Interesting article - one believes that cross-infection from touching surfaces is by far the biggest risk, the other more concerned about the virus persisting in aerosols
Scientist 1
Taking all this into account, is is safe to travel by plane?
"Essentially it's safe to travel on a plane. They are very safe. They are as clean as operating theatres in terms of air circulation.
Scientist 2
So, taking all this into account. Is air travel safe?
"I would think air travel is not very safe from my interpretation of the data.
Some of the air will be extracted by the ventilation but there are pockets which will recirculate much longer. That's a turbulent motion mixing the air very rapidly throughout the cabin. I could see this as problematic. Those aerosols could be in suspension for a long time – minutes, an hour.
Is it safe to travel by plane? As flights ramp back up we speak to two Manchester scientists - with two very different views