As airlines battle to solve the impossible ask of re-creating 'safe' social distancing requirements in crowded cabins, it could be that the industry is looking to develop a solution to the wrong problem. Rather than distance, it's airflow that plays the most significant role in the spread of Covid-19 in and airplane. Based on TEAGUE's ongoing research, a solution to this problem could be surprisingly simple.
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