Honestly, at this point, air travel is so uncomfortable and unpleasant in general that I just avoid it unless absolutely necessary at this point. The only thing I will give air travel now over what it was when I was a kid is that they banned smoking. That’s pretty much it. Everything else is worse.
That’s actually not true at all. Bleed air from the engines is constantly pumped into the cabin to maintain pressurization, and what air is recirculated is pumped through HEPA filters. Airplane cabins on a properly maintained modern aircraft have surprisingly clean air.
I’ve heard that before too and I don’t doubt it. But being stuck in a plane for six hours with people smoking smelled worse than it does now. That would be the improvement part. Obviously they should have kept the air scrubbing anyway, but I’m guessing that would have cost them extra pennies, so they said fuck it.
Honestly, at this point, air travel is so uncomfortable and unpleasant in general that I just avoid it unless absolutely necessary at this point. The only thing I will give air travel now over what it was when I was a kid is that they banned smoking. That’s pretty much it. Everything else is worse.
Yeah. I love travelling and visiting new places, but the flight is the absolute worst part. There’s absolutely zero comfort. It’s inhumane.
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That’s actually not true at all. Bleed air from the engines is constantly pumped into the cabin to maintain pressurization, and what air is recirculated is pumped through HEPA filters. Airplane cabins on a properly maintained modern aircraft have surprisingly clean air.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/how-clean-is-the-air-on-your-airplane-coronavirus-cvd
I’ve heard that before too and I don’t doubt it. But being stuck in a plane for six hours with people smoking smelled worse than it does now. That would be the improvement part. Obviously they should have kept the air scrubbing anyway, but I’m guessing that would have cost them extra pennies, so they said fuck it.