Cabin crew members have shared some of their top flight secrets - including some things they hope passengers never do on airplanes.
Some of which are completely for etiquette reasons to help you avoid annoying hardworking staff, while others are unhygienic and even downright dangerous. Deanna Castro, a flight attendant with 16 years of service under her belt, shared her top advice on what not to do while traveling via air.
Speaking to InsideHook she said: “When boarding, it’s polite to step into your row and allow other passengers to pass behind you. It’s okay to take a few extra minutes to get ready, but please step into the aisle and wait for a lull in traffic."
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She continued: “Moving out of the way also extends to mid-flight when you are sitting in your seat - and don't spread out into the aisle. When you are dangling body parts into the aisle, flight attendants can trip and get hurt.
"Not only that, but you could get hurt — especially from a cart.” The Daily Star reports that the veteran flight attendant too noted that you should never hand sick bags to staff on board.
She said: “Place it under your seat. We can give you an extra bag to wrap it up in, but please don’t push that hot steaming bag of vomit into a flight attendant’s hands."
Elsewhere, flight attendant Tommy Cimato noted that some locations on board are more riddled with germs than others. The window is one of these and he said you should never fall asleep leaning on then.
"Do not fall asleep or lean your head on the window,” said Tommy. He added: “You are not the only one that has done that and you don't know how many people or children have wiped their hands or other things all over the window.”
One of the less common things that you've heard flight attendants bring up, is their hatred towards shorts. “Don’t or try not to wear shorts when you're on an airplane,” he continued. "It's the same thing as the window – you never know how clean it's going to be, so if you have pants, you're going to have less germs.”
Tommy also recommended never touching the flush button, as they are often covered in germs due to their nature.
He added: “Do not ever touch the flush button with your bare hands. It's honestly just super unsanitary and pretty gross, so when you flush, use a napkin or tissue that's in the lavatory.”
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