Passengers Travelling With This Airline To Delhi Will Receive Pollution Masks

The polluting situation in Delhi is getting worse and worse. The Air Quality Index has reached alarming levels. With that in mind, starting from November 19, passengers who travel with AirAsia from metro cities such as Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru to Delhi will receive pollution masks. This campaign will continue until the month ends.

Sanjay Kumar, AirAsia India COO said that their main objective is to offer their customers the best in-flight experience. Through this initiative, the airline would take a step forward in upkeeping the health of their customers.

The pollution masks would help them avoid health-related problems due to the city’s air pollution.

He continued:

The initiative was kicked off on November 19 and will continue until November 29. In a statement, AirAsia wrote that at the moment, the air quality index of Delhi was 494. The monitoring agency SAFAR reported that with this index measures, fine particulate matter PM 2.5 can penetrate deep into the lungs.

During wintertime, the air becomes cold and heavy because the minimum temperature declines, making it easier for pollutants to accumulate close to the ground. The initiative of AirAsia would help its customers to deal with the shift in the city’s environmental conditions and stay healthy.

Back in December 2018, United Airlines also stopped operating its daily flights from Newark to Delhi, as a result of the extreme pollution. Before these flights were suspended, they also gave passengers smog masks.