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New Research Finds Seating Assignments on Airplanes Can Reduce the Spread of COVID-19

  • 1.  New Research Finds Seating Assignments on Airplanes Can Reduce the Spread of COVID-19

    Posted 03-24-2021 11:21

    CATONSVILLE, MD, March 24, 2021 – COVID-19 has been shown to spread on airplanes by infected passengers, so minimizing the risk of secondary infections aboard aircraft may save lives. New research in the INFORMS journal Service Science uses two models to help solve the airplane seating assignment problem (ASAP). The models can lower the transmission risk of COVID-19 more so than the strategy of blocking the middle seats, given the same number of passengers.

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    Ashley Smith
    Public Relations Specialist
    INFORMS
    Catonsville MD
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