Anti-Covid device comes too late for airlines as flyers shrug off pandemic

The gadget – called Airshield – forces air down to the cabin floor at twice the normal speed and creates an invisible barrier between each passenger. The risk of cross-contamination from a nearby cough or sneeze, Pexco says, is reduced by more than 70%. — Pexco

A Covid-era invention that protects plane passengers from the virus with a curtain of fast-flowing air is proving redundant, underscoring how little travellers care about the risk of infection in the rush back to the skies.

Washington-based Pexco Aerospace Inc has spent the pandemic designing and manufacturing a device that clips onto air vents inside the aircraft. The gadget – called Airshield – forces air down to the cabin floor at twice the normal speed and creates an invisible barrier between each passenger. The risk of cross-contamination from a nearby cough or sneeze, Pexco says, is reduced by more than 70%.