Originally Posted by
behuman
No priority boarding, but starting from the back of the plane.
No hand luggage to minimize contacts (overhead bins).
No catering at all for flights less than 150 minutes.
I'd suppose the objective is to minimise transmission risk once on the plane. Your fellow passengers and crew are set by then.
#1 probably has some marginal benefit ... but any droplets emitted from an infected traveler walking back will simply land on the arm rest rather than the arm/face.
#2 I don't see any benefit here. Either you take good care of what you touch and where it has been or you don't ... you can carry more useful preventative aids in that luggage than any risk hand luggage prevents.
#3 Yeh, I like this one. Not a Top 3 mitigation methinks but some mileage in this one. 150 minutes likely too long in a dry old plane with no water round. 90 minutes would work, maybe. A fringe benefit would possibly be less lav use and in turn reducing one high traffic area and general passenger movement.
BUT ... Proper cleaning of the plane, Use of masks to reduce transmission risks, proper self-protection by each passenger, strong hygiene practices .... all contribute much more to onboard transmission risk reduction as far as I'm aware.