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Flight Safety Foundation’s Conclusion: It’s Safe to Fly

In part because of the design of modern airliners, air travel is safer than other forms of activity, according to the Flight Safety Foundation. Joshua Hanson/Unsplash
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Key Takeaways:

  • A six-month analysis by the Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) indicates that industry efforts have significantly reduced the possibility of COVID-19 transmission in airports and on aircraft, making air travel "extraordinarily low" risk and safe.
  • The low risk is attributed to robust cleaning and sanitization measures, strict adherence to social distancing, and modern aircraft design featuring frequent cabin air changes and HEPA filtering systems.
  • The FSF urges governments to replace "haphazard, restrictive international travel bans and blanket quarantines" with uniform, smarter measures focused on reliable testing to prevent virus spread and facilitate international travel.
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The Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) announced earlier this week, “The industry’s efforts have succeeded in greatly reducing the possibility of transmission [of COVID-19] in airports and on aircraft.” Based on a six-month analysis, the foundation said, “The traveling public should have increased confidence that it’s safe to fly.”

Rob Mark

Rob Mark is an award-winning journalist, business jet pilot, flight instructor, and blogger.

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