The flight attendant said the seat pocket is often one of the dirtiest spots onboard (Image: Getty Images) Even if you've managed to avoid the "worst" seat onboard your flight , there are some key areas around your seat that a flight attendant has warned passengers should avoid touching. After every single flight , the crew do their best to clean up the aircraft, though on short-haul routes the turnaround between flights can be short. READ MORE Flight attendant shares one drink you should never order on a plane [REVEALED] That means some parts of the plane might not be cleaned as throughly as you might hope.
One flight attendant who has over six years of experience went so far as to say passengers should "never, ever, ever, ever use or put anything in the seat pocket." function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.createElement('script');el.
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Log('[Load] OVP tcfLoaded',new Date())})}},1500)}) Even if the seat pocket is cleared of rubbish, there may not be time to disinfect it between departures and unfortunately, you never know what has been left in the seat pocket on a previous journey. Posting to a Reddit forum dedicated to "disturbing" flight attendant insights, the anonymous crew member wrote: "I always recommend you never, ever, ever, ever use or put anything in the seat pocket. They are cleared of rubbish but are never 'cleaned'.
" The crew members revealed they often found disgusting items left in seat pockets (Image: Getty Images) DON'T MISS Holidaymakers plunged into travel chaos as Gatwick Airport station shut down [LATEST] The beautiful but tiny island in Europe that's still scorching 29C in September [LATEST] Beautiful beach in Spain that looks more like the Bahamas [LATEST] They went on to detail some of the most disgusting things they had uncovered while cleaning the flight of leftover rubbish. "I have pulled out and seen all sorts being pulled out from there," they disclosed. "Dirty tissues, sick bags, knickers, socks, gum, half-sucked sweets, apple cores, and then next flight you go and put your phone, laptop or iPad in there.
" [SIC] The flight attendant's claims were also backed up by another anonymous crew member who shared tales of some of the worst things they too had found in seat pockets. Trending SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding.
You can unsubscribe at any time. Read our Privacy Policy They said: “I once discovered vomit outside of the paper bag which spilt through the seat pocket. It was absolutely awful, but what can you do?” [SIC] Long-haul flights tend to offer a little more time for the aircraft to be fully cleaned between departures.
Since the coronavirus pandemic, it's also worth noting that many airlines have ramped up their cleaning procedures between flights to reduce the risk of germs..
