5 June 2020: Miami International Airport is all geared to open up for flights taking care of safe and stringent safety measures for passengers and staff. Although the US government has restricted entry to the US from some countries, domestic air travel and some international travel is still permitted. MIA and other airports are open for essential travel and trade. However airport entries are now following strict guidelines and measures to prevent the spread of the virus. Facial coverings or wearing of masks is mandatory for everyone entering the airport premises.
Due to reduced traffic and to maximise the airport efficiency, the Concourses E, F and G at MIA are temporarily closed. Each passenger arriving on a direct flight from New York area will be placed on self-quarantine for 14 days as per governor’s orders. Every passenger from Level 3 countries will have to answer health related questions and random temperature checks. The automated passport control and Global Entry kiosks each have anti-microbial surfaces and are being cleaned by MIA staff after every other use. Also the Mobile Passport Control via MIA’s mobile app MIA Airport Official is a touch less passport screening option available to valid passport holders.
Besides this –
– All passenger lounges are temporarily closed.
– MIA’s Multi-Sensory Room (Concourse D), Plane Fun Children’s Area (Concourse E), Non- denominational Chapel (North Terminal), Military Hospitality Lounge (Concourse E) and Yoga Room (South Terminal) are temporarily closed.
– CBP’s Global Entry office (Concourse J) is temporarily closed.
– MIA’s Volunteer Ambassador Program has been suspended indefinitely.
Apart from this regular preventive measures like social distancing measures, use of hand sanitizers at touch points like airline ticket counters, elevator doors and TSA checkpoint queue lines are being taken. Plexiglass shields have been installed at all active TSA checkpoints and airline check-in counters, including plexiglass wall panels surrounding MIA’s busiest checkpoint. All TSA security checkpoints have been deep-cleaned and sanitized with hospital-grade cleaning agents, and frequently touched areas are being cleaned and sanitized on an increased schedule.
MIA continues to be one of 13 airports approved by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to receive flights from the Schengen area of 26 European countries, the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, under a presidential proclamation that permits entry to the US from those countries for US citizens and legal permanent residents only.
