Gary Poster, with essential assists from Galyn Norwood, Phiroon Phihakendr, Jose Quijada, Pavandeep Kalra. Deep vein thrombosis is not a recently discovered phenomenon, nor is it confined to coach class or even airplanes, they say, but can occur during any period of inactivity.
Nights are lethal.
Nevertheless there's apparently little we like more in our newspapers than the morbid thrill of a health scare, and economy class syndrome is rarely far from the front pages. Emerging lawsuits have also prompted airlines around the world into taking action. Some airlines are also introducing devices designed to stimulate circulation. The hoo-ha surrounding economy class syndrome does become truly interesting, however, on flights to China. Generally they are easy to spot as, apart from a liking for anything bright yellow, the group's followers have an insatiable and downright counter-revolutionary attachment to precisely the kind of stretching exercises said to stave off deep vein thrombosis.