Stop Using Blankets and Pillows on the Plane
Between the wet toilet seats and the mysterious crumbs on your seat, airplane hygiene, well, leaves a lot to be desired.
Just this week, British Airways even experimented with a no-clean test between flights from London Heathrow to Dublin, Ireland, which meant that the cabins were not cleaned at all ( so they could better meet their scheduled departure times). To make matters worse, you now have a reason to stop using certain materials on airplanes for good.
In a recent conversation, Redditor u / melhow44 , a former flight attendant from the Southwest, reported that blankets and pillows are rarely changed between flights, which means that you are most likely using the same ones that have been used multiple times throughout the day.
“These blankets and pillows? Yes, they just fold and fold back into the trash cans between flights, ”they wrote in a now deleted comment.
And it’s true: both airline experts and service personnel say that you should stay away from all pillows and blankets on planes that are rarely exchanged.
But that’s not all – Redditor has revealed that airplane tray tables are also the worst nightmare for hermaphobes, and you’re probably eating more than just sealed food.
“[…] if you’ve ever laid out peanuts on a tray and ate, or really just touched your tray, you’ve most likely swallowed baby feces. I saw that there were more dirty diapers on these trays than food. And those trays, yeah, have never been seen cleaned or disinfected. “
If you want to learn some more pleasant information, what can you do to avoid getting germs on the plane?
For example, a Reddit user said that planes resupply in the morning, so you’re more likely to have a clean blanket on an earlier flight.
You can also book a room closer to the bow of the aircraft. “I think the tray tables are cleaned every night,” flight attendant Annette Long told Business Insider . “But remember, they use a rag to start the first line, and when they hit line 35, this rag wiped out a lot of tables.”
And of course, if all else fails, bring your own blanket and travel pillow. Use sanitary napkins to clean everything around, including tray tables, seat belts, and armrests.
And whatever you do, keep your shoes and socks on. According to one flight attendant , the floors are also pretty disgusting. And some airlines, such as United, only “deep clean” their planes every 35-50 days, which means some of those floor stains will stay in place from flight to flight and are only cleaned until it will not become absolutely necessary (so don’t go barefoot., for your own good and also for the benefit of your seating mates).