Vacant middle seats on airplanes cut COVID-19 exposure risk by up to 57%, CDC study says
Based on laboratory modeling of exposure to SARS-CoV-2 on single-aisle and twin-aisle aircraft, researchers with the CDC and Kansas State University found that exposure to the virus that causes COVID-19 was reduced by 23% to 57% in scenarios in which the middle seat was vacant in comparison with full aircraft occupancy.
