I hear what you're saying, but... what would you suggest they do? They told you up front they may fill the middle seats. They told you as soon as they exceeded 66% seats full. They can't predict the future. What other logical option is there? You don't have enough time to rebook? Well, look on the bright side... the late notification means maybe 20-30% of the seats are still empty. Sit behind the wing and you might just get an empty middle seat... like we all hoped even before Covid. The straight talk is...you need to stop treating this an an emotional issue and try thinking about it rationally. They told you the rules and are following them. There is no evidence that filing middle seats is adding any measurable risk. If flying were dangerous, wouldn't all the flight attendants be sick? And conversely, if you're that concerned about it, your only safe bet is not to fly. Moving the needle an immeasurable amount by leaving the middle seat open doesn't do anything other than appease emotions. Sit at the window and blast the air vent down on your face. Having someone sitting next to you won't matter.
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@skuehl14 wrote: Could you refer me to the studies you mention? "This research is bolstered by another recent study from the IATA which concluded the “risk of contracting the virus on board appears to be in the same category as being struck by lightning,” in the words of CEO and Director General Alexandre de Juniac. Earnest on Thursday stressed that United Airlines, as other airlines said in September, is reporting lower infection rates among its flight attendants than among the general U.S. population. 44. That’s the known number of confirmed Covid-19 cases transmitted on airplanes among the 1.2 billion passengers who have traveled this year, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA)." By my math that is 44 divided by 1,200,000,000 = .0000000367. https://www.forbes.com/sites/jemimamcevoy/2020/10/15/study-risk-of-covid-19-transmission-on-planes-virtually-nonexistent-for-mask-wearers/?sh=8c1ba99787be As apoint of comparison, your chances of dying in a car crash during your lifetime is a little less than 1% --- .01 https://www.thedrive.com/news/18985/lifetime-odds-of-dying-in-a-car-crash-at-1-in-102
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