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How the airline industry recovers from COVID-19 could determine who gets organ transplants

  • Written by Tinglong Dai, Associate Professor of Operations Management & Business Analytics, Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
How the airline industry recovers from COVID-19 could determine who gets organ transplantsThe airline industry has been cancelling routes because of the traffic drop-off during the pandemic. That has an impact on organ transplants.Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images

The COVID-19 pandemic has crippled the airline industry. Passenger numbers are down more than two-thirds from last year, and airlines have been canceling flights and shutting downrou...