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Varadi (Wizz Air Ceo): "Travelling by plane is safer than supermarkets"

Manager said he was satisfied about sanitation standards

Risk of coronavirus infection scares everyone and in any part of the world, but which places are safer than others? Jozsef Varadi, CEO of low-cost airline Wizz Air, is certain: flying is less dangerous than going to supermarket. These words were spoken today, on Wednesday September 16, 2020, during a televised debate by the "Cnbc" broadcaster. Varadi recalled that there was no case of covid-19 infection...

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