COVID-19 Plane Infection Risks

Cross-sectional survey results from a COVID19 plane infection risk survey conducted between the 22^nd to 23^rd October, 2020. Participants (<em>n</em> = 2103) were aged 18 years or older, were living in the UK and had undertaken foreign air travel. The survey consisted of 18 closed-ended questions, with seventeen of the questions addressing issues associated with travelling by air and 11 questions addressing specific demographic topics. The questionnaire was designed by the research team, consisting of environmental microbiologists, public health specialists and social scientists, based on the study objectives and incorporating information from previous studies on same topic. The draft questionnaire was then tested on an expert panel, a panel of non-experts, a local ethics committee. First, perceived risks, concerns, and subjective knowledge of COVID-19 symptoms were measured using 16 options that included 14 actual symptoms and 2 which were not. Other questions about perception and risk were measured by statements with a 5-point Likert scale (e.g. strongly disagree to strongly agree).