As airlines face an economic hit from COVID-19, passengers told it's safe to keep flying

The industry is facing a gloomy forecast for 2020, with a worst-case scenario showing global revenue could falling to levels not seen since the global financial crisisBut the industry has given a grim picture of the economic impact of people choosing not to travel.

After two days of meetings in Singapore with industry representatives and connected businesses to discuss the crisis, the IATA has encouraged people to travel. "To date, there's no real evidence of transmission from one passenger to another passenger, despite the fact we know there are instances where people have flown and travelled even when already sick with a fever," said Dr David Powell, IATA's Medical Advisor.

"So whilst all of us have seen media reports at the exceptions to that rule, amongst those 90,000 people [infected worldwide], really most of them have been truly close, in other words up close and personal with people unwell at the time.

But. Money.

But we know that Covid is spreading by travel. It seems only prudent to postpone travel. It's not whether travel is safe or unsafe. It is whether it is prudent or not. Sorry airlines, suck it up.

Sounds like the tobacco industry saying its safe to keep smoking.

Think its best all stay at home

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