WHAT TYPES OF GERMS ARE IN AIRPORTS AND ON AIRCRAFT?
Pathogenic gram positive rods - This bacteria is known to cause disease and are most likely to be found on airport water fountain buttons, making up 59 per cent of CFU.
Gram postitive cocci - bacteria that can lead to the development of infections such as pneumonia, meningitis and toxic shock syndrome. These germs are especially high on toilet flush buttons (82 per cent) and tray tables (65 per cent).
Gram negative rods - This type of bacteria can cause pneumonia, bloodstream infections and meningitis. Seat belt buckles host them the most. On these they make up 46 per cent of total CFU.
Bacillus - A type of bacteria that can cause food to spoil and in some cases disease in humans. One third of bacteria on tray tables were bacillus.
Yeast - A common fungus that is found on the human skin - but is thankfully largely harmless. Forty per cent of bacteria on seat armrests in departure lounges was yeast.
*The technology replicates what can be seen through the windows of the traditional ATC tower via a live feed of panoramic views displayed on 14 screens in an operations room at the airport
Around 20,000 take-offs and landings are carried out every year at Cranfield, which hosts light aircraft, business jets and aviation
*The technology replicates what can be seen through the windows of the traditional ATC tower via a live feed of panoramic views displayed on 14 screens in an operations room at the airport
Around 20,000 take-offs and landings are carried out every year at Cranfield, which hosts light aircraft, business jets and aviation
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