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...sure, passengers may be emotionally aroused well before they enter the cabin - from delays, boredom, jetlag or saying farewell to loved ones. Also, by some estimates, as many as one in five passengers has a fear of flying. And a few experts say that airlines, whose advertisements depict air travel as a relaxed, soothing realm of smiling passengers and subservient flight attendants, may themselves be partially to blame for raising travelers' expectations. It's a claim airlines flatly dismiss. "Ludicrous," says Ben Hall, a spokesman for Virgin Atlantic Airways. "We have to look at how many cases of air rage...
...effect of low cabin pressure or dry cabin air, Lutz Bergau, Lufthansa's chief medical officer, says such things have not been convincingly associated with thrombosis, citing a study the airline conducted in 1993. But new research may be about to change all that. This week the World Health Organization is convening a meeting of scientists and industry representatives in Geneva to look at DVT specifically in the context of air travel. On the agenda: plans to review all the medical evidence available about DVT and to identify priority research areas. Separately, some of the scientists will also discuss...
...cramped cabin conditions do in fact lead to the immobility that can cause DVT, then European authorities may have a case to answer. Regulations limiting the number of seats on a plane relate to the number of emergency exits, not to passenger comfort - even though there are rules defining minimum space for transporting live animals. It's a similar situation with cabin air quality. Rules set by the Joint Aviation Authority, a pan-European coalition that develops regulations on aircraft design and maintenance, stipulate that the cabin must be free of "harmful or hazardous" concentrations of gases or vapors, though...
...prior to flying. Though taking aspirin before takeoff may ward off clots for some people, pregnant women, among others, shouldn?t do it. Check with your doctor. Once inside the plane, make sure you have as much room to move your legs as possible?a good reason to store cabin baggage in the overhead compartment rather than under the seat in front of you where it can take up precious legroom. During the flight, drink lots of bottled water, avoid alcohol, straighten and move your legs and even consider wearing support stockings, which can improve blood flow in the veins...
...aircraft cabin is an unusual environment," says Robert Bor, an aviation psychologist at London Guildhall University. "The altitude, the lower air pressure, the noise - all of those things can lead to hostile behavior." And the little things can make all the difference: the guy in the next seat whose broad shoulders invade your personal seat space, the subtle battles for armrests, overhead bin space and even meal choices. "You are putting people who are unfamiliar with one another in a competitive environment," says Bor, "and that creates rivalry...