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Air quality for domestic aircraft flights

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Hi guys,


I'll be needing to take some domestic airline flights between Europeans countries when the border restrictions are lifted.  I was just wondering if anyone can shed some light on aircraft air filtering systems and are they geared up to stop the transmission of SARS-cov-2 (Covid-19)?  Thanks.
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    With the caveat that I'm not an expert in such things (I'm not an Aerospace Engineer by any stretch of the imagination) I did manage to find some info in a Briefing Paper on the IATA website (albeit published January 2018) which I've attached to this post and a link to a website with some further info too. https://www.aerotime.aero/gediminas.ziemelis/24688-the-air-in-a-plane-is-filtered-and-99-97-sterile


    So I think in a nutshell, it's not the air quality in the cabin of an aircraft that's the problem. You are more likely to pick something up from the passenger sitting immediately next to you or from touching contaminated surfaces either in the aircraft itself or while you are in the terminal building. 


    Probably prudent to wear gloves and not to touch your face...?
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    With the caveat that I'm not an expert in such things (I'm not an Aerospace Engineer by any stretch of the imagination) I did manage to find some info in a Briefing Paper on the IATA website (albeit published January 2018) which I've attached to this post and a link to a website with some further info too. https://www.aerotime.aero/gediminas.ziemelis/24688-the-air-in-a-plane-is-filtered-and-99-97-sterile


    So I think in a nutshell, it's not the air quality in the cabin of an aircraft that's the problem. You are more likely to pick something up from the passenger sitting immediately next to you or from touching contaminated surfaces either in the aircraft itself or while you are in the terminal building. 


    Probably prudent to wear gloves and not to touch your face...?
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