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Kyle Boatright wrote:

"David Combs" wrote in message
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Gotta take a 3-hr flight in a few days.

Settng the stage: they say this year's flu might end up being
*very* dangerous -- that plus unavailability of the vaccine --
pus being 62.


So, suppose there's people on-board horribly sneezing and coughing,
expelling all kinds of (flu-) stuff into the air.

What with the super-low fresh-air input in these planes
[CEO says: **** the customers -- we gotta save money on the fuel
that'd be needed if we were to have better turnover of cabin-air --
*else* I don't get my $30million bonus (just my usual ****ty
$10million!)]
, and thus all that stuff's being circulated and recirculated
and recirculated and recirculated ad nauseum in and out of our lungs.


The "no fresh air" thing on commercial jets is an urban legend. You get
more air "turns" in a commercial jet than you get in your office, house,
shop, or the grocery store. The problem is that people are packed into the
jet as if they are on a third world bus.

Make sure you're in good health and your system is stocked with vitamins,
which never hurts. Beyond that, carry a pack of towelettes and wipe your
hands off several times during your airport/airplane visit. Wipe 'em after
you get to the boarding gate, once you get on the airplane, and after you
get the drink and pack of peanuts from the flight attendant. Also after you
get back to your seat after using the bathroom. Follow the same strategy as
you exit the airport. Sure, anyone who watches you clean your hands 10
times on the trip will think you're going down the path of Howard Hughes,
but it is doubtful that anyone is paying that much attention. Besides, when
you get to Hawaii (or wherever), you'll be out on the town and they will be
sick in their hotel room.


Thanks, will do!

David