Except these two are nogeah b’davar and want to sell more tickets. And, now people who were Ok with circulating dirty air for years, are suddenly trustworthy.
I did not fly for some time, but I do remember how close someone’s face can be – and how many times I, and others, got sick after flying on a plane. If someone sneezes in your face – the filtering system is not helping. When planes are not flying, the filtering system may be off, etc. A line in the airport.