Hey, I'm not a complainer, but I used to shut them tight until I learned it was quite the opposite.

A plane cabin is a small, closed space with dozens of people in it.

They all breathe in and out all the time.

And if anyone on board has the flu or cooled, the germs will get into the air.

During the flight, you will get attacked by all those bacteria that each of the passengers brings with them, like an invisible carry on.

Small wonder that you can catch a cold or another virus from a sick person flew.

Cole and a lot of other unpleasant states are air communicable.

Just imagine when you shut the events.

The germs that get into the air in the cabin stay there around you.

Some of them are resilient and can wait for five hours or more, looking for a suitable place to move in and start driving your nose or mouth can become a cozy home.

For them.

A plane cabin is like the nursery school where one child gets sick and the other kids get an infection from them in no time.

What can you do to protect yourself from that?

If it weren't for 35,000 feet above the ground, I would say that you'd better let some fresh air in from outside.

But that's a bad idea.

Windows on board the plane don't open for a good reason.

The only way you can get fresh air during the flight is through those air vents above you.

The flow of air will blow the germs away, making the kind of barrier around you their concentration in the air.

You breathe then will become much smaller.

Just make the flow not very strong and put on a sweater or a hoody.

If you still feel chilling that way, you don't risk catching a coal.

But here is one more thing you need to know about air vents like door handles in laboratories.

Air vents themselves are among the dirtiest spots in the plane Captain.

Hundreds of people touch them, but they probably never get clean.

How on earth can you open them?

Don't panic.

Just get prepared for the flight beforehand.

Can take a small bottle of sanitizer with you.

It'll destroy 99% of all the germs on your hands.

Use it after you touch the vent.

And don't worry.

Here's some more advice on what you'd better not do on board the plane not to get infected.

Don't eat the food that has fallen on a tray table.

They're not sanitized before each flight, so you can either wipe them with a sanitizing napkin before lunch is served.

Or throw away that unfortunate piece of scone.

You won't save it.

Passengers use trays tables not only for food.

Babies might sit on them.

Some people put their bare feet there.

Trust me, they are not clean.

Don't use blankets, pillows and blankets that flight attendants give.

The passengers get sanitized for sure, but you can never know how thoroughly and they're soft and fluffy.

Surface is ideal for germs.

Don't touch the flush button in the laboratory.

Or use a paper towel to press on it.

It's the dirtiest place on the plane, which is proved by many tests, so just don't don't fall asleep at the window.

You are not the only one to press your cheek against the glass.

The passengers who sat in your seat before could be sick if they sneezed or coughed right into the glass.

It's full of germs.

Again, use a sanitizing wipes to clean the glass and be on the safe side.

Wear jeans or trousers and not shorts.

Choose clothes in which your skin won't touch the seat.

Head rests are covered with one use tissue napkins.

What seats or not?

And they're only claimed if someone has poured out their drinks during the previous flight.

By the way, those tissue napkins on head risk hang there, not for cleanliness.

Only.

Their main purpose is to be at hand in case of an emergency.

Passengers can take them off the head, rest quickly and cover their nose and mouth.

Don't put any food you're going to eat into the pocket of the seat in front of you.

Surprisingly, it is the second dirtiest place in the cabin.

Passengers put all sorts of dirty stuff there, including food, waste and used diapers, and they are not sanitized properly.

A seat belt is another very dirty thing in the cabin.

Sure, you can't avoid touching it, but don't forget to sanitize your hands after fastening it and before having lunch seats closer.

The windows are dirtier than those in the aisle.

It's obvious, as they are more difficult to reach and clean.

So if you have a choice, you nowhere to sit.

But now that you know all these dirty spots in the plane cabin, just wash and sanitize your hands and you'll be safe.

Another thing that is good to have onboard with you is re wedding eye drops and travel sized thermal water.

Air on the plane is very dry, and it makes your nose and eyes feel dry, too.

This is another reason why catching a cold during the flight is easier than on the ground.

Dry nasal passages are more prone to the germs Attack.

To make your flight more comfortable and safer, you can wait your nose with thermal water and your eyes with drops.

If you wear contacts, don't put them on when you're going to fly.

Take glasses instead.

Contacts make eyes feel even drier, and if you fall asleep with them, your eyes will be read in itchy after you wake up.

Don't forget to drink pure water during the flight.

Your throat will get dry just like your nose and eyes.

D'oh!

And you'll need a pint and 1/2 to make up for the loss of liquid coffee.

Strong tea and sweet soft drinks can make you lose even more water, so it's better to wait to your land and have your latte in the airport.

Do you have any idea why the air is so dry inside the cabin?

Where does it get there from when you are so high above the ground?

An average altitude of passenger flights is between 568,000 feet.

The air in this part of the atmosphere is rarefied and Cole about minus 49 degrees.

That is why all modern planes have a complicated system that takes air outside and makes it suitable for breathing inside.

At the same time, it uses air to keep the engines working as the fuel in them.

On Lee burns with access to oxygen.

When the air gets in the engine from the atmosphere, it gets pressed and heated.

Part of it is taken for breathing in the cabin.

It happens before the air gets mixed with the fuel, but it goes through a filter anyway.

The temperature of the air after it comes from the engine is about 932 degrees, 200.

Breathe right.

That's why, after that it is sent to a heat dissipate er where it gets cooler.

Then it goes into a cooling turbine, where it gets even colder and at the same time runs a plane turbine.

So there are two air flows that get into the cabin.

Ah, hot one that has not been sent to a heat dissipate er and a cold one that has come through it.

The pilot controls the year temperature in the cabin, mixing the two floods.

The main floor of this system is that the air that gets into the cabin is too dry.

It is already dry enough outside and gets even drier when sent through all the filters.

Now this is done on purpose.

If the air is too wet, air conditioning system may get stuck with eyes.

Remember, it's called outside, and any moisture will freeze immediately, So we better put up with dry air on board So let's stop here and think tow.

Avoid all the potential germs and illness is introduced into the cabin by those other passengers and to protect myself from the ill effects of the dry air.

Next time I fly, I think aware a HAZ mat suit.

You think they'll let me on the plane?

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