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Flying in corona time is not done in crowded aircraft. And yet it seems to be the most normal thing in the world for KLM. Strict rules apply in bus, train, tram or metro to keep your distance, but not in an airplane. There is a lack of regulations, which makes flying a considerable risk when you are in an overcrowded aircraft.

The flights are packed. You sit shoulder to shoulder. KLM gets the full layer at the Scots after seeing a flight from Edinburgh. The airline puts Scottish travelers as sardines during the flight to Amsterdam. All corona rules are thrown overboard.

Travelers on KLM flights between Amsterdam and Edinburgh had previously been assigned entire lines to allow for social distance. But the Dutch announced Sunday a "gradual relaxation" of measures for it flying in corona time, with the result that passengers sit shoulder to shoulder. The Scottish passengers' request to keep their distance of 2 meters is not complied with.

A 40-year-old Scottish passenger said that half of the passengers on flight wore KL 1278 face masks for fear of Covid-19 - and were visibly outraged for sitting shoulder to shoulder with strangers, some of whom were coughing.

"A passenger was asked to fill in a questionnaire in the departure hall asking if he had a cough, fever, sneezing, etc. He was instructed to hand this over to the authorities upon arrival, but was never asked to do so upon arrival."

There is no legal ban on full aircraft. A spokesperson for the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) says that in an aircraft 'passengers should be spread as much as possible'.

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