Frequent flyers have spent years staying loyal to airlines. Now airlines are giving them ‘the middle finger’

Three airlines in the Oneworld alliance — which includes Qantas and Cathay Pacific, whose Hong Kong lounge is shown here — will tighten their elite flyer schemes in 2025. For most people, it’s an easy decision: the cheapest fare or the easiest route will be the one to win out. But for many, it’s a different scenario. Paul Yeung/Bloomberg/Getty ImagesCNN — 

Health in Flight

Many people experience some form of discomfort or sickness when they travel by plane. Dry mouth, aching limbs, swollen ankles — they’re par for the course on plane rides and they are, in fact, caused by the very environment you’re traveling in.