Originally Posted by
screeton
those of us left who still need to travel are still concerned about potential transmission when forced to sit close to a stranger who may or may not have done all the recommended prevention measures in the weeks before they boarded the plane.
Exactly. We don't know if the other person has been hugging friends all week before the flight. I for one would avoid any connection through LAS. A seatmate who prefers not to take chances is a safer seatmate.
I have friends and even family members who don't consistently maintain social distance from their friends. I have to guess that 1/3 or more of the people on each flight have not been as careful as I. It might be more than half: A person's willingness to take a flight these days is correlated with his or her attitude toward risk.
If I need to fly I will seek out empty flights, ideally less than 30 people in 143 seats. No more peak hour flights for me until I have immunity.