Once flew with blocked sinus(es) which is painful at most times, but during climb/descend it is not funny. My fate was also that day we would be at 39,000 feet! This was an easyjet flight and despite all my medication (well a decongestant) I still felt like my head was going to explode.
Originally Posted by Antiqantas
I hope you both stay healthy. Actually, I suspect that most of my illnesses are contracted while flying. I also understand that in some cases infection is spread even before any symptoms are evident, i.e., before anyone is aware of any illness in themselves or in others. Ultimately I doubt that there's much we can do to avoid catching sickness from fellow passengers, whether in aircraft, subways, or buses, or indeed from fellow concert or movie patrons, or from those we live with and work with.
Frankly, I sympathize with anyone who is sick while flying. It's not a pleasant situation in which to be sick, there being no opportunity for privacy or seclusion. I recall an earlier thread (not sure if it was this forum or not) in which the poster denounced an adjacent passenger for flying while having a cold. I didn't write anything at the time but I thought that the poster's attitude was both unrealistic and callous. Am I supposed to stay back in Kuala Lumpur an extra few days till I recover from my cold? My wife and my employer would have plenty to say about that!