Don’t let airport make you sick

Published 7:15 pm Friday, May 7, 2010

Flying is hard enough these days without getting sick along the way. Here are tips for avoiding germs on the plane and at the airport:

1. Wash your hands constantly. Think for a moment how many things you touch on the plane or at the airport that are touched by someone else: boarding passes, coins, restroom door handles.

2. If you need a snack, go to the newspaper/magazine store and buy trail mix or dried fruit.

3. If someone on the plane near you clearly is sick, turn on the overhead air vent and point it their way.

4. Avoid the airline’s unhealthy, overpriced snack kit.

5. Don’t trust those ubiquitous miracle-cure potions for sale at the airport.