As companies strive to be more efficient, air travel becomes more demanding on the executives. The absolute priority is to arrive in good shape to get to work and to return as soon as possible, Time is money and executive health is important. After a century of air travel more of the public are now flying than ever before for both pleasure and for business. With increasing globalisation of commerce there is escalating need for business travel, and this will continue despite improving electronic communications. On this background, although flying is generally safe, the true risks to the traveling public must be better understood if the health of holidaymakers and business travellers alike is to be protected.
Air travel is now a necessity and a large proportion of the population fly.
It is remarkable that the hazards, large or small, have not been adequately defined. This is essential if we are to protect this large sector of the community. Top of Page Copyright 2001 Aviation Health Institute, All rights reserved.