United and AA to start booking flights at full capacity

United and AA to start booking flights at full capacity

American and United airlines are going back to allowing passengers in middle seats, despite the nationwide increase in COVID-19 cases.

United has already started this practice, but American Airlines will begin opening all seats on Wednesday.

OF COVID-19 CASES.ABC'S GIO BENITEZ HAS THEDETAILS IN TODAY'S GMA FIRSTLOOK.AND NOW, TWO OF AMERICA'SBIGGEST AIRLINES ARE LOOSENINGSOCIAL DISTANCING RESTRICTIONS.AMERICAN AND UNITED TELLING ABCNEWS ALL SEATS - INCLUDINGMIDDLE ONES - ARE UP FOR SALE.SOMETHING UNITED HAS ALREADYBEEN DOING, AMERICAN WILL OPENUP THOSE SEATS WEDNESDAY.SO, IS FLYING ON A PLANE SAFE?JOSEPH ALLEN, HARVARD T.H.CHAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH:"IT'S A RISK LIKE ANYTHING.I THINK THERE'S A COUPLE OFTHINGS YOU HAVE TO ASK YOURSELFBEFORE YOU FLY.ONE - IS IT NECESSARY?

DO YOUREALLY NEED TO TAKE THAT TRIPTOO?

TWO - DO YOU HAVE ANYPERSONAL RISK FACTORS THATWOULD PUT YOU AT GREATER RISKFOR COVID 19?

AND COMING UP AT7AM, DR.JEN ASHTON WEIGHS IN LIVE WITHWHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFOREBOARDING A PLANE - WITH YOURGMA FIRST LOOK, I'M GIOBENITEZ, ABC NEWS, NEW YORK.MEANWHILE-- STARTINGTHURSDAY - LAS VEGASBASED ALLEGIANT AIR - WILLSTART REQUIRING FACE MASKS