The Queen Elizabeth II docked in San Francisco yesterday with apparently 300 people stricken with norovirus. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...&sn=006&sc=405

These norovirus reports are taking a hit at the cruise industry, just as SARS took a hit on the airlines. Because of the publicity, I had a client this morning who wanted to cancel a cruise and fly to Europe instead. All of this publicity is kicking up fears once again in the traveling public. Of course this could indirectly some airline bookings as most have to fly somewhere to board a cruise ship. The man asked me if I would get on a cruise ship. I told him that of course I would, just as I hopped on a 747 and flew across the Pacific during the SARS outbreak.

I have a question for you pilots, and now is as good of a time as any to ask it. Often times clients and potential passengers will ask me about the air in airplanes. There is the belief out there that the air in the cabin is recirculated, and that no fresh air is introduced during the course of the flight. Can you folks set me straight on that issue and give me a good reply for your potential passengers?