Health Issue for 1-day segments
 

Hi!

When I book my LHR-LAX flight, I told the rev. agents all my connection and he asked me whether I (my body?) can handle so many take-off and landing. He doubted it...

LHR-JFK-BOS-ORD-DFW-SFO (one day), -LAX (tomorrow).

Does any report or experience that such trip will do harm to the body? Will this causing temp or permanent damage?
I tried HKG-NRT-SJC-ORD-DTW and no problem. Will this time be a health risk issue?

Thanks!

I don't know what you are getting at...

Doing all that in one day is no different really than doing it over a week or a month or a year, in actuality. Radiation? Is that it?

The worst thing will be simple fatigue, especially if it is in coach. I don't see that as a serious heath issue. Just go to bed for a long long time when you get home.

You might ask the agent how short-haul pilots handle so many take-offs and landings in a single day. Perhaps they eat special vitamin supplements that make them able to handle it http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif.

HK-UMICH, I do not know about take offs and landings, but if you are flying coach and have very tight connections, iwth little "wiggle room" figuratively and literally, I would be concerned about circulation problems.


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