A flight attendant has shared a hygiene warning for passengers who wear certain clothes on a plane – and the reason involves what really goes on with airplane seats between flights
She has shared her advice on social media (stock image)(Image: rparys via Getty Images)
When choosing an outfit for a flight, most passengers prioritise comfort – reaching for leggings, jogging bottoms, or shorts to keep cool on board. However, one flight attendant has urged travellers to think carefully before baring their legs, revealing one rather unpleasant reason she would never wear shorts on a plane.
Taking to social media to share her advice, the cabin crew member explained that aircraft seats aren’t always as spotless as passengers might hope – despite being cleaned between flights. She said: “Since everyone gets fuming mad at me when I say, don’t wear shorts when you travel… coming from a flight attendant.”
The crew member then revealed exactly what she had witnessed during just a single shift.
She added: “Guess how many diapers got changed on the seats yesterday on my one flight. Guess how many? Four.
“Guess how many announcements we made for people not to do that? Three. People don’t care.”
According to the flight attendant, every single nappy she witnessed being changed that day was soiled.
She added: “Guess how many of those diapers were poopy? All four. They change them on the seat.
“And you wanna rub your skin on there. You do. You’re dying to enjoy your staph infection. Just don’t say I didn’t warn you.”
Her remarks swiftly ignited fierce debate online, with scores of travellers admitting they had never stopped to consider what might have taken place on their seat before they boarded.
Reacting to the clip, one viewer wrote: “I will never wear shorts and I will never wear flared pants… that’s not water on the bathroom floor.
“My lululemon yoga pants aren’t going to soak up that floor juice! Black leggings only – year round!”.
Another user added: “And the real issue is all airlines not having a proper place for parents to change their baby!”
A third commented: “I’ve had people change them on the tray table and acted shocked when I told them to not do that and gave them wipes to clean it up.”
While a further user added: “I never thought of wearing shorts. But I’ll definitely wipe my seat with Lysol now.”