that s where it s safer. reporter: airlines tell us we can t go back to putting fewer people on flights so there can be more spacing. if they can, passengers should sit 6 feet away from others inside the cabin. still, one analyst says being inside the cabin in flight isn t as dangerous as many might think because of the sophisticated air filtration systems inside passenger planes. the riskiest places, he says, the terminals. the real risk is when you re waiting to board the plane, when you re checking in, when you re getting off the plane where people are congregating, people are tired, people are fatigued wearing the mask and it easily comes off their face. they want to get something to drink or eat, very vulnerable time. reporter: one expert said they should interact with personnel about safety. ask questions before you board a plane. when was the last time they fully cleaned the plane and whether the plane has certain safety features like hepa filters.
overseas in europe. no interference with the airlines and with planes. but the u.s. aviation community says, listen, this is apples and oranges. yes, it s 5g, but we re operating on a little bit of a different spectrum on the radio spectrum, and they re not comfortable at all with the possibility of any interference that could cause problems for passenger planes. as you know, the united states aviation community has a zero tolerance right now for anything that could compromise safety. it s why the u.s. has such a good aviation safety record. they re simply not comfortable with taking the risk right now. tom costello, thank you for bringing us this breaking news this morning. appreciate it. you bet. a uk security force confirms to nbc news that the suspected hostage taker at a texas synagogue was the subject of a short low-level investigation by british intelligence in 2020.
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we caught up with analyst gavin mcgregor as he just got off a series of flights lasting 30 hours and asked him a key question. what before seating s. a window seat the best position. if you could not move for whatever duration of flight it is, you have less likelihood and less risk of being in contact with those people that are moving up and down the aisle and that is where it is safer. reporter: health experts say we can t expect airlines to put fewer people on flights so there could be more spacing. but if they can, passengers should still sit at least six feet away from others inside of the cabin. still, one analyst said being inside of the cabin in flight isn t as dangerous as many might think because of the air filtration systems in passenger planes. the riskiest place, he said, the termainle. when you re waiting to board the plane on checking in and you re getting off the plane, where people are congregating, people are tired and fatigued