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Before booking any cheap ticket, it's important to be aware of the risks of flying during COVID-19. We talked to doctors, pilots, and other industry experts about whether it is safe to...
- Alesandra Dubin
- 'Very Low' Risk
- What Studies Have Found
- Danger on The Ground
There's not a one-size-fits-all answer to that question — it all depends on a person's risk tolerance and their own risk factors for severe disease, said Dr. Amesh Adalja, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins University Center for Health Security in Baltimore and a spokesman for the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Masks are required on pla...
United Airlines and the Department of Defense teamed up on a six-month studythat found the risk of contracting COVID-19 on commercial flights was low when passengers wore masks for the entirety of the flight. The highest risk was associated with sitting in the same row, or a row in front of or behind, an infected person. This study didn't take into...
Experts have been more worried about coronavirus spread before flights. “My concern has really been in the airports funneling people through hallways and jet ways and metal detectors,” said Dr. Michael Mina, an epidemiologist at Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, during a briefing in 2020. “The whole process of airports… and squishing peop...
May 11, 2021 · Medical, aviation, and travel experts weigh in on whether or not it's safe to fly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Katherine Alex Beaven
- 59 sec
- Before you travel. As you think about making travel plans, consider these questions: Have you been vaccinated against COVID-19? If you haven't, get vaccinated.
- Check local requirements, restrictions and situations. Some state, local and territorial governments have requirements, such as requiring people to wear masks, get tested, be vaccinated or stay isolated for a period of time after arrival.
- Travel and testing. For vaccinated people. If you have been fully vaccinated, the CDC states that you don't need to get tested before or after your trip within the U.S. or stay home (quarantine) after you return.
- Stay safe when you travel. In the U.S., you must wear a face mask on planes, buses, trains and other forms of public transportation. The mask must fit snugly and cover both your mouth and nose.
Apr 17, 2021 · To understand how risky it may be to board a flight now, start with how air circulates in a plane. More people are flying every day, as Covid restrictions ease and vaccinations accelerate.
Nov 12, 2020 · According to the airline industry, it’s safe to fly during the Covid-19 pandemic. United Airlines boasts that the “risk of exposure to Covid-19 is almost non-existent on our flights.”
Mar 28, 2022 · The actual risk of contracting SARS-CoV-2 — the virus that causes COVID-19 — depends on various factors. These include a person’s vaccination status, previous infection status, the...
