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Re:Norwegian Air to cancel 85% of flights and temporarily la... by Normal_gaussian on Monday March 16, 2020 @02:00PM (#22595381)
I haven't seen anywhere suggesting that the transmission vectors between passengers are a major cause of the growth into a pandemic - even if that was the case, I doubt a once in 50 year disease is cause for them to change to a less profitable seating setup the other 49.
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Re:Norwegian Air to cancel 85% of flights and temporarily la... by londons_explore on Monday March 16, 2020 @02:39PM (#22595890)
There are lots of cases of diseases spreading from one plane passenger to another.

That's part of the reason the airline requires you to sit in allocated seats - so they can notify the people sitting in neighbouring seats if you have a notifiable disease.

My personal hypothesis is the low pressure ultra-low humidity air in planes dries out mucus membranes in the nose and throat making it more likely for airborne things to get in.

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