British Airways flight attendant reveals the 'most hated' passenger habit on planes

A British Airways formation attendant has shared 1 communal rider wont which is 'extremely unhygienic' and could permission you much astatine hazard of picking up a bug connected a plane

As holidaymakers cogwheel up for their flights to dreamy destinations, a British Airways formation attendant has issued a connection of caution.

Chatting with vacation experts astatine Ocean Florida, the compartment unit subordinate divulged a peculiarly 'gross' wont that could up your chances of falling sick whilst flying.

They spilled the beans connected what not to bash during your jet-setting journey, explaining: "My astir hated wont is erstwhile passengers get their bare feet retired connected the plane. Not lone is it unpleasant for different travellers and attendants nearby, but it's besides highly unhygienic.

"While cabins are cleaned earlier each flight, there's seldom capable clip to disinfect and heavy cleanable floors and bathrooms. We'd ne'er counsel moving passim the craft barefoot oregon conscionable wearing socks - you ne'er cognize what you mightiness beryllium walking connected - particularly successful the bathroom."

If you instrumentality a travel to the bath successful conscionable your socks oregon your bare feet past you tally the hazard of spreading bacteria crossed the formation and bringing immoderate unwanted souvenirs with you to your destination. As good arsenic this, removing your shoes connected a level could enactment you astatine higher hazard if there’s an exigency connected board, reports the Express.

If the thought of being shoe-bound passim your sky-high travel doesn't appeal, past question experts suggest carrying an other brace of slip-on shoes to marque it a spot safer.

Ocean Florida's Marketing Manager Abby Dunn advised holidaymakers wanting that cosy feeling connected agelong flights to battalion immoderate slippers.

She said: "The champion happening you tin bash to guarantee maximum comfortableness and cleanliness portion connected long-haul journeys is to bring a brace of slippers which tin beryllium worn during the flight."

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