A flight attendant with six years of experience in the skies has shared exactly which items of clothing you should avoid wearing when travelling, and there are good reasons for all of them
A flight attendant has shared the items of clothing you should shun when you’re travelling by plane. Cher, known as @cherdallas on social media, has explained why these five items of clothing are more hassle then they’re worth and will only leave you regretting your decision, especially on long-haul flights.
In her TikTok video, the flight attendant with six years of experience says she would never travel in a playsuit or jumpsuit, calling it a “double no no”. She said: “I would never wear a romper. If you’re going to the bathroom that thing is going to end up on the floor, which is soaked with pee and doesn’t get mopped often.” She says more urine ends up on the floor throughout the flight than you might realise and as passengers are constantly queuing up to use the loo, it doesn’t get as much TLC as you’d hope.
On top of this, she says she would never wear shorts, regardless of how hot it might be.
She added: “The amount of times that dirty diapers get changed on the seats is astonishing. Not to mention people vomit.
“People are dirty themselves and are sitting in the seats. You’re asking for ringworm or an infection by wearing shorts.”
Turning her attention to footwear, she says she would never wear flipflops or sandals because the plane carpet can also be unhygienic.
Next, she said: “I would never wear a tank top or tube top by itself. Not only are you going to freeze to death but I feel like decorum wise, it’s always better to air on the side of modesty when it comes to travelling.”
Finally, she says she would never wear a jumper by itself without having a T-shirt underneath, as it removes the option to take off a layer when you start to warm up.
She recalled a situation where a passenger started to overheat on the plane as she was forced to sit in her bra in the cabin to cool down.
Commenting on her post, one user said: “The price we pay to fly, they should be cleaning the damn planes!”
Another user added: “The amount of people I see traveling in shorts and flip-flops is absolutely mind blowing.”
A third user said: “You had right up until modesty. I have my own set of standards and I’m not gonna apply those to others.”
One more user added: “T- shirt and hoodie is the best and light but full length pants. But I did make a mistake to go without shoes to the bathroom – that’s not happening again.”
A final user said: “At a recent flight, I sat down and my seat was warm and damp, it was the first time I wore a maxi dress at a flight. Never again. My legs were covered by the fabric of the dress but I still felt gross.”