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ODEON is announcing it will begin reopening cinemas from Saturday 4 July, with additional health and safety measures in place, including socially distanced seating and contactless transactions.
Ten ODEON cinemas across the UK will be the first to open their doors, adding ODEON Luxe Birmingham Broadway Plaza. Another 88 are expected to adapt until the end of July.
Film fans can buy tickets to big screen entertainment again from today, 25 June.
ODEON has worked with the UK Cinema Association and UK Government to introduce enhanced health and safety measures to each site. These safety measures include:
Safer Buying
Contactless experience, including booking online and contactless ticket checks in cinema and contactless till payments for purchasing food and drinks
A diversity of Array prepackaged foods and beverages that adds a bottled drink, Butterkist popcorn and a bag of sweets at the speed of service
A safer space
Limited positions for sale for each exhibition and unoccupied seats guaranteed among visitors to meet social distance requirements, while allowing the circle of family equipment and social bubbles to come together
Start times for stepped transmissions to decrease queues, with secure queue measurements such as markings on the floor and for film presenters
Newly maintained air conditioning that ensures there is new air on all screens
Enhanced cleaning by well-trained teams
More frequent cleaning routines on all high contact areas of the cinema guest journey
Guest sanitiser stations offering complimentary sanitising gels and wipes
Teams diligently trained on safety and hygiene measures, equipped with PPE, including face coverings and gloves
Carol Welch, managing director of the UK -IRE, said: “We are extremely pleased to verify that from the 4th of July our cinemas in the UK will begin to reopen. We have thoroughly planned every step of our guests’ adventure and implemented security measures that will allow our highly qualified colleagues to provide a controlled and safer cinematic experience for all of our guests.
“The new measures come with social distance in our auditoriums and homes, more cleaning schemes and an online e-ticket request prior to arrival. We would like to thank our colleagues and visitors for their patience this time, and look forward to welcoming visitors back for big screen entertainment and a safer cinematic experience.”