As states allow visitors again and travel picks up, airlines are starting to prepare for an influx in passengers by increasing cleaning schedules, preparing aircraft for flight and even taking the temperatures of passengers before boarding the plane.  

Frontier Airlines will implement temperature screenings for all passengers and team members starting June 1. Anyone with a temperature of 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or higher will not be allowed to board the plane. Additionally, all passengers are required to wear a face mask during all flights. 

“This new step during the boarding process, coupled with face coverings and elevated disinfection procedures, will serve to provide Frontier customers an assurance that their well-being is our foremost priority and we are taking every measure to help them travel comfortably and safely,” said Barry Biffle, CEO, Frontier Airlines.  

Passengers will be screened via touchless thermometers prior to boarding. If their temperature is 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or higher, they will be given a rest period if the departure time allows it and will be tested a second time. If the second test is still above the required temperature, a Frontier gate agent will explain to the passenger, for health and safety reasons, they will not be flying that day. Frontier will then work with the customer to rebook travel on a later date and accommodate the traveler’s preferences.

All Frontier team members will be held to the same standards as the passengers and will not be able to work that day if their temperature is 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or higher at the start of their shift.