Abstract

The Novel Coronavirus 2(SARS-cov-2 or Covid-19) is a highly infectious disease that has bought about a global pandemic causing great distress amongst human life across the globe. Covid-19 is an airborne virus primarily transmitted by respiratory droplets when in close contact with an infected person. Due to the pandemic, many sectors and industries were affected. The industry most affected is the Airline Industry. With travel restrictions imposed by the governments of different countries, there has been a significant reduction in civil air travel which resulted in the grounding of many commercial aircraft. Which in turn caused a huge financial crisis for many airlines globally. With travel restrictions being eased by different countries the aviation industry is slowly recovering. However, the danger of getting an infection during air travel has not been reduced. Due to this, the fear of air travel is noticed among passengers and crew. Although the risk of transmission is less in aircraft because of HEPA filter, a high number of ACH (Air Change Per Hour) and airline-imposed restrictions (i.e. masks, sanitation, pre-flight temperature screening). The installation of an Isolation Cabin on aircraft will further reduce the risk of onboard transmission up to a predicted value of 25%.

Keywords:Isolation cabin; COVID-19; Airborne virus; Airbus A350