18 things you should never do in an airplane

1. Walk barefoot

Walk barefoot on public places generally very stupid idea, and on the plane - especially. On the floor in the salon visited by a huge number of all sorts of unpleasant substances - from spilled drinks to vomiting and even blood. Though then it is washed off, it is - brrr ...

We see all the time, as passengers walk barefoot in the restrooms. And we shudder, imagining how many germs from the floor they collect. Never walk barefoot to the lavatory or galley, because we sometimes drop the glasses on the floor, you can also on the broken glass run into.

Linda Ferguson, flight attendant

2. Drink beverages with ice

It is in your best interest. You do not exactly need to disorder stomach? StudyEPA Announces Drinking Water Agreements with 24 Domestic AirlinesSpent by the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency of the USA) back in 2005, showed that 15% of tap water in the airplane holdings infected with E. coli. And in the following years up to the present time the situation for the better has not changedBacteria that Travel: The Quality of Aircraft Water.

However, now, at least drinking water to passengers from the tap is not poured. But ice cubes continued freeze of potentially contaminated water.

Tanks for water storage in the old aircraft. They checked and found there a heap of bacteria. I think that's why we are distributing water to passengers in bottles.

Linda Ferguson

3. Sit still the entire flight

With frequent flights people are exposedAir Travel and Venous Thromboembolism: A Systematic Review higher risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT). That is why people with similar problems, frequent flyers planes, It is recommended to wear compression stockings.

So once an hour should get up from his seat and walk a little. Or, if you are not comfortable making their way past fellow travelers, you can at least change the posture in a chair and bend your knees.

4. Wearing contact lenses

Before flying is better to remove contact lenses and wear glasses. The air in the cabin is very dry, and it may cause eye irritation. In addition, if you are going to sleep on the plane, the lenses will only hinder you.

5. Turn off the ventilation of the seat

Even if you got cold, it is best to put on a sweatshirt, not blowing off the air. Dr. Mark Dzhendro in the publication Travel + Leisure He speaksThat ventilation is necessary to blow off disease-causing microbes, airborne. HEPA filters as used in conditioning systems aircraft, coping well with the bad bacteria.

6. Eat food that had fallen on the tray

So you know, trays, which are attached to the backs of chairs, no sterilized. So do not put any utensils and do not eat the pieces that are accidentally dropped.

StudyAirline Hygiene Exposed Travelmath service showed that on the trays for the food on airplanes dwells on average 2 155 colony forming units of bacteria per square inch. The button in the toilet flushing them, for comparison, 265 living units. Enjoy your meal.

As a rule, we wipe the trays once a day, when the plane goes on an overnight stay. These trays are used for many different things. I've seen on such supports parents change diapers for children. And some more and put to bare feet.

Linda Ferguson

7. use a blanket

So, airlines clean tables, on which passengers are eating only once a day. Will they be more cleanly with blankets, which the passengers take refuge? Of course not! Those blankets and pillows that are offered during the flight, wash, too, only once a day. The ideal abode for germs and lice.

Passengers are constantly wrapped in a blanket feet. And blow their noses into them.

Linda Ferguson

8. endure thirst

If, during the flight you have dry throat, the reason is not at all salty snacks. According to the dataCabin humidity and dehydration The World Health Organization, in the cockpits of airplanes always low humidity, normally lower than 20% (the average humidity have at home - more than 30%). This is due to the actions required for sealing the cabin.

So drink more. But not from the tap, as you yourself probably realized.

At each stage of the flight the flight attendants try to drink ½ liter of water. It is very important.

Linda Ferguson

9. Drinking coffee or tea

You may think that drinking tea or coffee the plane is safer in terms of sterility, because the water for them boiled. Still, better to choose other beverages. Caffeine, which is contained in coffee and in tea, also contributes to dehydration and has a diuretic effect. And the toilet, as you will soon find out, the plane is also better to once again not to go.

10. Consume a lot of alcohol

If you do not like to fly, then surely you can have a drink in flight for a little courage. But it should not do. Alcohol also dehydrates the body. In addition, it has a diuretic effect and suppresses the immune system, which has yet to fight bacteria on a tray in front of you. Finally, in the air people get drunk faster. Anyway fly drunk uncivilized.

One glass of booze in the air - is like two glasses on the ground. Therefore, in order not to solder the passengers, we often dilute or nedolivaem alcohol.

Linda Ferguson

11. Touch the flush button on the toilet

Toilet on the plane teeming with microbes. Therefore, make their case, press the flush button through a paper towel. Then wash your hands and use another towel to turn off the water at the tap and open the door of the toilet. Doing so recommends Catherine ForestAnd she MD from Stanford, so that probably knows he's talking about.

12. Cover up, clinging to the window or the wall

It is unhygienic to any transport - on a plane, train or bus. No one knows who's up to you leaned against the window, coughed or sneezed on it. Wash walls and windows of windows in airplanes not very often.

I often observe how many people wipe all the space around his seat disinfectant wipes, but it does not help. My personal rule by which I will never get sick - not to touch the plane hands to his mouth and face.

Linda Ferguson

13. wear shorts

Try not to choose shorts, short skirts or dresses for the duration of the flight. Seats no disinfectant, like everything else on the plane. Touch bare skin to them risky.

14. Feel free to tell the flight attendant about feeling unwell

Are you unwell? No need to endure. Call the flight attendant and tell her what you feel unwell. Flight attendants are able to provide first aid in emergency situations, and even learn how to deliver a baby before they allow to flights.

15. Sit on the center seat

If there is a possibility select a placeAvoid middle seats. Not very nice to be sandwiched between a pair of fellow travelers, especially if they are obese. Place the window, choose if you want to sleep all the way, but closer to the aisle - not to wade through the neighbors on the way to the bathroom. It is obvious, is not it?

16. Neglect the sunscreen

scientists estimateProp plane pilots exposed to tanning-bed radiation levelsThat an hour of flight of civil aviation pilots receive about the same amount of ultraviolet light as 20 minutes in the solarium. So use sunscreenEspecially if you sit by the window. Among other things, it moisturizes the skin, which is important, considering the dryness of the air in the cabin of the aircraft.

17. Fall asleep before takeoff

Do you want to sleep - go to sleep already after the plane will rise into the air. Takeoff still can wake you up, in addition, sleepy very hard to equalize the pressure in their ears. To their pledge, open your mouth, or make some swallowing movements. Or chew gum.

18. drinking soda

Pressure drops during flight lead to increase gas production in the intestine. Therefore, drinking carbonated beverages, as well as champagne, not worth it, otherwise it may happen awkward situation.