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Delays, deodorant and ripped up carpet: how airlines handle mid-flight ‘biological hazards’

When stomach bugs meet turbulence, air travel can become a health hazard for all onboard – and it happens, unfortunately, ‘more regularly than you would think’ A little over an hour into their transat…

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The Guardian United Kingdom · 22 October 2026

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