Flying with middle seats filled during the COVID-19 pandemic poses a larger threat to passengers than plane crashes, according to new statistical research from an MIT professor. Using publicly available statistics on social distancing and COVID-19 transmission, Arnold Barnett, a professor at MIT’s Sloan School of Management, calculated that the odds of COVID-19 transmission on … Read more
Keeping the middle seat empty on airplanes halves the risk of passengers getting infected with the coronavirus, a study has suggested. Professor Arnold Barnett, a statistician at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, estimated the risk of transmission on an Airbus 320 or Boeing 737 – two of the most commonly used planes. He found the … Read more
Film lovers face a very different experience when they return to cinemas on July 4, with empty seats for social distancing, a ban on pick and mix, staff in PPE and old movies to fill up the schedule. Big chains like Odeon are keen to woo customers back to the big screen, and will use … Read more
Sofia Vergara fell backward into the crowd while fleeing contestant Chef Boy Bonez on Tuesday’s episode of America’s Got Talent on NBC. The 47-year-old new judge freaked out when the Los Angeles rapper bugged his eyeballs all the way out while performing his rhymes. Sofia pressed her red X button against the act and when Chef … Read more
The GP-backed anti-coronavirus personal protection shield for plane seats that is set to be ready for aircraft use by mid-June (and won’t require airlines to block middle seats) Shield has been created by RAS Completions and is made from polycarbonate It can be fitted on to the back or sides of seats in all aircraft cabins … Read more
Passengers face major changes on the railways as services are ramped back up to 70 per cent of normal levels today. Travellers will be required to wear face coverings during their journey. To allow for social distancing, passengers on at least four major lines will be told to reserve a seat in advance if they … Read more
The only certainty is that the future of travel is uncertain. Some experts predict that things will not return to normal for two to three years, and that many companies will go out of business in the next six months. We hope this is not the case, but we’ll all have to get used to … Read more
CHRIS Evans is auctioning some of his prized posessions to raise cash for the NHS – with everything from vintage James Bond posters to Concorde seats going under the hammer. The big-hearted Virgin Radio star, 54, has already raised £54,000 and is still adding unbelievable items to the sale, including an Olympic torch from the … Read more
GOGGLEBOX’S Amy Tapper has said theme parks and aeroplanes should have bigger seats for plus-sized customers, saying: “People shouldn’t be embarrased.” The 20-year-old Channel 4 star spoke about how she was shut out of a Harry Potter ride with her dad Jonathan, 52, because the seat belt wouldn’t lock. 5 Amy explained that she and … Read more
The coronavirus has grounded planes across the world, but an Italian firm is working on a concept that allows for safe travel during the pandemic. The renders, created by Avio Interiors, include protective hoods that create a cocoon around each seat to add a buffer between passengers. The drawings also show a middle seat turned … Read more