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(NaturalNews) I'm writing you from a quaint, colorful hotel in Quito, Ecuador, where I arrived today. Venturing through airports in the midst of an influenza outbreak was quite interesting, and I thought I'd pass along the experience to NaturalNews readers so that you know what's happening right now in the airports (and with international air travel).
On the U.S. side, swine flu doesn't seem to have many people worried in the air travel business. None of the Continental Airlines staff I saw were wearing masks (they were super nice folks, by the way. Great customer service from Continental). TSA staff weren't wearing masks, either. And glancing through the Tucson airport, I only noticed one passenger wearing a mask (a middle-aged woman).
I did, however, overhear people talking about swine flu. A couple of guys walking through the concourse commented on how dangerous it would be to cough or sneeze, as you might be quarantined from such an outburst. So there did seem to be some awareness of the issue among (some) travelers.
On the airplane itself, I didn't notice anyone coughing or sneezing. I had dosed up on oregano (www.P-73.com), vitamin C, zinc and various anti-virals (which the FDA claims don't work) just in case, so I wasn't concerned about being infected. But just to see the reaction, I strapped on my 3M N100 mask (a much more sophisticated mask than the typical N95 masks people are buying) to see what would happen. Together with my sunglasses and adventure hat, I'm sure I looked like some sort of wigged-out terrorist. Had I been wearing that get up at any other time, I'm sure I would have been escorted off the plane and held for observation under the Patriot Act.
The woman sitting to my left only seemed nervous when I took my mask off. She was squirming in her seat and glancing nervously in my direction. Apparently, she was thinking I must have put on the mask because I was sick or something, and the fact that I later took it off had her concerned. Strange.
After arriving in Houston, I transferred to my international flight to Quito. The only precautions taken during that transfer consisted of Continental Airlines employees asking me, "Have you recently visited any city in Mexico?" They checked my passport to look for Mexico entrance stamps. I told them I hadn't been in Mexico (only in Tucson, which isn't officially part of Mexico yet...). They marked my boarding pass with a highlighter and I was allowed to board.
The flight itself was uneventful. I watched "Marley & Me" on the movie screen -- it's a great film for dog lovers!
Arriving in Quito, I immediately noticed a far greater level of protection against infectious disease than was present in America. Walking off the jet way, I spotted three airline workers waiting with wheelchairs to carry physically challenged passengers off the plane. They were wearing N95 masks.
Proceeding through the terminal to Ecuadorian immigration, I immediately spotted three medical personnel standing in front of the immigration queue area (which is, by the way, far more efficient and advanced than any immigration area I've ever seen in America. Ecuador's immigration area make Miami's U.S. customs zone look like a third-world country!).
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