A flight attendant has told travellers to stop wearing a common item of clothing to travel on planes. According to Cher Dallas, a certain garment should always be avoided
The flight attendant told passengers to stop wearing it (stock image)(Image: Angel Garcia/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
When people travel, a lot of thought can go into their outfits, but there’s some items of clothing you may actually want to avoid wearing on planes. According to flight attendant, Cher Dallas, there’s a certain item that people should stop wearing as soon as possible when jetting off abroad.
Cher, who shares travel tips and stories on TikTok, said there’s one item she never wears to travel on a plane, and there’s good reason why too. It’s one piece of air travel advice you may want to follow from now on when you jet off on adventures around the world.
It’s not the first piece of advice of its kind to be shared either. Previously, another flight attendant cautioned travellers about wearing certain clothes on planes too.
What is her advice?
In a candid clip discussing the clothing, Cher said: “Since everyone gets fuming mad at me when I say don’t wear shorts when you travel, coming from a flight attendant, guess how many diapers got changed on the seats yesterday on my one flight? Four.
“Guess how many announcements we made for people to not do that? Three. People don’t care.
“Guess how many of those diapers were poopy? All four.
“They change them on the seats, and you want to rub your skin on there? You do.
“You want to. You’re dying to. Enjoy your staph infection. Just don’t say I didn’t warn you.”
Why should it be avoided?
There are a few reasons why it’s best to avoid wearing shorts on planes. Many flight attendants note that airplane seats are rarely deep-cleaned between quick turnaround flights and can harbour bacteria, body fluids or spills from previous passengers.
Wearing long trousers creates a physical barrier so your skin does not touch the upholstery directly. It’s much better to keep your legs covered.
As well as this, plane cabins often get very chilly during flights, and shorts leave you exposed to cold drafts. If surfaces are sticky, bare legs could also stick to chairs.
It’s also considered wise to cover your legs in case of an emergency. In a rare emergency evacuation, where evacuation slides are deployed, bare legs can suffer painful friction burns or scrapes as you slide down.
Therefore, there are various reasons why shorts should be avoided. As well as exposing you to germs, they can actually be problematic in other ways too.
This is why it’s best to avoid wearing them any time you board a plane. You’ll be glad you did it later down the line.