The plane facts: protecting yourself from travel-related illness
Posted Dec 22 2011 2:27pm
My family has some long plane rides coming up, and we all know that being on a plane can be hazardous to your health. The Wall Street Journal highlighted some stats this week on plane travel and illness. Among the most surprising to me:
“One well-known study in 1979 found that when a plane sat three hours with its engines off and no air circulating, 72% of the 54 people on board got sick within two days. The flu strain they had was traced to one passenger. For that reason, the Federal Aviation Administration issued an advisory in 2003 to airlines saying that passengers should be removed from planes within 30 minutes if there’s no air circulation, but compliance isn’t mandatory.”
Man I hope that doesn’t happen on our trip. I will be slamming plenty of EpiCor before, during and after.
And, here are some “fun” (gross) plane horror stories from flight attendants that will really spell it out for you:
My family has some long plane rides coming up, and we all know that being on a plane can be hazardous to your health. The Wall Street
Journal highlighted some stats this week on plane travel and illness. Among the most surprising to me:
“One well-known study in 1979 found that when a plane sat three hours with its engines off and no air circulating, 72% of the 54 people on board got sick within two days. The flu strain they had was traced to one passenger. For that reason, the Federal Aviation Administration issued an advisory in 2003 to airlines saying that passengers should be removed from planes within 30 minutes if there’s no air circulation, but compliance isn’t mandatory.”Man I hope that doesn’t happen on our trip. I will be slamming plenty of EpiCor before, during and after.
And, here are some “fun” (gross) plane horror stories from flight attendants that will really spell it out for you: