It’s not your imagination: Planes are dirtier
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The Washington Post: Early in the pandemic, instead of airlines advertising their new tropical destination, they began marketing the cleanliness of their planes. They tried to put covid-concerned passengers at ease with measures such as HEPA filtration, free sanitizing wipes at the door and deep cleaning after each flight. Comments by Leonard Marcus.