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Airline avoids crying shame

Danger: Tearjerker at 30,000 feet.

Virgin Atlantic will begin issuing “emotional health warnings” to passengers on flights airing movies that may make them cry.

The airline said it conducted a survey that found 41 percent of men admitted they hid under blankets to cover their tears during in-flight films.

Beginning with Virgin’s airing of “Water For Elephants” and “Just Go With It,” the airline will flash a message that advises viewers that a tearjerker is ahead — so keep a tissue handy and be ready to ask a cabin crew member for a shoulder to cry on.

The recent films most likely to set off waterworks, the company said, are “Toy Story 3,” “The Blind Side” and “Eat Pray Love.”