Am i allowed to bring an air purifier on flight?
 

Am i allowed to bring an air purifier on flight? the portable ones?

Where do you plan to plug it in ?

Where do you plan to put it?

If the device requires seat power, please contact the airline first: Not all devices are safe to use on in-seat power sockets

I would seriously doubt any airline would allow the use of an air purifier inflight. Some devices such as Portable Oxygen Concentrators can be used under strict circumstances (such as the model has been approved, is battery powered, pax has sufficient batteries for the flight duration plus diversion time etc). Look at your airline's web-site for details. (Search POC + your airline).

99.9% of airplanes in the western world use HEPA filters which are likely to be much better than any commercial air purifier that you can find. The air is re-circulated every few minutes.

You won't be able to use the purifier in the queues for check-in, baggage drop, security, at the gate, etc. You are much more likely to catch a bug in these places than on the airplane.

Get disposable masks from the pharmacy and wear them, if you are really concerned.

Given there is a complete cabin air change every two to three minutes (20/30 per hour), what exactly are you hoping to accomplish with a tiny little underpowered portable air purifier ?

maybe you are all on the wrong of the problem.

the op has bowel problems and doesn't want to stink everyone out.

Would suggest a cork then. Are they allowed through security?

nope very dangerous weapon is a cork.

You might use it to convert a previously safe item into a liquids container of over 100ml which we all know would then become a weapon of mass destruction.

brena. As you gathered, we need more data about the item you plan to bring and whether you wish to use it in flight. If it's simply for transport (no checked bagage) then it's a very different answer.

Our Moderator TightSlot has given a good answer. The ref 'op' means 'Original Poster' - which is you!

So, don't panic and welcome to the cabin! :}

It's a portable air purifier that i can hang around my neck, battery operated, or maybe i can bring it but should be placed inside my bag? just so I can bring it along during my travel. Is it allowed inside the plane? Others were saying its dangerous?

..and exactly how does this purifier help you on the flight (given the information people have provided re. air quality on board)?

If your breathing is so distressed as to need it - why are you considering a flight at all...? should you be clearly informing the airline you are flying on rather than asking questions in forums?

brena,

Let's break this into two bits:

1. Can you take it on the airplane?

Probably, if it is not likely to be perceived as a weapon at security. However security is unpredictable and SLF here have reported inconsistent processes and downright silly actions. If they decide you are not going to carry it on, you will not carry it on despite your explanations and protests.

2. Can you use it on the airplane?

Probably not. The crew will not know what the device is and will err on the side of caution. You may also be considered a risk (especially if you attempt to use it without advising the crew). There is also no need to use it (as explained above).

Good luck.

If it was me, I'd put it in my checked bag.

Load Toad, am i not allowed to ask a question in forum? that's why i joined forums to speak, to ask... if anyone can answer my question well thank you, if no one answers, be it. Everyone is entitled to speak.

I just want to bring one, not just for the plane but wherever I go. I want to travel but i don't want to spoil my travel if i get sick like flu, cough, hay fever that's why i am thinking of what i can do to have a safer happier travel. Anyway all the comments here are regarded nothing personal, I am considering all that's why i joined a forum i wanna hear other people's inputs.

ExXB, thanks for your suggestions ... well appreciated, i am reading and considering all thoughts and suggestions. I really need to bring a portable air purifier cause i'll be needing it as well in the country i'll be going to.. so yeah thanks!

A box of N95 or, if you don't mind looking silly, P100 face mask filters would do an infinitely better job than any gizmo you could hang around your neck. Cheaper, too.

A peculiar reaction to the only useful answer. The only ones that can give you an answer is the airline concerned. It is amazing how many people sees that a as an alien concept and prefer to ask strangers who can only answer 'maybe'. Which is as useful as a chocolate teapot.

brena,
You are allowed by the mods to post a question & I'm equally allowed to reply. Whilst my reply was 'to the point' - there was nothing wrong with it.

If you don't want to use it on board - stick it in the checked in baggage.

- Though I concur that getting a bunch of face masks will do the job you want just as well if not better - I'm bemused how hanging an air purifier around your neck helps with breathing in...? (Having searched online I'm tempted to suggest mumbo-jumbo rather than scientific basis...)

I think there are people who post questions looking for only the answer they want to hear - not the answer that is useful.

And as an aside - we live in an age where people thinking asking means they have a right to receive.

The mumbo-jumbo about sums it up.

Even the top of the range anti viral screens have to be changed every couple of hours. As soon as they get moist they become useless.

Any box is going to store the crap up. If your looking for asbestos/industrial usage then a face mask is more than sufficient. But you have to have a filter for what you want to stop.

reminds me of Helsinki when the Asian flights come in. Hundreds of masked people streaming through the terminal. Some of them have a box round there neck as well so if your travelling by Finair I suspect you won't have a problem.

The whole thing smacks of Michael Jackson theory's on life prolonging.

The challenge with masks is while they do trap viruses and particulates the viruses are still there on the mask. If you touch it, and then touch around your eyes, bingo. Or if you remove it and touch your face, bingo.

If you use a mask, never touch it (not easily done) except to put on / take off. And once you've removed it wash your hands thoroughly. (Thoroughly meaning lots of soap and water - and sing "Happy Birthday" to yourself. That duration is about right.)

Many people you see wearing masks are not doing it to keep viruses out, they are doing it because they have a cold or a cough and they are polite enough to try and not spread it. A sincere attempt, but I'm not certain it is terribly effective.

Oh yah, whatever you do wash your hands frequently when travelling. Soap and water if you can, sanitizer if you can't. The environment you will be in, from bag-drop to bag pick-up, is fraught with opportunities to pick up someone else's bugs. The airplane is about the safest place, but even then ...