Health risks of airplane boarding methods with apron buses when some passengers disregard safe social distancing.

ABSTRACT: Many airlines instituted social distancing practices to keep passengers safe during the pandemic. The practices include keeping the middle seats empty, reducing the number of passengers taking an apron bus from the terminal to the airplane, and prescribing that passengers maintain 1 m social distance of separation from other passengers in the aisle while advancing to their seats. However, not all passengers comply with a prescribed 1 m aisle social distance. Through agent-based simulations of passenger boarding when apron buses are used, we examine boarding policies adapted for the pandemic when the level of passenger compliance varies. To compare policies, we consider the duration of time that passengers are too close to other passengers while walking or standing in the aisle. We consider

SUBMITTER: Milne RJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9342771 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature