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Old 15th Dec 2020, 15:36
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Carbon Dioxide risk to flight deck crew

What are the procedures for carrying dry ice on-board commercial aircraft? Is there a method of detecting dangerous levels of carbon dioxide?

For its vaccine, Pfizer designed special cooler containers that can be stuffed with dry ice, which is solid carbon dioxide. But aviation authorities limit how much dry ice can be carried on planes because it turns to gas, making the air potentially toxic for pilots and crews.
From the New York Times article; https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/10/b...ant=0_identity

I posted this thread some three hours ago and it was deleted. Not just moved which possibly i could understand, but completely deleted.
This time I have screen shot the post. This is a relevant flight safety issue and deserves consideration.
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