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http://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news...-leaves-passen
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A photo of a crowded flight posted on Twitter by a cardiologist
returning from the New York City area may hint at the difficulties of
social distancing as air travel picks up again.

Dr. Ethan Weiss tweeted a photo Saturday showing what appears to be a
full United Airlines flight from Newark, New Jersey, to San Francisco.
Though passengers are wearing masks, he said the crowded cabin runs
counter to United's assurances that it would leave middle seats empty
in order to promote social distancing to help prevent the spread of
the coronavirus.

"I guess @united is relaxing their social distancing policy these
days? Every seat full on this 737," tweeted Weiss along with the
photo. He is both a physician and a scientist at the University of
California San Francisco who had been in New York working to aid with
the coronavirus crisis.

In a separate tweet, Weiss included a statement from United's chief
customer officer, sent to all passengers, saying, "We're automatically
blocking middle seats to give you enough space on board."


He said in a tweet he was among the medical workers who had been flown
to New York for free by United to help care for the flood of patients
due to the pandemic. He added that "people on this plane are
scared/shocked."

Weiss told USA TODAY he had no further comment beyond his tweets.

Reached for response, a United spokeswoman said the airline has taken
steps to address the coronavirus.





I guess in-flight meals and drinks are out of the question.....