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Expedia's Barry Diller Characterizes Removing Middle Seats on Airplanes as 'Absurd'

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Photo Credit: Barry Diller on Face the Nation said the economy is in the "teething" stages of recovery on April 26, 2020. Skift

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Barry Diller let it rip on Sunday in a wide-ranging interview on the pandemic, calling President Trump a "witch doctor" for his coronavirus treatment recommendations. Whether the subject is Trump or regulation of Google, Diller hasn't been shy about speaking his mind.

Although some airlines are blocking off middle seats as a social distancing remedy during the coronavirus pandemic, Expedia Group's Barry Diller labeled removing middle seats as part of a future aviation strategy as "absurd." Diller said perhaps planes will get cleaner but the idea that social distancing can be effective in airplanes, restaurants, theaters, and "in these kinds of arenas is a myth" during an interview Sunday with moderator Margaret Brennan on the CBS News show Face th

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