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Could toxic air on planes make frequent flyers ill?
- xenity7 9y agoAs a frequent flier I've found flying is much more stressful to my body than one might expect. Long flights make me completely miserable, sometimes for multiple days afterward. Plus there is social isolation and a strange sense of detachment from being away from home and friends for so much time. I was in denial flying was that uncomfortable for years (why would sitting in an uncomfortable chair breathing dry air for a few hours leave me THAT uncomfortable? I'm skeptical of what amount to anecdotal claims about health problems from flying. It's an unexpectedly physically stressful job which I think will tend to make people over attribute health problems to it.
- alexandercrohde 9y agoI wish they'd have mentioned that jet fuel uses leaded gasoline still. Lead poisoning could explain some of these symptoms.
- webster23 9y agoGasoline is only used in smaller propeller planes, kerosene contains no lead. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avgas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avgas
- DerekL 9y agoNo, jet fuel does not contain lead. Only fuel for piston-driven aircraft contains lead. https://www.faa.gov/news/fact_sheets/news_story.cfm?newsId=14754 https://www.faa.gov/news/fact_sheets/news_story.cfm?newsId=1... “Jet aircraft and turbine-powered, propeller aircraft do not use avgas, but instead use fuels very similar to kerosene, which does not contain a lead additive.”
- alexandercrohde 9y agoI stand corrected
- eternalvision 9y agoAny time I board a plane I get the distinct sense that the cabin air contains toxins of some kind, as it consistently smells like exhaust air.
- nikolay 9y agoNot to mention the radiation, the circadian rhythm disruption, the poor nutrition, and the alcohol.
- nikolay 9y agoNot to mention the radiation, the circadian rhythm disruption, the poor nutrition, and the alcohol.
- nikolay 9y agoNot to mention the radiation, the circadian rhythm disruption, the poor nutrition, and the alcohol.
- nikolay 9y agoNot to mention the radiation, the circadian rhythm disruption, the poor nutrition, and the alcohol.
- nikolay 9y agoNot to mention the radiation, the circadian rhythm disruption, the poor nutrition, and the alcohol.
- Gys 9y agoThe article does not mention the constant noise in a plane. For me that is also very invasive and feels very unhealthy. I always feel exhausted after a while.
- orev 9y agoI have no doubt about the noise being a problem. I always fly with either ear plugs or noise canceling headphones, and it makes a huge difference. Side note: noise makes food high in umami taste better, and as a result tomato juice is one of the most popular drinks on a plane, when the same people rarely drink it otherwise.
- frik 9y agoMe too, I am looking always for more modern planes, as they are often quieter - e.g. Airbus A380. Or at least not sitting near the jet engines.