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Airplanes can get much drier than deserts. Airlines should humidify the air. The environment might actually feel better and we might be able to sleep better. There is research that indicates that a lack of humidity may be at the root of the spread of disease in hospitals. Cracked nasal passages are not good for us.

They could take the same space and make some seats higher than others and allow everyone to recline. Better yet, for long flights, have us buckle in in bunks. They could have 'family bunks' for those with small children. The little TV could be on the roof. Figure out a way to make all seats recline into bunks. The downside for them is if they did this with the economy cattle car, then they could not extract as much for first class.

Instead of blocking the aisles with that food cart that you can't pass, they should suspend the food cart from the ceiling. When someone wants to pass, the flight attendant pushes a button, which retracts the whole thing up, so we can pass underneath. This would allow you to go to the restroom or go to the areas around the emergency doors to stretch your legs.

They should give everyone a bottle of water when they get on the plane, at least 600 ml. I have been on flights that gave out minibottles. this saves the flight attendant from having to go around as much. They should refill our bottles. Airplanes are dry and staying hydrated can help prevent catching cold and viruses and prevent blood clots.

I emailed a couple of Senators from my state, asking them to look into requiring aircraft to humidify the air to prevent the spread of disease. This might be the right time to request it. Why don't those of you with connections to a US state email your senators or representatives so it will come from their own constituents?

There is probably some cost to carrying water, but if they work on it, they could do it efficiently. What are they doing with that grey water anyway?. The only time I can think of that I really came down with some kind of cold in the past 20 years was on a long flight to China for a job interview. I had to delay parts of it to recover. I think flights feel so unnatural and sap so much energy from us because of the unnatural, cold, dry air. This pandemic could be the time to get the airlines to start humidifying the air, then the craft that land in the US will need to do so.