Delta Installing Hand Sanitizer Stations On Planes

Am I the only one shocked Delta was the first one to install? UA and AA will follow in 3, 2, 1, ...

I guess since they probably will partner with Purell it wasn't possibly before since it was very difficult to procure and pretty much all Purell production was being shipped to hospitals and healthcare centers

This is great news lucky.

Between requiring masks, the electrostatic spraying and now purell dispensers, it is clear Delta is leading the pack.

While hand sanitizer is important, and should most definitely be used regularly during travel, masks are the most important component of protecting people.

I'm sure the flammability of all the alcohol content caused a few glitches while certifying large amounts of open alcohol stations in the cabin. The crew might have also to be trained for a hazard when a fire breaks out. I can see how and why the delay happened.

Let’s count - How long does it take for UA and AA to follow

I think they need to get certified for being able to have open container in the middle of the hallway. In addition to what people said about fire, some other thing to consider is what if it flew out during turbulence? What if it’s leaking can it cause a slip hazard. They need to do FMEA and also work on sourcing these. Could it be done faster? Absolutely but most people in US work 8 hours a day. If they work 996 like the chinese, might be faster.

Help me understand!
Is the idea that I should fly Delta in appreciation of their plans to install Purcell over the next year, even of it is not even on 1-% of their aircraft?

I hadn’t flown Delta in years and today flew Delta from YYZ to DTW. The plane was a CRJ900. I was impressed. Clean. Small snacks (water, granola bar and biscuits) were provided and the bag included sanitizer. Very professional. Every other seat was blocked. Overall a great experience.

I'd imagine it took this long because they had to procure the additional Sanitizer (when there's a shortage), design/manufacture the bottle holder, and certify the bottle holder(?)... after all, the last thing you want is for it to come unloose and hit someone in the face during takeoff.

I'd be weary sitting in one of the bulkhead rows as some people seem to have terrible aim when it comes to those pumps ;-).

That specific foaming hand sanitizer pictured here has Benzalkonium chloride as its active ingredient, not alcohol. It’s not flammable but is less effective on the novel coronavirus.

https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-people-buying-alcohol-free-hand-sanitizer-doesnt-work-2020-3

While it seems easy, installing anything in/on an aircraft requires jumping through a series of prototypes and design approvals. On top of flamability that has been mentioned earlier, there are other things to consider such as material selection, shape, Head Impact Collision, Egress, etc. I must say, 5 months to get the product designed and installed in the cabin is quite impressive.

Viral theater, waste of time. Waste of money. 99.8% survival rate.

@bob doll why r u opposed to cleanliness? Car kills that’s why rest of the world especially asia take public transport. Other countries minimize loss of life even if it’s 0.0001%

Should be using Zoono products....it's a no brainer

One thing about this discussion that doesn’t make sense to me is that the whole idea of Masks is to protect other people *from* you and not the other way around. Example: Have you visited a Trader Joe’s lately, wearing an N95 mask? They make you tape up the exhaust vent on the mask before they’ll let you in the store. They do supply the Tape of course. 🙂