Magdeburg, Germany Tourism - Holiday Reviews - Travel Deals. Willkommen im Marjellchen. Aer Lingus - Select Flights. How cabin crew beat the travel blues. By Daily Mail Reporter Updated: 08:42 GMT, 6 July 2010 Air travel can play havoc with your health. So what steps do flight attendants take to avoid the pitfalls. We asked Spencer Barnett, who works for bmi, for his tips. Most people believe that travelling six miles above the earth's surface in a metal tube with hundreds of people puts you at risk of picking up a cough or cold.
But the air itself is not the problem. During the flight, outside sterile air is supplied to the cabin from the engines where it is heated, compressed, cooled and passed into the cabin via the ventilation system. Happy flying: Flight attendants know all the secrets to prevent jet lag and air sickness Around 50 per cent of this air is recirculated through high- efficiency filters which remove 99.97 per cent of dust, bacteria and fungi. 'There is no evidence that the pressurised cabin makes the transmission of disease more likely,' says Dr Ray Johnson, head of the Aviation Health Unit at the Civil Aviation Authority. TA_Berlin_Guide. Meeting Support Tools.