“Regarding the risks of coronavirus transmission on an airplane, “It’s as safe as an environment as you’re going to find.”
Gary Kelly
Southwest Airlines CEO. CBS' "Face the Nation". Claim dated 3 May 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False
What PolitiFact found
Kelly’s statement contained an element of truth regarding planes’ air filtration and mitigation steps taken by the industry, but he took it a bit too far and left out key pieces of information and context.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Gary Kelly (Southwest Airlines CEO) made this claim around 3 May 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 11 May 2020, 8 days later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
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