Air Asia trials designer PPE for cabin crew
29 April, 2020
Amid enhanced safety measures for airlines as a result of coronavirus pandemic, Air Asia is trialing designer personal protective equipment (PPE) for cabin crew.
The Malaysian airline has enlisted the assistance of renowned Filipino designer Puey Quinones to create the scarlet, futuristic suits.
Similar however you like to Formula One suits, the uniforms likewise have protective visors, hoods and medical masks and can be found in Air Asia's signature scarlet.
The uniforms were introduced on a recently available repatriation flight from Bangkok to Manila.
"AirAsia Philippines initiated a trial run of a customised PPE design. It had been first used in a recently available recovery flight and an additional assessment of the look is under way," said a spokesperson for Air Asia.
It isn't yet clear if the airline plans to roll out the uniforms across its network. A spokesperson for the low-cost airline confirmed that "the customised PPE continues to be being reviewed"
Puey Quinones who designed the suits is from Northern Samar, but lives and works in LA. He shared a preview of his design via Instagram.
He is also fund-raising for supplies to create non-medical PPE to distribute to healthcare facilities and workers in the Philippines, and for funds to get meals for front line personnel in his home country.
"Our health and wellness care centres and healthcare workers - whose duties with their countrymen are nothing short of heroic - need our support," says Quinones on his crowdfunding page.
Air Asia isn't the first Filipino airline to introduce protective uniforms for crew amid the pandemic.
Philippine Airlines recently revealed its new protective crew uniforms. Created by a Filipino designer called Edwin Tan, the white protective suits have a red, yellow and blue striped shoulder as a nod to the country's flag.
Other airlines are changing crew uniforms to ensure the safety of staff and passengers during the pandemic. Emirates recently revealed information on PPE that crew must wear on flights operated by the Dubai airline.
Source: www.thenational.ae
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