Post-pandemic Flight: Establishing the Mission of the Aircraft Cabin of the Future from a Passenger’s Point of View

Abstract

In the scope of InDiCaD (Innovative Digital Cabin Design), a project at German Aerospace Center (DLR), research has been done on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the willingness of the passengers to fly under the given circumstances. The research covers three scenarios; firstly, one where Covid-19 has left no traces, secondly one where the consequences are enormous and thirdly, one where the passengers are still willing to travel, albeit with an extra set of demands concerning their health. These scenarios were used to create a mission definition for the cabin of the future as well as to establish fictional persona’s, representing the passengers of the future. To conclude, couple of rough ideas resulting from the research is shown.