Flynas fights MERS, ebola with Virus Guard

Flynas, a low-cost airline from Saudi Arabia, has added Virus Guard disinfectant wet wipes and sprays to its in-flight hygiene programme.

In a region where MERS cases are on the rapid rise, and with over 1,000 cases reported to date, Flynas says it is determined to protect passengers and crew from viruses.

Flynas spokesperson Mrs Eman Yusuf, In-flight Services and On-board Product Manager, said: "Flynas will use the special wet wipes and sprays to disinfect all surface areas on board the aircraft such as galleys, ovens, lavatories, lavatory door handles, passenger tray tables, overhead bins, window blinds, seat pockets, armrests and so on. We make passenger safety and comfort a top priority and using Virus Guard will reassure them we are doing all we can to combat cross contamination."

"Typically, aircraft surfaces used or touched by passengers are rarely or never disinfected, but because our product is simple to use and extremely effective for up to 10 days, we're confident it can help to eliminate the risk of cross contamination," said Alex Sahni, a spokesperson for Virus Guard. 

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When length matters

The wealth of feminine hygiene products available make all sorts of promises. Many brands do list the length of the product as a selling point, with 35cm to 42cm being on one end of the spectrum, but it is the ones which do not list a specific length which are the problem. 

Many brands now offer helpful charts to show relative lengths of their products, but there is no context beyond that. A specific product may offer more area than others in the family, but without knowing the actual length, it is hard to tell if they are going to be much more useful than buying the shortest or longest products of that family.

Following are some approximate lengths, measured from end to end*:  

18cm: Kotex fresh liners, longer & wider version, which comes in lime green packaging.
21cm: Laurier Active Day Double Comfort Super Slim with non wing/with wings, purple packaging
22cm: Charm Body Fit Extra Maxi, orange packaging

Brands which state the length include:

19cm: Poise Long Liners. These are actually for leaks but were sold in the same section so got picked by mistake.
25cm: Laurier Active Day Super Maxi
26cm: Sofy Extra Dry Skin Comfort Ultra Slim 0.1
28cm: Kotex Overnight with ProActive Guards
29cm: Sofy Side Gathers with Butterfly Hip Guard
30cm: Laurier Ultra Gentle 
32cm: Kotex OVERNIGHT (wing) 
35cm: Charm Body Fit Night Wing (Charm and Sofy have the same parent company)
35cm: Sofy Body Fit with Butterfly Hip Guard
35cm: Sofy Side Gathers with Butterfly Hip Guard

Utility also depends on various other factors, such as whether the packaging is easy to open, quality of the adhesive, and absorbency; but to me length is the no. 1 contributor to peace of mind. 

This post will be updated as more products are encountered.

*Usable area would be 0.5cm less than this number.
*Whisper or Always and Carefree are not listed as I seem to have an allergy to these brands.