You should also keep your feet contained when onboard, says a flight attendant (Image: Getty) Group 28 Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter Invalid email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign Up No thanks, close We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. More info Group 28 Thank you for subscribing! We have more newsletters Show Me No thanks, close See our Privacy Notice Getting comfy and settling in for the journey is something most of us try our best to do onboard a flight. However, taking shoes off to reach optimum comfort may not be the most courteous thing to do. It is not just the risk of an unpleasant odour that should stop you from removing shoes — one flight attendant has shared another good reason you should opt to keep your feet contained. Leysha Perez, a regional flight attendant working in the US, said warned that taking a trip to the bathroom without your shoes may be risky. Read More Related Articles Plane expert urges flyers to avoid wearing one type of clothing in safety warning Read More Related Articles Tricky Easter brain teaser tests how quickly you can spot all six eggs She told the Insider : "It's not water that you're seeing on the bathroom floor sometimes, it's probably bodily fluids that you're walking in", with another flight attendant agreeing that people should avoid removing shoes "for the love of all things". The pair explained that urine may be tracked up and down the aircraft if people remove shoes, with fluids soaking into socks, reports the Mirror. "Walking throughout the aircraft barefoot or even with socks is disgusting," the grossed out flight attendant added. Additionally, a public health professor at New
Mexico State University, Jagdish Khubchandani, told the Huffington Post that it is "unlikely" that the fluid covering the flight bathroom floor is water. In 2021, the professor said: "On long-duration flights, I have noticed people - often, kids - walk barefoot towards or into the bathroom. That's not water on the floor of the airplane toilet (Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto) "This is a very unhygienic tendency with potential for infection if someone has skin cuts and injuries on their foot." There is often limited turnaround time for short haul flights, meaning there is less time to deep clean aircrafts. Airlines increased the regularity of their cleaning schedules during the
Coronavirus pandemic, however it remains difficult to keep on top of bathrooms during flights as passengers use the toilet throughout the journey. Taking to Reddit, one flight attendant spoke about the challenges of keeping commercial flights spic and span. “I certainly can't speak for every station and every airline regarding cleanliness but I worked the closing shift for a while," they wrote. Top Trending Stories Today Illusion shows if you're natural leader UK's 'worst' broadband provider Tricky brain teaser that stumps people What to plant in March “We would get six RONs (remain over nights) nightly and, after offloading pax and bags, we would: thoroughly clean the galley and lav, vacuum the floors, clean out the seat backs, and wipe down the tray tables with disinfectant. “Remember: unless it's the first flight of the day, there have been people – perhaps several flights' worth – on that aircraft too, and there's not enough time during the day to do any more than pick up big pieces of trash. “Aircraft, however, are cleaned nightly, and aircraft that terminate at hubs are thoroughly cleaned by a professional contractor.” Don't miss the latest news from around
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