Sure. By at most 30%. So the volume to get rid of is at most 30% more than on the ground. Is that significant?

Is that significant when you are enclosed in a pressured alumunium tube with about 20 others around you doing the exact same thing(silently or out loud) ??? You figure it out!!

I can forgive someone for letting a fart slip. But BO is different. It's completely preventable with some basic hygiene practices (showers and deoderant) and common courtesy to those around you. Also, farts don't last the entire flight. BO on the other hand...

My pet peeve is smelly feet. We all have a tendency to remove our shoes on board but if someone has smelly feet it will reek all throughout the flight.

And they can't do this in the lavatory because...?

Because the seat belt sign is on?

This is pretty common knowledge. What I don't understand is why some airlines nevertheless serve meals that include beans or hummus

Some solutions:

- Take foam earplugs and insert them into your nostrils.

- Keep a teabag and piece of string in your carry on, then tie the teabag under your nose.

The rajma served on LH is one of the tastiest Asian Veg meals I have found in the air.

UA unfortunately no longer sells their RiteBite snack box which contained Wild Garden brand hummus.

Yes. I agree. There should be a minimum standard of cleanliness to fly. FAA inspectors should randomly check aircraft seats, lavs, seatback pockets, etc. for uncleanliness and have the power to ground aircraft until the problems are rectified. I can think of a couple airlines that could be effectively grounded entirely until they remove all of the trash from seatback pockets.





Oh, you were talking about *passengers'* cleanliness? Oops...

A teabag under your nose on a string. Must say that paints a pretty picture

One problem is that not all airports have showers. If you've had a rough day then what are you supposed to do? Sometimes you may have spent all day getting to the airport and you simply may not have had access to a shower. I don't think it would be right of the airline to deny people boarding unless some sort of shower facilities can be provided at the airport.

Sometimes I know that I will go hiking during the last day of a vacation before heading to the airport. I then specifically look for accommodation that will allow me to freshen up after check out, unless I know that I will be able to do so at the airport.

I certainly don't expect everyone to plan ahead that much. I just accept the fact that I am using public transport where I might have to deal with crying babies and smelly people.

Showers wouldn't necessarily prevent BO at the airport or on the plane.. perhaps a BO detector and filtering out culprits.. That would be over the top in airlines' eyes..

I agree to have a etiquette standard printed out in airlines T&C.. but that would be too easy..