Dear Aviator,
I noticed that a lot of people are scared to travel during the pandemic. Especially on board an airplane in which social distancing is not possible, people are fearing infection by the coronavirus. Are these worries justified?
In this blog post I will inform you how risky flying is during the pandemic. How high are the chances of getting the virus and which safety measures make it safer.

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How risky is flying during the pandemic?
What do you think is more dangerous? – going to the supermarket or flying on an airplane? Spoiler, it is the first!
The chances of getting the coronavirus on an airplane are existent but very minimal. If this is the case why do people fear to fly at the moment. Let me give you an analogy. You probably recall that a lot of people were, even before the pandemic, afraid to fly in fear of an accident. The chances of having a fatal accident traveling by plane are so little. 1 in 29 Million. By bicycle it is 1 in 340,000. 85 times higher. Yet, I know so many people who are afraid to fly but I don’t know anyone who is afraid to ride the bike (except for me).
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It is identical to current times. People jump easily to the conclusion that air travel must be unsafe because that thought-process has already been made in our brain before. We irrationally associate it with risk, even though an airplane is the one of the safest indoor environments.


Airlines do the best they can
Airlines do their best to make flying even safer. Cabin attendants are wearing special protective uniforms. Emirates provides a hygiene travel kit with masks, gloves and hand sanitizer for every passenger. Social distancing procedures are in force during boarding and disembarking (some airlines free up the middle seat) Airlines use enhanced cleaning procedures.
When it comes to infectious disease, airplanes have an excellent safety record because the air people breathe while flying is some of the most filtered air in travel, according to Joseph Allen, who directs the Healthy Buildings program at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Cabins: The safest indoor environment
The air in (many) planes is a 50/50 mix of outdoor air and recirculated air. The outdoor air is bled off the engine, conditioned and delivered into the cabin. The other 50% is recirculated air that goes through HEPA filters.
All major commercial jets have ventilation systems with high-quality HEPA filters capable of removing 99.97% of dust, pollen, mold, bacteria and other airborne particles with a size as small as 0.3 microns. For comparison, Covid-19 is thought to be between 0.06 to 1.4 microns.
Additionally, authorities have installed body temperature checkpoints at airports and implemented social distancing measurements. To numerous destinations you need a negative PCR-test prior departure which reduces the chance that a passenger infected with Covid-19 being allowed to board. (source: CNN)


Tips to lessen the risk
- Wear the right mask at all times. Make sure it covers mouth AND nose.
- Reduce the usage of the lavatory. Wait some time after another passenger used it.
- Disinfect surfaces around your seat you may touch during the flight.
- Avoid touching your mouth, nose and eyes with your fingers.
- Spread out in the cabin to create more space between fellow passengers.
- Think about the full travel experiences and not solely about the flight itself.
- Bring hand sanitizer with you and use it regularly especially after using the lavatory.
- The shorter the flight the less the risk of getting infected.

The risks of getting infected are higher in security queues or on the way to the airport in the public transportation or when visiting the supermarket before the flight to get some snacks. So think about the full travel experience and not only about the flight itself.
It is not about confining yourself and stopping doing things you enjoy but to use your capable mind to do research on the information that is just a google search away. Make the best decision for yourself, your mental health and others.
I hope you you find my article: “How risky is flying during the pandemic?” informative. Don’t forget to to like the post post and share it with users.
Stay safe and healthy travels
Your PilotPatrick
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Thankyou for ur tips safety the pandemic..i hope ur always take care… and dont forget to pray bfor ut travel ..god bless
It’s really a very useful article. Seriously I like your all works. I respect you a lot. I love you sooooo much Pilot Patrick. You are my inspiration. God bless you always. Stay safe and stay well.
Very useful tips of safely fly to on this pandemic. I always use your tips and your blog always give us very informative information and useful tips . Yes in this pandemic people are scared to fly or go for trip but if you use safety.. like use masks, handsaws with soap and clean water, frequently use hand sanitizer and most important follow social distance then no any virus can infected you. Captain gorgeous You always give us informative tips and blog… thank for sharing with us .. very proud of you .
Thank you for your helpful sharing about safety while on the flight. I am not afraid of flying and I enjoy flying but currently many flights are canceled because of Covid-19. Honestly, I don’t feel comfortable traveling right now either. When I went, I tested all kinds of things, when I returned, I was quarantined. I will wait for the epidemic to end before I travel.Try to stay safe on every trip, my dear, captain.
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The article is very short but full of meaning. Love you❤❤❤❤❤❤
This Blog is really helping us and very informative… esp. When we need go traveling by plane…
I love to follow your some tips for us to go flying, so we dont feel worry anymore to fly during pandemic now.
Always success !!
Greetings from Indonesia
Thank you captain Patrick for this well presented, informative and an excellent article. Greatful for explaining the air purification system process which I always wonder. 3 months ago in US domestic flight I did ok. This article gave me more courage during Christmas travel. You are very right about we all need to be using safety precautions during flight. Thanks agin and be safe Captain. God bless.
Wonderful blog post !! And I love your scientific way to explain how risky to travel on board during pandemic !! Very clear explanations and useful tips for all travelers . This would be such a booster beside vaccine for us to fly wherever we want !! Feel more safe when follow through all guidelines and precaution to against Coronavirus . Like I really wanna go somewhere for my coming Christmas !! Thanks for this lovely blog post great work my super pilot
My dear Mr. Pilot Pat, thanks a lot for your valuable tips to us. Of course we must follow the rule of how to stay in our new normal life style. Especially, the most omportant one is we can safe by the Blood of Jesus and in the name of Jesus. I wish you always, whatever you do, wherever you go safe by the blood of Jesus, my dear Mr. Pilot Pat. Love you always.
Hello..mypilotpatrick and my superman..First all ..thanks for ur trips safety the pandemic..So in this pandemic people are scared to flying or go for trips..I thinking so many like use masks,handsaws with soap and clean water,frequently use hand sanitizer ..✌✌and follow social distance..Thankd for ur trips safety the pandemic..I hope you are always takecare too..# mypilotpatrick..mysuperman
it’s always a great informative article. Thanks for helping us fully and correctly understand the risks of flying during a pandemic as well as helpful tips for having a safe flight. have a nice sunday, my Prince ☀
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It’s really a very useful article. Seriously I like your all works. I respect you a lot. I love you somuch Pilot Patrick. You are my inspiration. God bless you always. Stay safe and stay well.
Salve CAPITANO PATRICK, POSSO CONFERMARE CHE SONO UN MEMBRO DELL’AVIAZIONE, CHE STA VIVENDO IN PRIMA PERSONA TUTTE LE PROBLEMATICHE CHE LA PANDEMIA STA’ CREANDO , CREDO CHE NOI EUROPEI SIAMO STANCHI DI ESSERE VITTIME E CAVIE DI QUESTO SISTEMA CHE SPERO UN GIORNO PRENDERÀ VITA VERSO NOI EUROPEI, 1) DOBBIAMO SMETTERE DI DARE IMPORTANZA A QUELLE NAZIONI DOVE PAGHIAMO IL PETROLIO, 2) TUTTO IL LUSSO CHE VEDIAMO NEGLI AEREI QATAR È PAGATO SEMPRE DALLE TASCHE DI NOI EUROPEI, 3) L’EUROPA È VENDUTA AL MEDIORIENTE, 4) NON CITO IL DISCORSO CLANDESTINI, TRAMITE LE TRATTE UMANE IN EUROPA ARRIVA TUTTO ILLEGALMENTE, 5) SIAMO SU UNA STRADA SENZA UNA VIA DI USCITA, 6) SIAMO NOI IL FUTURO, ABBIAMO BISOGNO DI STRATEGIE, 7) DOBBIAMO GRIDARE QUELLO CHE MANCA NELLE NOSTRE CASE, 8) IL MIO URLO FORTE CHE DICHIARO L’AUMENTO DI PILOTI, ASSISTENTI , CHI È AL LAVORO È COSTRETTO A TURNI MASSACRANTI, E MOLTE SIAMO COSTRETTI A RINUNCIARE AI NOSTRI SOGNI DI VITA PRIVATA ,9) MANDO UN MESSAGGIO A QUELLA GENTE CHE VIVE SOTTO REGIME COMUNISTA ASIATICO, A CONDIVIDERE PIÙ INFORMAZIONI DECISE E DETTAGLIATE SU COME VIVONO UNA PANDEMIA, VISTO CHE SONO STATI I PRIMI A INIETTARSI IL VACCINO , 10) È FACILE PER LORO ENTRARE NEL NOSTRO PAESE GIÀ VACCINATI E VEDERE IL NOSTRO SHOW QUOTIDIANO SE SIAMO VIVI O MORTI, 11) CONFERMO CHE QUESTA NON SONO OPINIONI PERSONALI , MA QUESTO È IL MARE CHE INIZIA A RITIRARSI INDIETRO PRIMA DI UNO TSUNAMI, COMMANDANTE PATRICK , CONGRATULAZIONI PER IL TUO BLOG, TI ASSICURO CHE VOLEREMO IN ALTO, L’EUROPA NON HA BISOGNO DI BENEDIZIONI , MA HA SETE DI GARANZIE E CERTEZZE.
I am very grateful and thankful to see all the efforts all airlines are doing to keep the travelers safe. I am sooo looking forward to flying again. I really appreciate your blog, FB, IG ad YT Pilot Patrick! It is very informative on many levels! Keep doing your great work! Regards, Audrey, Canada.
An_Binh from Vietnam
I think it’s all about human consciousness and can’t be blamed for unsafe flying. I remember the first 19 outbreak of covid virus in China in February and early 2020 (a country of more than 1 billion people) think it’s not transmitted to another country. And then when they spread a strong outbreak, the quarantine order in the new countries went under and there was a new order to call people from which country to return to that country, but when people returned, the countries did not act cup and search carefully. Vietnam is a country next to a large country like China, but when we heard that the government of my country had executed a quarantine order and searched very carefully, it experienced two epidemics outbreaks in the world, but billions The Covid 19 infection rate in my country is quite well controlled. I think European countries are a bit subjective about Covid 19, so the prevalence rate is higher than in Asia. China was the first outbreak country, and now they control the epidemic quite well. Covid translation has a huge impact on the global economy when the worst thing is the quarantine order to close the borders of countries. People say that the epidemic is breaking out for the third time again so let’s pray that this is over soon, we should do well to the sanitary requirements of the World Health Organization, always wear a mouthpiece. public place and clean hands. Whether or not the Covid 19 epidemic is passing quickly depends all on our own human consciousness. And let us thank that we have not got Covid 19 so that we can sit here and write meaningful words for life, pray for those who are sick of Covid 19 soon to recover and get well . Welcome 2021 to be even better.
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