Wizz Air is making plans to fly jets only two-thirds full to allow more space between passengers. This comes as airlines voiced concerns that anti-coronavirus measures could blight their profitability long after travel restrictions end.
Wizz Air chief executive Jozsef Varadi and the head of the industry's global trade association both said single-aisle planes may be required to leave the middle seats on each side vacant to allow a degree of "social distancing" aboard. "We would basically be blocking a third of the airplanes," Varadi told Reuters in a telephone interview. "A 180-seater would become a 120-seater." Beyond the open-ended lockdowns and travel bans that have brought air travel to a near-halt, deep uncertainty remains over the