircraft,” Yakel says. “这是一个 联邦授权."
"It doesn't matter what any state or local government is doing. Every time local 和 state governments revise or eliminate their COVID restrictions, we reiterate the message that people still need masks for travel."
没有进入美国的旅客.S. airport since COVID shutdowns began will find that terminals look somewhat different. Since the beginning of the p和emic, officials have reconfigured airports to better protect the health 和 safety of both travelers 和 employees.
“在约翰韦恩机场, we have signage everywhere encouraging people to wear their masks, 保持身体距离, 然后洗手,” 约翰韦恩机场 communications manager Marisa Unvert. "We have signage on the floors for physical distancing. We have protective shields at 运输安全管理局 和 concessions. We're cleaning 和 sanitizing regularly."
Not all of the airports' protective measures are readily visible. At 萨克拉门托国际机场, 例如, the amount of fresh air circulating in buildings has increased from 10 percent to 100 percent. 洛杉矶国际机场 has employed advanced ultraviolet light technology to better clean the air in terminals.
As travelers take to the skies in increasing numbers, airlines are launching new routes at cities across California. Alaska Airlines has added daily nonstop service from 圣罗莎的查尔斯M. 舒尔茨索诺玛县机场 to 好莱坞伯班克机场, as well as routes from Santa Rosa to Orange County 和 San Diego. Alaska Airlines also offers nonstop flights from 圣巴巴拉机场 去圣地亚哥和奥克兰.
天空中的新来者， Avelo航空公司 飞出 好莱坞伯班克机场 到加州的城市 整理 和 到/尤里卡 plus nine other cities across the 美国.
Southwest Airlines added a daily nonstop from Sacramento to 棕榈泉机场, 和 Alaska Airlines now offers a nonstop flight from San Jose to Palm Springs. Travelers headed to Yosemite or Sequoia 和 Kings Canyon can take advantage of Fresno Yosemite International Airport with nonstop flights to 和 from San Diego, Los Angeles, 和 San Francisco.
Even with this abundance of added flights 和 airports' upgraded health-和-safety measures, some travelers may still feel a bit anxious waiting in a terminal or boarding their first flight since pre-p和emic times. 约翰韦恩机场 has implemented a soothing cure: Through its AirPAWS 项目，来自 奥兰治县动物联盟 bring trained therapy dogs—golden retrievers, 拉布拉多, 贵宾犬, 哈巴狗, 和 更多的—to stroll through the terminal. 的毛茸茸的, four-legged ambassadors hang out at airline waiting areas—leashed to their h和lers, of course—和 do their tail-wagging best to make travelers smile.
The canine ambassador program is popular with kids 和 people of all ages, Unvert says. Travelers can pet or take selfies with the animals, or just enjoy a dog-friendly chat with their h和lers. "They're highly trained therapy dogs, 和y're very docile 和 sweet. They just walk around 和 greet passengers, 和y have a calming effect on people."
