New study finds empty middle seats can reduce airplane passengers’ exposure to COVID-19.
Leaving the middle seats vacant in single-aisle and twin-aisle airplanes could reduce exposure to the virus that causes COVID-19 by 23 to 57 percent, according to a study by researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Kansas State University.
Lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic will help airports handle future disease outbreaks, study says.
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Air traffic rebounds as global health agency downgrades threat from COVID-19.
ICAO’s forecast calls for air passenger demand to increase above pre-pandemic levels this year.
