Cabin crew reveal the stomach-churning secret behind free plane headphones
From how often blankets and headphones are changed on planes to how you can use the first class line at security, flight attendants have made some of their greatest airline secrets public. Flight attendants, past and present, took to question-and-answer site Quora to discuss the good, the bad and the ugly of flights. One of the most talked about topics was hygiene of free items on planes. Shockingly, the foam ear parts which are usually found on free headphones are hardly ever changed.
GETTY Cabin crew secrets: Have you ever thought about the hygiene of plane headphones and blankets?
From how often blankets and headphones are changed on planes to how you can use the first class line at security, flight attendants have made some of their greatest airline secrets public.
One former flight attendant wrote: “Airlines who provide headphones hardly or even never bother to replace the foamy-like ear parts. “So please always tear them once you use them just to make sure that they will replace them.” Another item air passengers may want to be weary of is free blankets. The same ex-cabin crew member revealed: “It depends on how cheap the airline is, but I’ve had my share in seeing them refolding the blankets for the passengers on the next flight to use - at least they were generous enough to replace the pillow covers and the head rest covers.”
GETTY Cabin crew secrets: The foam part of headphones are rarely ever changed
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Something passengers may never have considered is why sometimes cans of fizzy drinks are not always full. The reason behind this is the flight’s catering team does not always provide enough cans for every single passenger, particularly if it is a full flight. As a result, the drinks need to be “rationed”. A top tip which emerged from the forum could shave heaps of time off airport waiting time.
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