Microbiologist reveals the most disgusting place on a plane
A microbiologist has conducted an experiment to settle once and for all what spot on the plane is the most disgusting for travellers.
The experiment conducted by Travel Math collected 26 samples from five airports and four flights, to find out where the dirtiest spots are for travellers.
The winner of the experiment was the plane tray table, which shockingly has more bacteria per square inch than the airplane bathroom.
On Reddit, a flight attendant confirmed the results by sharing what those tray tables regularly endure on flights.
From bodily fluids, blood, baby diapers and food, the tray tables are used for many different things.
"People get nose bleeds, or their wounds open. Obviously when we land, it is thoroughly cleaned. But in flight, our resources are limited," one flight attendant wrote.
"DON'T CHANGE YOUR BABY'S DIAPER ON THE TRAY TABLE. This also happens all the time. It's unsanitary and people use the tray table to eat, put their personal things on, etc,” another said.
Flight attendants also warned passengers to avoid walking barefoot on a plane as the floor is also one of the other worst spots on a plane.
"The floor gets used and abused. People are walking all around that floor, bringing stuff in, taking stuff off, dropping things," a flight attendant said.
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