American Airlines‘ decision to pack flights full while the coronavirus outbreak continues to grow across much of the United States.“Obviously that is something that is of concern.
I’m not sure what went into that decision making,” Dr. Anthony Fauci told a Senate panel. “I think in the confines of an airplane that becomes even more problematic.” Coronavirus: Airlines are filling middle seats — how risky is it to sit in one?
Several U.S. airlines say they are limiting capacity on planes to between 60 per cent and 67 per cent of all seats. However, United Airlines never promised to leave seats empty, and American said last week that starting Wednesday it would drop its effort to keep half of all middle seats empty.“When they announced that.