In recent years, several experienced members of aircrew have provided the public with tips of dos and don’ts whilst onboard an aircraft
A pilot has warned travellers not to wear flipflops on aircraft in case they have to evacuate the plane during an emergency.
Speaking on his YouTube channel, Captain Steeeve discussed what people shouldn’t do before they fly, including advice about the kind of clothing passengers should wear.
He said that while it can be tempting to dress for the destination, it is far better to dress for the aircraft — specifically, for the possibility of having to evacuate.
The reason for this, the experienced pilot said, is to help protect the body in the event of leaving via the emergency slides and to help someone run from the aircraft as quickly as possible.
He explained: “You need to think about the journey — that journey might be interrupted with some sort of emergency evacuation out of an airplane. Here’s my suggestion to you: Wear cotton clothing that covers your body completely — long sleeves, jeans are fine — and then some sort of tie-up shoe. Why? Because it’s going to stay on your foot.
“If you have to get out of that seat, you have to get down the emergency slide. You want cotton because it’s going to absorb the heat, and you also want those shoes to stay on your feet because you might have to flee from the airplane.
“I know you don’t want to think about it, but it might just save your life. So dress to evacuate from an airplane.”
Captain Steeeve isn’t the only person offering guidance on the dos and don’ts for passengers travelling by air. Last year, a flight attendant warned people not to use the toilet paper on aircraft.
Taking to TikTok, flight attendant Cher Dallas advised passengers to use a packet of Kleenex instead, because of the potential for other people’s waste to be on the paper.
She explained: “I do not use toilet paper on the plane — and hear me out, because I do wipe. But if you examine the toilet paper, I promise you’re gonna see water droplets on it — or what you think are water droplets.
“I don’t think we can trust most men to make it in the toilet on a normal day, let alone flying at 36,000 feet with turbulence. So I just tell all my ladies: just use the Kleenex instead.”
Cher also recommended not wearing shorts on flights, both to avoid getting cold from the air conditioning and to prevent friction burns if you end up going down the emergency slide.