A GP guide to air travel and SARS-CoV-2
With the prospect of international air travel no longer a flight of fancy, it is vital that we are able to navigate the risks and implications posed by COVID-19
Now SARS-CoV-2 vaccination programs are getting started, and Qantas has optimistically announced that flights to the UK and US will recommence in July this year, the risks of COVID-19 for international air travel are more relevant than ever.
The International Air Transport Association states that “flying remains one of the safest travel alternatives during COVID-19”.1
This would certainly be true when compared with cruise ship travel.
But what do we know about the risks of SARS-CoV-2 transmission related to air travel, and what can be done to minimise these risks?
