To Travel or Not to Travel?
Airliners promote flying, suggesting that it is a safe route for travelers to take as the holidays approach.
The real question many have is whether to travel or not to travel to a destination that means having to get into an airplane for this holiday season.
Realistically it is not easy to achieve social distancing, if any at all, on an airplane, so it is understandable for some to be worried over the risks they run while traveling.
Those that are worried about flying, William Petri, a professor of infectious diseases at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, “said he can understand that many people are disappointed about having to curb their Thanksgiving travel plans because of the pandemic. He reminded the public: “Next Thanksgiving it won’t be as terrible, and it is not forever.”
Airliners claim that it is safe to travel because airplanes use high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA), which is an air filter that “can theoretically remove at least 99.97% of dust, pollen, mold, bacteria, and any airborne particles…”
Since airliners use HEPA filters, they promote traveling as a safe route for the holidays and advise their travelers not to worry as air filters itself out through the whole flight.
According to the Los Angles Times, Harvard conducted a study that “concluded that to further reduce the risk of onboard infections, airlines should continue to operate the air ventilation system while passengers are boarding and leaving the plane.”
Below is a Twitter post and video from The Wall Street Journal entailing more information regarding this subject.
