Major airlines adopted back-to-front boarding to minimize exposure between seated passengers and those entering the plane
But a new study finds that boarding an airplane in this method doubles the risk of exposure to COVID-19 compared to random boarding
This is because there is very close contact between passengers in the same rows crowding in the aisle as they store their suitcase in the overhead bins
Researchers recommend airlines ban the use of overhead bins to stow luggage and that window-seat passengers are boarded first
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Boarding passengers seated at the back of the aircraft first a Covid-era change by Delta Air Lines Inc and others to cut the risk of infection actually increases the chance of catching the virus by 50%, a scientific study showed.
So-called back-to-front boarding is also twice as risky as letting passengers on at random, even though it does reduce exposure between seated passengers and those walking down the plane, according to the study published Wednesday in the Royal Society Open Science journal. The higher risk comes from closer contact between passengers in the same rows clustering in the aisle as they stow their luggage.
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