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Effect of very long flights
Greetings! Now a days there are very long flights lasting more than
twelve hours. One can go directly from Dallas to Tokyo or Chicago to Delhi. I am a senior citizen. I am wondering the effect of such a long distance flight on senior citizens like me. Has any member has taken such a long flight? Please write about your experience with such long flights. With thanks. |
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On 31 Mar 2007 16:05:51 -0700, "
wrote: Greetings! Now a days there are very long flights lasting more than twelve hours. One can go directly from Dallas to Tokyo or Chicago to Delhi. I am a senior citizen. I am wondering the effect of such a long distance flight on senior citizens like me. Has any member has taken such a long flight? Please write about your experience with such long flights. With thanks. Aches and pains, crankiness, all the normal symptoms of old age. |
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(PeteCresswell) writes:
Senior or otherwise, blood clots from lack of motion seem tb a significant consideration from what I've read so far. DVT can occur anywhere, whenever one stays in the same place for a long time. Air travel doesn't make one especially prone to DVT. Getting up and moving around periodically (even for just a minute or two) helps. DVT is rare in people who are in good health, irrespective of age. And I'll be they're under-reported, since the bad stuff happens sometime *after* the flight. I think in recent years the danger of DVT on aircraft has been greatly exaggerated. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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On Apr 1, 6:05 am, "
wrote: Greetings! Now a days there are very long flights lasting more than twelve hours. One can go directly from Dallas to Tokyo or Chicago to Delhi. I am a senior citizen. I am wondering the effect of such a long distance flight on senior citizens like me. Has any member has taken such a long flight? Please write about your experience with such long flights. With thanks. I fly 12+ hour flights several times a year. Direct flights with layovers often as long as 24 hours (including layover time). Other than being tired, no adverse affects. A lot will depend on your class of service and choice of airlines. Coach for 12 hours in a second tier (or even low quality first tier like Continental) can be a dreadful experience. Business or First Class on a top airline like Singapore or Cathay is actually enjoyable. You pay your money and you make your choices and you live with the results. |
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"Mxsmanic" wrote in message ... (PeteCresswell) writes: Senior or otherwise, blood clots from lack of motion seem tb a significant consideration from what I've read so far. DVT can occur anywhere, whenever one stays in the same place for a long time. Air travel doesn't make one especially prone to DVT. Getting up and moving around periodically (even for just a minute or two) helps. DVT is rare in people who are in good health, irrespective of age. And I'll be they're under-reported, since the bad stuff happens sometime *after* the flight. I think in recent years the danger of DVT on aircraft has been greatly exaggerated. I think so to, particularly when back in the 1970's a flight between LHR and SYD was 36 hrs. DVT was never spoken about. It never affected me either. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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On Mar 31, 4:05 pm, "
wrote: Greetings! Now a days there are very long flights lasting more than twelve hours. One can go directly from Dallas to Tokyo or Chicago to Delhi. I am a senior citizen. I am wondering the effect of such a long distance flight on senior citizens like me. Has any member has taken such a long flight? Please write about your experience with such long flights. With thanks. I've taken quite a few long flights recently. I actually find it quite pleasant to break journey (any place other than LHR) rather than flying all the way, but frankly I don't know if there's that much difference between a 10 hour flight and a 14 hour one. Getting a decent seat becomes much more important, of course. The medical risks are as the others have posted. I sleep reasonably well on planes, and I read a lot, so I am usually OK. I try to get up every few hours, unless the person next to me is asleep, when I hesitate to disturb. A couple of occasions I've felt a that the cabin air was very stale. |
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Rupa Bose www.rupabose.org writes:
A couple of occasions I've felt a that the cabin air was very stale. Cabin air is actually quite fresh in modern aircraft. There is some recirculation, but also a considerable amount of outside air introduced into the cabin, and the air at altitude is very clean. The recirculated air is very heavily filtered to remove just about everything it might contain. However, the air can be very dry (some aircraft allow the crew to control humidity to some extent). -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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