COVID-19 Air Traffic Visualization: Worldwide Spread of COVID-19 Accelerated Starting on February 19, 2020

Mouton, Christopher A.; Grissom, Adam R.; Godges, John P.; Hanson, Russell

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“…Aided by its high reproduction number, superspreading events and an immunologically naïve global population, this novel virus has resulted in the largest and worst pandemic of this century with the highest number of global deaths [5,9]. Air travel facilitated the rapid spread of the virus which took the path of least resistance globally, following the direction of connectivity and high air passenger volumes [5,10,11,12 ▪ ]. The evolution of the outbreak into a global pandemic, due to unrestricted movement between countries, precipitated changing travel behaviours, increased air travel restrictions, bans and lockdowns leading to reduced intercontinental transmission [9–11].…”

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“…Air travel facilitated the rapid spread of the virus which took the path of least resistance globally, following the direction of connectivity and high air passenger volumes [5,10,11,12 ▪ ]. The evolution of the outbreak into a global pandemic, due to unrestricted movement between countries, precipitated changing travel behaviours, increased air travel restrictions, bans and lockdowns leading to reduced intercontinental transmission [9–11]. Recognizing the important role of air travel in onward transmission to new countries and regions has prompted the use of entry and exit screening, quarantines and increased testing to identify and reduce the impact of imported cases, while travel bans have led to delays of importation.…”

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COVID-19 transmission and the safety of air travel during the pandemic: a scoping review

Khatib

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Wilder‐Smith

2021

Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases

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Purpose of review To examine the literature assessing safety of air travel relating to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) transmission from January 2020 to May 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on air travel and global mobility, and various efforts are being implemented to determine a safe way forward. As the pandemic evolves, so do the challenges that force various stakeholders, including the aviation industry, health authorities, and governments, to reassess and adapt their practices to ensure the safety of travellers. Recent findings The literature was reviewed for multiple aspects of air travel safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. Recurring themes that surfaced included the pivotal role of commercial air travel in the geographic spread of COVID-19, the efficacy of travel restrictions and quarantines, inflight transmission risk and the role of preventive measures, the utility of pre and post flight testing, the development of effective vaccines and subsequent challenges of vaccine passports, and the ongoing threat of novel highly transmissible variants. Summary Much uncertainty lies ahead within the domains of these findings, and ongoing research, discourse and review will be necessary to navigate and determine the future direction and safety of air travel. Recovery will be slow, necessitating innovative, multipronged and collaborative solutions.

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COVID-19 transmission and the safety of air travel during the pandemic: a scoping review

Khatib

McGuinness

Wilder‐Smith

2021

Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases

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“…Air travel is assessed to be possible to accelerate the spread of pandemic [35]. RAND estimates that COVID-19 transmits worldwide via international air flights [26]. China firstly identified COVID-19 and firstly took public measures to control the virus and prevent its human-to-human transmission.…”

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“…Travel restrictions play an important role in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic because international flights are one of the major drivers of international transmission of the pandemic [25]. By using COVID-19 air traffic visualization tool built by RAND Corporation, RAND found that about forty passengers per week exported this virus worldwide via international travel by the end of February 2020 [26].…”

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Air Emergency Transport under COVID-19: Impact, Measures, and Future

2021

Journal of Advanced Transportation

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The COVID-19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 dominated the year 2020 and has an unprecedented impact on global air transport. This paper tries to make an overall review on the interaction of air transport and the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the confirmed cases were first reported in China, the origin of the pandemic remains uncertain. China was the first country to control the COVID-19 pandemic, and domestic air traffic recovers at a fast pace. Compared to 2019 level, world scheduled capacity, passengers carried, and revenues for 2020 were reduced by 50%, 60%, and $371 billion, respectively. Compared with domestic passenger traffic, international passenger traffic reduces more seats, passengers, and revenues. Because air transport contributes to economic growth, many countries or regions provide aviation bailout. The US provides most direct aid, while China mostly provides policy measures. In the post-COVID-19 period, IATA suggests that accepting vaccinated passengers is the best practice to reopen borders. Air cargo will play an important role in the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. Meanwhile, air transport should be more digitalized, sustainable, and responsible in the future.

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Peripheries, politics, centralities: geographies of COVID-19. Reflections from a German perspective on and beyond Biglieri et al

Mullis

2021

Cities & Health

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COVID-19 Air Traffic Visualization: Worldwide Spread of COVID-19 Accelerated Starting on February 19, 2020

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COVID-19 transmission and the safety of air travel during the pandemic: a scoping review

COVID-19 transmission and the safety of air travel during the pandemic: a scoping review

Air Emergency Transport under COVID-19: Impact, Measures, and Future

Peripheries, politics, centralities: geographies of COVID-19. Reflections from a German perspective on and beyond Biglieri et al

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