Journal
TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE
Volume 115, Issue 1, Pages 117-119Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/traa106
Keywords
air travel; COVID-19; face masks; SARS-CoV-2
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With lockdown restrictions easing, airlines are resuming flights. While evidence of SARS-CoV-2 transmission on aircraft is limited, other respiratory infections have been documented. Passengers can enhance personal protection by wearing masks, wiping surfaces with sanitizers, avoiding touching their faces, not queuing, and considering seat selection.
With lockdown restrictions over coronavirus disease 2019 being relaxed, airlines are returning to the skies. Published evidence of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus 2 transmission on aircraft is limited, but in-flight transmission of respiratory infections such as tuberculosis, influenza and SARS has been well described. Risk factors include proximity to index patients and sitting in aisle seats. Personal protection on aircraft could be enhanced by always wearing a well-fitting face mask and face shield or sunglasses, wiping surfaces and hands with alcohol-based sanitizers, not touching the face, not queuing for washrooms, changing seats if nearby passengers are coughing and choosing a window rather than an aisle seat.
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