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[โ€“] Soapbox@lemmy.zip 10 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I read an anecdote somewhere recently that the air in planes during flights has more germs in it now than it did in the smoking days because they had to filter the air so much more because of the smoke.

No clue if its actually true or not.

[โ€“] tazeycrazy@feddit.uk 5 points 4 hours ago

Not sure if it's the bacteria or just having fresh air cycled though the caben. Apparently it saves the airlines millions as they don't have to replace filters and the system runs at a reduced capacity. Good to know someone is benefitting