A pilot shared a warning to all passengers travelling to their dream destination by air, as he said there is one thing he would never touch on a plane no matter what
Everyone eagerly awaits their summer getaway – but an airline pilot issued a crucial warning to all travellers heading to their ideal destination by air. He revealed the one thing he would never utilise on an aircraft despite it being designed purely for passenger comfort and convenience.
In a TikTok clip, the pilot, known online as @captain.steeeve8, declared: “Stop putting personal items in the seat back pocket in front of you. If you want to lose it, and never see it again, put it in that dark hole that is the seat back pocket in front of you.
“I can’t tell you how many people I’ve spoken to who have got off the plane and left something personal in the seat back pocket.”
He continues by explaining how retrieving your belongings becomes virtually impossible unless the aircraft remains at the gate and you’ve only just disembarked moments earlier.
Captain Steve added: “The odds diminish that every minute that ticks if you leave that seat and you leave [your items] in that back hole of disappear.”
Responding to his post, one user commented: “My teacher was grading our tests on a plane and put them all, the whole grades math tests in the seat pocket. She forgot them there, we all got an A+.”
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Another user added: “Great advices and awesome information as always! Thank you very much! Any tips flying your pets with you?”
A third user said: “Yes all great ideas. Lost my 3D Sudoko book left in the seat pocket! Had to wait for Xmas to get the next volume – done book per year. Was so peeved!” Another user lamented: “Pocket – lost my kindle that way.”
This follows a warning from a flight attendant who advised passengers to avoid washing their hands in aeroplane toilets, suggesting the use of hand sanitiser instead.
The cabin crew member, known as @cherdallas on TikTok, revealed: “I’ve seen people vomit inside the bathroom sinks numerous times so if you drop sometimes in there, I would consider it a loss.
“Never ever have I seen the sinks get cleaned out. The sink water that you wash your hands with is also filthy.
“You’re not allowed to drink it because it has too much bacteria in it so washing your hands with it is probably not great.
“I don’t know what’s in it but it constantly degrades my nails and makes them extremely brittle whether I have paint on them, gel or dip, it completely degrades the outside of it.”