How safe is flying with the Omicron COVID-19 variant surging?

Whatever the odds of getting infected by the coronavirus on a plane, they’ve grown worse with the spread of the Omicron variant.It’s impossible to know. In October, a group of researchers published a paper in the Journal of Travel Medicine in which they tallied 64 cases of in-flight transmission documented in studies published roughly during 2020. But any count of known cases will reflect the difficulty establishing the spread of a virus on a plane.

The coronavirus also can be transmitted via smaller particles that people emit from their noses and mouths. Known as aerosols, they can float through the air and be inhaled. The airline industry says modern aircraft ventilation should mitigate the risk of this sort of spread. Even so, modeling suggests this airflow can be influenced by factors such as seat and cabin layout and how full the aircraft is. Also, these ventilation systems may not be fully operational when planes are parked at the gate; an influenza outbreak in 1979 resulted from passengers being kept on board a grounded aircraft with the ventilation turned off. Some airlines say they are now keeping the systems turned on until everyone exits the aircraft.

In a study published in March, researchers estimated that taking off a mask for an hour-long meal service on a 12-hour flight increases the average probability of infection by as much as 59 per cent, compared to masking continuously. Authors of an article in the Journal of Travel Medicine recommended that passengers keep their masks on in the lavatory.

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Very safe just practice personnel hygiene and wash your hands regularly especially after you’ve been to the bog!

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