Simple Flying - Graham Snelgrove

The president of Emirates said at a webinar yesterday that social distancing on aircraft makes no sense from an economic or environmental point of view. Sir Tim Clark believes that leaving seats empty on flights is a pointless exercise.

He said, “There’s no point in leaving the seat next to you empty because the seat behind you, if somebody sneezes or coughs, irrespective of the seatback, meant to be deflecting it, this will not happen. These will travel 20 feet down the cabin and into the air.”...more

 

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