Inflight COVID-19 transmission is rare, not only due to new measures but thanks to the airflow within aircraft
Analysis Passenger experience
Pieter Elbers, KLM
Alexandre de Juniac, IATA
Alexandre de Juniac, IATA
Inflight COVID-19 transmission is extremely rare. Since the start of 2020, there have been 44 confirmed or possible cases of COVID-19 associated with a flight. Over the same period, some 1.2 billion passengers have traveled. That equates to one case for every 27 million travelers.
The COVID-crisis has uncovered a need for airlines to change, and fast. There is an upside to this new imperative. There has never been a more necessary time for far-reaching transformation in our industry than now.
In this special interview, DeeDee Doke, head of content production at Airlines. magazine interviews Mr. Wang Guoyu, Vice President of the Global Transportation Business Unit, Huawei Enterprise Business Group, about some of the developments underway at Huawei aiming to create a seamless passenger experience for all.
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EconomicsAir cargo accounts for approximately $111 billion in airline revenues, and the industry handles some $6 trillion worth of goods or roughly 35% of world trade. Though these are impressive figures, ‘could do better’ seems to be forever stamped across air cargo reports. Some of the software solutions being largely legacy-based might have limitations in adding modern functionalities.
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