Study: Keeping Middle Seats Open Can Significantly Reduce Transmission On Airplanes
By Staff Reporter
Posted on 04/19/21
| News Source: NEWS12
Health officials are not encouraging air travel during the COVID-19 pandemic, but they are examining the safest way to do it.
The new study shows keeping middle seats on airplanes vacant can reduce risk of exposure to the virus by 23% to 57%.
Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Kansas State University simulated how virus particles travel inside the cabin of the plane to estimate the airborne spread of coronavirus.
They say wearing a mask helps but doesn’t completely contain a patient’s respiratory droplets.