Adopting a set of well-established infection prevention and control measures will help minimise the risk of contracting Covid during a flight.

We would fly, if we had to — but we would follow all the same measures we would if we were catching a train or other form of public transport.

Those measures include, but are not limited to:

• Staying home if unwell. Even if you have the mildest respiratory symptoms, such as a slightly sore throat or hint of a fever, you should not go to the airport and you should not catch a plane. Self-isolate and get tested without delay

• Washing your hands regularly or using alcohol-based hand rub systematically

• Observing physical distancing

• Staying seated and avoiding touching your face

• Where physical distancing isn’t possible, wearing a face mask.

These are the same long-held set of recommendations you should be following anyway, whether you are catching the train to work or shopping in a supermarket.

Using these well-established infection control measures routinely and systematically will render the risk of contracting Covid during a plane trip low.