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JetBlue: "Risk of transmitting covid on an airplane is 1%"

Carrier highlighted the results of a recent study

CEOs of the most important American carriersa participated in the "Skift Global Forum", an on-line event dedicated to the travel sector and future scenarios related to Covid-19. One of the most interesting statements was that of Joanna Geraghty, number one of JetBlue Airways; according to this manager, the light at the end of the tunnel can still be glimpsed, especially if we consider the health management...

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Air carrier JetBlue Airways is about to experiment the sanitation of its planes with a technology that will exploit ultraviolet rays. The coronavirus pandemic forced many companies to review hygiene systems... more

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