

What's the best way to board a plane?
Most airlines board their plane from the rear to the front. Some board by zones. Southwest lines you up, based on when you checked in. (For the maniacs that check-in online 23:59 hours before their flight, congrats you saved five minutes. But what's the most efficient way to board a plane? Business Insider asks this question in a recent article. But the most staggering takeaway is that it takes more than twice as long for passengers to board a plane than it did 40 years ago.
Mama Natural with tips on flying with a baby
Summer travel season begins this weekend. Despite the fact we need to get this lady a Germ Free for her AND her baby, here are some helpful hints for moms flying with an infant this summer. Many of them are common knowledge. But they have great video of the mother and baby actually on the plane which makes the tips more applicable to real life. Happy Traveling!
Flight to paradise overbooked, man gets nude in protest
Meet the Rosa Parks of unfair airline treatment. When your flight to Jamaica is overbooked, one's only recourse is to get nude in protest. Question: if he was asked to turn off his phone while ON the plane, would he have responded the same way? Bare cheeks on a plane seat calls for a Germ Free Bee.


Have we talked about our packaging?
Lest you worry about carrying an unfurled blanket onto your flight when purchasing a Germ Free Bee, here is our packaging. You can bundle up your GFM in a tight, attractive backpack and carry around the airport. Then slip on when you board your flight. Here at Germ Free Bee, we know you care about aesthetics. You want to be safe and clean. But also look good going it.


Ex-Flight Attendants Confirm Our Worst Fears
If you read this and don't immediately click to purchase a Germ Free Bee, we need to talk. In this article from The Daily Mail, our worst fears on confirmed on plane cleanliness. From the people who would know: ex-flight attendants. That blanket you are snuggling up to has probably been rubbed up against, wiped and sat on by a number of passengers already. Flight attendant Sara Keagle says that in her airline's economy class, freshly washed blankets and pillows are only suppl

Passive aggressive is the best kind of aggressive.
We at Germ Free Bee are a big fan of passive-aggression. Rather than confront unruly, disgusting airlines passengers, get a Germ Free Bee and then rant about your bunk mate to your friends and family at pick up. Or you could write a letter to your fellow passenger like this woman did. Good stuff.
Where should parents change dirty diapers on a plane
You're flying with a infant or toddler. Then that familiar whiff brushes through your olfactories. Dirty diaper. Do you head back into the bathroom (if its empty) and unfold that table and battle turbulence? Or do you change in your plane seat? Yahoo Parenting has a helpful 'do and don't' list when it comes to this issue. Here's the author's take on what to do on an airplane: Shieva Ghofrany, mom of three and an OB-GYN at Coastal Obstetrics and Gynecology in Stamford, Connect


Lady gives birth on plane, didn't know Eggo was Preggo
Remember when the movie 'Snakes On A Plane' was a far-fetched concept. We inch closer to that everyday .. when women who don't know they're pregnant give birth on international flights. From the story: The baby born on an Air Canada flight somewhere over the Pacific Ocean was a complete surprise to her B.C. parents. Ada Guan, 23, delivered her baby with the help of three doctors aboard the plane. She was travelling from Calgary to Tokyo with her boyfriend, Wesley Branch. Th


Seats smaller on new Airbus A380
We're getting fatter. And our seats are getting smaller. Check out the seat on the new Airbus A380 out of Germany. The older model had 10 seats across a row. The new one has 11. Good luck holding that tea when your fellow passenger swings his carry on under the seat. Meanwhile, here are some helpful hints when traveling this summer. Including this bon mot: Keep germs at bay. You’re much more likely to catch a cold on an airplane than other places due to the close quarters and
Five Myths About Airplane Germs
Don't read this USA Today article unless you want to purchase a Germ Free Bee now. Journalistic hero Everett Potter debunks several myths about air travel, INCLUDING the misnomer that airlines have a motivation to clean the plane between connections. The FAA doesn't regulate or inspect aircraft cleaning, so frequency and thoroughness are left up to the airlines themselves. Gobbels of MedJet Assist says that as a rule of thumb, an aircraft is supposed to be completely wiped do