11 Tips to Avoid Getting Sick on the Plane

Remember the H1N1 virus that created havoc in 2009? I wrote this piece back then. I’m not really sure about the bug nomenclature this year, maybe its H3.2N5.6, but that’s not the point, the point is that flights are getting increasingly crowded and the threat of picking up a virus or some other bug with a scary name on a plane is still real. Spring break may be history, but summer is just around the corner and most of us have been nursing serious cases of wanderlust since mid-January. Whether your destination is JFK, CDG or POO (the not-so-charming code for Brazil”s Poco De Caldas Airport) these tips will take you from one terminal to another in a happy and healthy way.
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