Keeping the middle seat empty on airplanes halves the risk of passengers getting infected with the coronavirus, a study has suggested. But the odds drop to just one in 14,000 under the 'middle seat empty' policy, already adopted by some airlines in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. DO SOME AIRLINES KEEP THE MIDDLE SEAT EMPTY? WHICH AIRLINES ADOPT A MIDDLE SEAT EMPTY POLICY? The firm's chief executive, Michael O'Leary, described keeping the middle seat empty 'idiotic' and said it would be unable to make any money adopting that policy.

Source: Daily Mail July 06, 2020 14:04 UTC