No one likes to endure the sticky feeling of excess humidity, but lack of humidity in aircraft cabins at altitude can be a major cause of discomfort and travel fatigue. The Cair humidification system from Sweden’s CTT Systems has been growing in popularity in the VIP private aircraft market but it recently made a mainstream breakthrough when Lufthansa selected the equipment for the first-class cabins of its new A380 airliners, which have just entered service. Lufthansa is widely regarded as a leader in technical innovation and so its efforts to create comfortable humidity levels for its premium rate passengers could prove influential in this critical market segment for yield-impoverished airlines.
Without artificial humidification, first-class passengers are actually worse off than their poor relations in coach because their part of the aircraft has fewer people to generate natural humidity. Cair keeps relative humidity at a comfortable 20 to 25 percent and CTT can also provide the system for crew rest areas.
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