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Old Feb 19, 2012 | 2:26 am
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celle
 
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: New Zealand/ UK
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Originally Posted by stablemate77
i just wanted to know how far you can go on a 11 flight ear infection suppose effect only when takeoff and landing....... not someone who has cancer.....i dont buy insurance ever.....i think its a rip off....sooo suppose a doctors note would get you on another flight home when you are not sick to travel....or possible give it to others..... some times the cold weather in europe and not sleeping could cause someone to get sick.....
I once flew with a cold and the resulting ear infection. Never again! It caused me severe pain throughout the entire flight, not just during takeoff and landing, and I was deaf for 2 days afterwards,

Now, I would gladly pay any extra fees not to fly with an ear infection.

Last edited by celle; Feb 19, 2012 at 2:29 am Reason: Correct spelling mistakes
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