Many of us fall ill after flying by plane. As you’re sitting close to dozens of other people, and sharing limited air space with them, it’s easy for illness to spread.
So with that being said, some people aren’t pleased with sick passengers board the cabin and sit beside them. And that’s exactly why one row broke out recently.
A furious man took to Reddit to shame parents who brought their ill child away with them. He wrote: “If your kids are sick, stay home! No one deserves to get sick because of your selfishness.”
Providing some context, he recalled a recent experience by writing: “I had a flight over the weekend and from the door I can hear kids screaming. Cool, no big deal, it’s a relatively short flight and I have earbuds. Come to find out I’m sitting a row in front of them. Still, not ideal, but I can manage.
“The flight takes off and the kids finally settle down… enough so that all I can hear are their phlegmy coughs. Yep, these parents knowingly brought their sick kids onto a plane full of people and didn’t even bother giving a heads up to people so they could pre-emptively mask up. I have two cloth masks in my personal bag so I pull those out but at this point, it’s too late.”
Sadly, the trip resulting in the man catching a cold he’s been battling for four days. He added: “That’s not the worst part. The reason they were on the plane?? So that the walking Petri dishes could meet their baby cousin. Not only did they infect all the people around them on the plane, they are also going to greet a newborn with this sickness.”
Even though the passenger was annoyed about the journey, others told him it’s a risk you take when travelling in the colder months. One said: “You’re better off assuming that anytime you fly in winter you’re sitting in a giant bucket of germs.”
Another user added: “Given how air circulates inside airplanes, honestly wouldn’t be surprised if you got it from someone else.”
And a third pointed out: “This is a tough one because obviously I don’t want to be trapped with sick kids in a giant metal tube, but at the same time, airlines don’t do refunds because you’re sick. If I dropped $2k (£1.6k) on flights I’m going. Plus, if you get sick during your trip you have no choice really but to fly back while sick. Just one of those unfortunate realities of air travel.”
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