Originally Posted by
choddo
Bizarrely I actually read that study when it was published. Honestly I think it backs up what I said. The fact only people close to the carrier caught it suggests the air filtration system protected the rest of the passengers
Of course, we now have a variant which is many times more contagious than 2020’s. And a decent chance of a lot more than one person on the flight being infected. But we also have naturally acquired immune response plus vaccines.
Look closer. There were people in the rear of economy class who got infected too.
Did you see that the index case had a cough, sneezing, and a fever while on the plane?
That is why I mask on planes. Even otherwise responsible people would be tempted to fly in those circumstances. Masks are not 100% effective, but better than nothing.