Airlines have been divided over whether blocking middle seats on airplanes during the coronavirus pandemic is worthwhile, andNow, one of the most authoritative figures in aviation safety has weighed in — and he doesn't want anyone sitting next to him. , the pilot famous for landing a damaged plane on the Hudson River with no fatalities in 2009, said that he only plans to fly aboard airlines that block off middle seats during the pandemic.
"Air travel has become ultra safe, something I wouldn't have thought possible 35 or 40 years ago," he said. "Airline accidents now are very rare. But we must keep on making investments to keep it either that safe or getting safer investments in people, in systems, in technology. " "Instead, individual airlines are having to come up with their own policies and procedures," he added. "And to try to encourage the flight attendants to be the cop on the beat and to enforce these requirements that are really very basic.
He also supports Joe Biden for president.
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