{"id":100242,"date":"2020-09-17T18:51:34","date_gmt":"2020-09-17T18:51:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=100242"},"modified":"2020-09-17T18:51:40","modified_gmt":"2020-09-17T18:51:40","slug":"why-san-francisco-international-airport-is-turning-off-the-loudspeaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2020\/09\/why-san-francisco-international-airport-is-turning-off-the-loudspeaker.html","title":{"rendered":"Why San Francisco International Airport is turning off the loudspeaker?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Covid-19 pandemic has brought plenty of changes to airports, from sanitizing stations to mandatory mask wearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has decided that instead of adding something it’ll take something away — specifically, noise, reported CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also: <\/strong>Rome Fiumicino Airport the first airport in the world to receive COVID-19 5-Star Airport Rating.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new “quiet airport” plan aims to reduce noise throughout SFO by 40%. Step one is making announcements about specific flights boarding or being delayed only at the relevant gate instead of the entire terminal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We’ve invested a great deal in making the airport experience at SFO more relaxing and enjoyable,” Airport Director Ivar C. Satero said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also:<\/strong> Starting Monday, the United States will lift some of the restrictions that apply to passengers.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Satero added that the noise-reduction program had been in the works before the pandemic. However, the timing coincides with the September 1 reopening of SFO’s international terminal, which had been closed since April 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall, reps for the airport say that “more than 90 minutes of unnecessary announcements have been eliminated each day.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next on the list is reducing the noise made by automated features in the airport, like escalators and moving walkways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to reducing noise pollution, the airport has made moves to reduce the more common forms of pollution. Airport officials announced their intention to make SFO the world’s first zero-waste airport by 2021 and banned the sale of single-use plastic water bottles anywhere in the building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the quiet-please policy is new for SFO, the concept won’t be unfamiliar to frequent travelers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Qatar’s Hamad International Airport in Doha (HIA) maintains a policy of silence — except for the five Muslim calls to prayer per day. That is intended to give some of the 30 million passengers who pass through the airport in a typical year a sense of peace, whether they’re leaving, transferring or coming home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And in Finland, Helsinki International Airport (HEL) has been designated a quiet airport. There, announcements are also only made at the gate area, which means that travelers who plan to kill time in a lounge, bar or duty-free shop are cautioned to keep an eye on the clock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<\/amp-auto-ads>\n\n\n\n


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