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Originally Posted by maleficent
Every cold Ihave gotten in the past 10 years has been courtesy of a flight somewhere... backin days of yore- fresh air was sucked into the cabin somehow, and it wasn't constantly recycled air... The air was fresher... and Ididn't feel the need to shower getting off a plane like i do now.
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It takes less fuel to recirculate than to bring in fresh air. I remember how (early-90's?) things started getting stuffy on extended gradual climbs. At some point it changed from being an uncomfortable error to company policy.
Now that I think about it, didn't it start about the same time in-flight smoking was completely banned? Anyone remember when that began?
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