People often fly because of the many cheap travel options made available including cheap airplane tickets, discount hotel rooms, discount travel deals, and cheap vacation packages. Sometimes though, fliers wonder if airlines regard their passengers as disposable.
The following are indications that airlines are not highly enough valuing its passengers and what passengers should do, according to Smarter Travel:
Airline seats are getting smaller. Not only is this a comfort issue. Spending extended time in a cramped coach seat can increase a passengers risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT), which is potentially fatal. Try to reserve an aisle seat and make a point of walking around the cabin while in the air.
In flight water sometimes comes with E. coli which can result in serious illness. If the water being served comes from the planes holding tank, which is sometimes filled at international airports with water of questionable quality, there are dangers. Do not kid yourself that by drinking something hot like coffee or tea that you are necessarily safe. Since airlines do not want to scald passengers, airline hot water usually does not reach temperatures high enough to kill bacteria. Your best bet is to drink either bottled water or canned drinks and avoid the planes ice.
Germs generally thrive on planes, particularly ones on short flights that are turned over fast for the next rip. Bathrooms and other surfaces do not tend to get a deep cleaning before boarding. Studies have found E. coli on almost every spot in an airplane bathroom, including the sink area and door handles. Unfortunately serious hand washing may not keep you safe. The water in the bathroom sink comes from the same potentially contaminated tank water previously mentioned. One study found that 60 percent of tray tables contained the superbug MRSA. Your best bet to is to pack hand sanitizer in your carry on, ideally as wipes.
Food poisoning can result from roaches, ants, flies, maggots, mold, E. coli, and listeria that have been found in airline catering kitchens and in-flight meals over the last couple of years. Instead consider buying something from an airport restaurant or packing your own snacks at home.
The new practice of selling emergency row seats to those willing to pay a premium for a few extra inches of legroom is a questionable safety practice. Those rows should be reserved for passengers physically able to assist in an emergency vs. those with the willingness to pay a little more.
Flying low on fuel actually saves fuel costs since the more fuel a plane flies with, the heavier the plane, and the more costly to operate. The flip side is that when a plane runs into unexpected delays in the air more fuel can be expended than expected. No one wants to be on a plane that might run out of fuel.
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