<a href="https://www.wsj.com/business/airlines/air-travel-toxic-fumes-64839d6e?mod=WSJ_TJPOD">The fumes are often described as smelling like “dirty socks </a>” – and they’re seeping into airplane air, sickening some passengers and crew. So-called “fume events” have been a known problem in the airline industry for decades. But a <a href="https://www.wsj.com/business/airlines/what-you-need-to-know-about-fume-events-on-airplanes-e79138c6?mod=WSJ_TJPOD">new WSJ analysis</a> shows they’re becoming more common, and their health effects can be severe. WSJ’s <a href="https://www.wsj.com/news/author/benjamin-katz?mod=WSJ_TJPOD">Benjamin Katz </a>details his team’s investigation into fume events, which have led to emergency landings and affected pilots’ vision midflight. <a href="https://www.wsj.com/news/author/ryan-knutson?mod=WSJ_TJPOD">Ryan Knutson</a> hosts.

Further Listening: 

- <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0KxdEdeY2Wb3zr28dMlQva">Southwest Changed Flying. Can It Change Itself?</a>
- <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0KxdEdeY2Wb3zr28dMlQva">The Love Triangle Over Spirit Airlines</a>


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