Originally Posted by
misd-agin
There is 'Toxic Cabin Air' on the ramp, airstairs, jet bridges, ground equipment, etc, etc. More than in the cabin except during or after a leak event.
in most cases you're not spending 24 hours in the jet bridge though...
After an 18 month hiatus from flying I definitely noticed significant effects after copping a lungful of exhaust via the APU on a VH reg A320... I think it's something that doesn't really hit you until you've been absent from it and get reexposed...