Across the country COVID shutdowns and limitations are keeping people from gathering in restaurants, but airlines are still feeding people. So why is it safe to eat on a plane but not in a restaurant?
A Harvard University study explains that airplane cabins’ airflow and specialized ventilation systems filter out 99% of airborne viruses. Coupled with masks that passengers are wearing when they’re not eating, it essentially makes eating on a plane safer than a restaurant.
Passengers’ self-screening for COVID-19 symptoms and airlines’ disinfection practices help too, the study found. A second study by the Department of Defense also found “little risk of transmission” of the virus on a plane.
SOURCE: CNN October 27, 2020