7min @voxdotcom clip - Empty middle seats on #planes won't stop the #coronavirus

text from youtube "An empty seat won’t prevent transmission, but it might help a little.

As coronavirus lockdowns loosen, flights are starting to fill up — leading many people to call for empty middle seats. Keeping middle seats open on a plane can help maintain physical distance between passengers. But it’s unlikely to prevent virus transmission; there are many other ways coronavirus can spread on an airplane. One thing’s for sure, though: a vacant middle seat will definitely affect how much we pay to fly.