15 ways air travel might be different in the future, from immunity passports to blood tests

Airplane design might incorporate social-distancing measures in the future.Avio Interiors

• Travel has essentially come to a standstill: The TSA reported 90% fewer passengers in the air than this time last year because of the coronavirus.
• Airlines and airports are rethinking their health and safety regulations in order to get travelers flying again.
• As is already the norm in many places, face coverings will likely become mandatory on flights.
• Some experts predict the emergence of a social distance-friendly class, an in-flight janitor, and a document to prove immunity.
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While the coronavirus pandemic has all but devastated the travel industry, most experts agree that travel will rebound — it's just a question of when.

It's also a matter of how, as some experts predict a second, and even third wave of the coronavirus to hit, and don't expect a return to relative normalcy until 2021.

Airlines are scrambling to get travelers flying again, and both airlines and airports are rethinking their safety and health regulations to earn passenger's trust and avoid the virus' spread.

A report by airline strategy firm SimpliFlying predicts a whopping 70 ways in which air travel might be different post-pandemic. "In total, over 70 different areas in the passenger journey are expected to either change or to be introduced from scratch to restore confidence in flying after COVID-19," the report states.

Keep scrolling to see some of the most recent new procedures, as well as some potential future policies.