Stop getting sick when you fly - Airplane tip

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5-29-2011 @ 2:54PM

Drew said...

While some of the air is recycled (and sent through a hepa filter) the majority of the air is bleed air from the compressor section of the engines. Rather than making you sick, the little vent is actually the cleanest air in the plane. Most people that get sick on a plane actually pick up the "bug" from what they touch, not what they breathe. To maintain cabin pressure, fresh air is constantly being compressed and forced into the cabin through the vents and excess pressure is constantly being bled off.

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