Virus in calis Fethiye

[Jacqui Harvey]

We both had sore throats, sneezing and runny noses after we returned from Turkey just over a week ago.  The plane was extremely hot and people complained about the heat, it was unbearable.  The guy next to me sneezed a couple of times without covering his mouth or using a hankie.  I remarked at the time we would probably catch a cold.

[joyandgary]

Hi there ,coughs and sneezing on the flight sure does travel , but Carol brown saying they have it and not been on flight , seems to be travelling around from one country to the other  , Hope everyone gets well soon and nothing very serious . 

[nichola]

Not wishing to be a scaremonger but something else to think about when staying in hotel rooms and even aparts and villas is the air con unit.

Most holiday makers aren't used to it and may when it's hot and stuffy have it on all night and this dries the air out and if the unit hasn't had the dust cleaned off the filters can also spread bacteria causing illness and even death as recently happened here in Turkey.

It's easy enough to check, remove and wash the filters in the shower or check and ask the hotel to do it if it's obvious it hasn't been cleaned in a while.

[stoop]

Colwyn,

Ask your missus to put her nail varnish on and see how fast the crew come and tell her to stop because it goes round the air system. Maggie did it without thinking once on a flight to Oz and they were on her in seconds saying it could cause breathing problems.

[stoop]

Just did ours Nichola. Ten minute job with the Hoover and washing the filter.

[atinabay]

I know the notion that airline air recycling causing health problems has been labelled an "urban myth" but the number of times I suffer from sore throat and dry cough for several days after flying makes me suspicious. Perhaps the "urban myth" thing is an urban myth spread be airline companies.

......... Three times in  as many years the same thing happened to us. We board the plane in Glasgow, myself ,wife, and son in good health.  Land there and about ten to fifteen  hrs later we're all ill and have breathing difficulties. .Lasting about a week.  Last October my wife and I were like that for 4 weeks. Holiday ruined bar for the last 5th wk..We started to enjoy the holiday but we came away having done not a fraction of the things we planned. We're not long back from our May trip and thankfully we made up for it.... Too much of a coincidence the 'myth' thing. My bet (in our case) would be the flight.

[scorcher]

A well travelled journalist friend of mine would always dab a little tea tree oil around his nose and a drop or two on his handkerchief. It would appear to be effective and it works for me. Applied as you prepare to board the aircraft.

[heather07]

A well travelled journalist friend of mine would always dab a little tea tree oil around his nose and a drop or two on his handkerchief. It would appear to be effective and it works for me. Applied as you prepare to board the aircraft.

I was told this by a friend who had same problem with flights.  I think she used the cream.

[stoop]

In SEAsia I've seen a few wearing surgical masks on flights. Seems like it might be a good idea!

[Karennina]

very sorry to hear of your family and particularly your daughter's health problems Joy...
We returned home near end of April and I had been feeling pretty rubbish very similar symptoms to what you have mentioned stomach problems nausea throat problems, it may be coincidence or the flying, my friend returned from the Phillipines about 7 weeks ago and she has had terrible problems with her throat and an awful cough and has been back and forward to the doctors...
I am going to use the tea tree oil when I next fly...
Really hope your daughter starts to feel better soon.