{"id":8135,"date":"2020-07-07T16:19:01","date_gmt":"2020-07-07T20:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.greatflorida.com\/?p=8135"},"modified":"2026-04-16T17:53:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T21:53:04","slug":"flying-during-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/2020\/flying-during-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Flying During COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cFlying can increase your risk of exposure to COVID-19 due to close contact with other people,\u201d says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dustyns\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" =_blank>Dustyn Shroff<\/a>, Vice President of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/florida-homeowners-insurance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GreatFlorida Insurance<\/a>, Florida\u2019s largest independent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/florida-homeowners-insurance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">home insurance <\/a>agency.<\/p>\n<p>However, airlines are taking precautions to keep you safe and there are preventative measures you can take as well. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/in-depth\/travel\/airline-news\/2020\/06\/29\/safe-fly-now-how-stay-safe-flights-amid-covid-19\/3243308001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">USA Today<\/a> reports that flying is safer now than it was earlier in the pandemic because of airline changes.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsa.gov\/news\/press\/releases\/2020\/05\/21\/tsa-prepared-summer-travelers-updated-security-procedures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Transportation Security Administration<\/a> (TSA), has updated their security procedures in response to the virus.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Travelers now scan their own boarding passes.<\/li>\n<li>Travelers are urged to put cellphones and keys in a carry-on bag instead of a bin.<\/li>\n<li>One liquid hand sanitizer container up to 12 ounces is allowed per passenger.<\/li>\n<li>Place food items in a clear bag, then place the bag in a bin.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cThere is a lot of confusion for travelers because states, airports and airlines all have different safety procedures,\u201d says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dustyns\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" =_blank>Dustyn Shroff<\/a>, Vice President of <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/florida-homeowners-insurance\" target=\"_blank\">GreatFlorida Insurance<\/a>, Florida\u2019s top independent <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/florida-homeowners-insurance\" target=\"_blank\">home insurance<\/a> agency.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/1306-surfaces.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8142 lazyload\" width=\"281\" height=\"187\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/1306-surfaces.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/1306-surfaces-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/1306-surfaces-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/1306-surfaces-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/1306-surfaces-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/1306-surfaces-630x420.jpg 630w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 281px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 281\/187;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/1306-surfaces.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/1306-surfaces-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/1306-surfaces-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/1306-surfaces-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/1306-surfaces-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/1306-surfaces-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/in-depth\/travel\/airline-news\/2020\/06\/29\/safe-fly-now-how-stay-safe-flights-amid-covid-19\/3243308001\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/in-depth\/travel\/airline-news\/2020\/06\/29\/safe-fly-now-how-stay-safe-flights-amid-covid-19\/3243308001\/<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Some states across the US require self-quarantine for all incoming or select travelers, especially those coming from COVID-19 hotspots. Those include, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Illinois (Chicago), Florida, Maine, Vermont, Hawaii, Alaska, Kansas, New Mexico and Rhode Island.<\/p>\n<p>Many restaurants and stores remain closed within airports. It might be a good idea to bring your own snack from home. In-flight snack and beverage service is mostly eliminated on shorter flights and replaced with alternatives on lengthier flights. Again, this varies between airlines, so verify prior to your flight.<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to check with your airline before taking a flight to review new policies. Most airlines require face masks and will not permit a passenger to board without wearing one.<\/p>\n<p>Choosing a seat next to the window, eliminates traffic you are exposed to on the flight making it a better option if you are concerned about virus exposure from others. Once you are on-board your flight, turn on the air vent to improve ventilation.<\/p>\n<p>Did you know your <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/florida-homeowners-insurance\" target=\"_blank\">homeowners insurance<\/a> or <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/florida-renters-insurance\" target=\"_blank\">renters insurance<\/a> often travels with you? Find out what is covered, give <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/florida-homeowners-insurance\" target=\"_blank\">GreatFlorida Insurance<\/a> a call today.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/GoggleImage_Home_H_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-521 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/GoggleImage_Home_H_1.jpg 728w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/GoggleImage_Home_H_1-300x37.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/GoggleImage_Home_H_1-150x19.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/GoggleImage_Home_H_1-696x86.jpg 696w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 728px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 728\/90;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/GoggleImage_Home_H_1.jpg 728w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/GoggleImage_Home_H_1-300x37.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/GoggleImage_Home_H_1-150x19.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/GoggleImage_Home_H_1-696x86.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/florida-renters-insurance\">https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/florida-homeowners-insurance<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cFlying can increase your risk of exposure to COVID-19 due to close contact with other people,\u201d says Dustyn Shroff, Vice President of GreatFlorida Insurance, Florida\u2019s largest independent home insurance agency. However, airlines are taking precautions to keep you safe and there are preventative measures you can take as well. USA Today reports that flying is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1219,"featured_media":8141,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5,3,4,6,91,1,7,8,90,89,9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-8135","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-homeowners-insurance","8":"category-auto-insurance","9":"category-boat-insurance","10":"category-commercial-insurance","11":"category-featured","12":"category-floridainsurance","13":"category-motorcycle-insurance","14":"category-renters-insurance","15":"category-rideshare-insurance","16":"category-travel-insurance","17":"category-umbrella-insurance"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1219"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8135"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8135\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13703,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8135\/revisions\/13703"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}