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The smelly, disgusting truth about air travel

What airlines won’t tell you about their fragrant double standards

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Christopher Elliott
Mar 24, 2024
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When it comes to air travel, something smells bad. Really bad.

The passengers on Alaska Airlines flight 646 from Portland to Phoenix know. Shortly after taking off from Portland International Airport on March 5, the cabin filled with noxious fumes, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing.

Danielle Belyeu knows about bad smells, too. She was recent…

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