Airlines Stumble Ahead With Covid Plans That May Heighten Risks
- Inconsistent policies include some at odds with science
- Cash-strapped carriers struggling to regain public confidence
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United and Delta airlines have recently begun boarding flights from the rear to the front in a bid to minimize close contacts between passengers that could spread Covid-19.
Yet new research shows it may do just the opposite: U.S. scientists have found boarding planes starting with the back rows increases the time spent by people clustering in aisles to load bags in overhead bins before taking their seats.