Blankets

[Foreigner]

I perceive airline blankets clean when these are in sealed plastic wrapper. On Qantas domestic, esp. regional flights, I've too often seen blankets without wrapper. Should've then photo. Pillows of course aren't in wrapper. Would you use these blankets?

 

[juddles]

I get your drift but I have never scored a seat that was wrapped.....

 

[under the radar]

I perceive airline blankets clean when these are in sealed plastic wrapper. On Qantas domestic, esp. regional flights, I've too often seen blankets without wrapper. Should've then photo. Pillows of course aren't in wrapper. Would you use these blankets?

do you perceive EVERYTHING else you come into contact in your every day life to be 'unclean', if it isn't sealed in plastic wrapping???

 

[esseeeayeenn]

I'd rather have an unbagged clean blanket than the one I received in a bag with a free giveaway very large living tropical insect.
Although I did receive a bottle of wine as an apology for that.

 

[Denali]

I actually wish the pillows were bagged and I would leave the plastic on - Im becoming a germaphobe in my old age.

 

[JohnK]

Unwrapped blanket doesn't bother me but then I am never cold enough to need a blanket in flight as the minimum I wear is jacket and trousers to keep me warm.

 

[under the radar]

I perceive airline blankets clean when these are in sealed plastic wrapper. On Qantas domestic, esp. regional flights, I've too often seen blankets without wrapper. Should've then photo. Pillows of course aren't in wrapper. Would you use these blankets?

You can fly VA to suit your 'needs'.. they don't provide them at all in Y/C.. regional/short/medium domestic..AND international 737 services...perhaps that's why they don't provide them..because its unclean

 

[boomy]

I get your drift but I have never scored a seat that was wrapped.....

When you see wrapped blanket at least you know it wasn't picked up from the dirty floor on previous flight and put back in the overhead bin. Doesn't mean blankets will be 100% clean but at least one can hope...

I've seen pax in J sleeping with blankets covering their faces (lie flat seats) so hygiene is an important factor.

Similar issue with pillows, while it doesn't bother me personally, it will be nice to get them wrapped in J/F.

 

[harvyk]

I perceive airline blankets clean when these are in sealed plastic wrapper. On Qantas domestic, esp. regional flights, I've too often seen blankets without wrapper. Should've then photo. Pillows of course aren't in wrapper. Would you use these blankets?

OK, so it's without a wrapper. The problem is exactly?
You come into contact with numerous fabrics per day which have been used by others which would not then be cleaned, perfect example is the airline seat, but others include the seat you where sitting on in the airport or the seat you where sitting on in the taxi / bus / train to get to the airport or the seat you where sitting in at.....

Provided that there isn't any obvious bad smells, or any obvious signs on previous contact with fluid, I would simply use the blanket and simply put it down to it's making my immune system stronger.

The blankets are unlikely to be the sole source of things which could make you sick whilst traveling, I would be far more careful of the known things which could make you sick such as unsafe water or bad street food.

 

[Quickstatus]

Really?, you must be a heavy duty Glen20 user. When was the last time you steam cleaned your car seat?


More likely to get sick from touching the surfaces such as arm rest, tray table, touch screen.

In fact your smart phone probably has more germs than your toilet.

Forbes Welcome

If I get the moist towelette I would use it to wipe my hands and then the above surfaces. I also carry hand disinfectant in a TSA approved size for these purposes.

 

[Dravid74]

Considering how shockingly poor hand hygiene is in general, especially amongst males, I am assuming you don't shake hands with people either?

 

[Quickstatus]

2 dirty hands shaking wont make any of the 2 hands dirtier - so shake away!

Toilet doors should be 2 way so you can push it open without handling it - especially in mens toilets!!

 

[Dravid74]

2 dirty hands shaking wont make any of the 2 hands dirtier - so shake away!

Toilet doors should be 2 way so you can push it open without handling it - especially in mens toilets!!

Haha that depends on what exotic microbes each person is carrying

 

[Quickstatus]

Haha that depends on what exotic microbes each person is carrying

The more germs we have on ourselves the better off we are.

Overuse of Glen20, hand sanitisers and the ads which portray mums as fastidiously super clean who spray everything are partly to blame for the exotics.

I do use hand sanitisers though on airplanes and when travelling.

 

[harvyk]

Considering how shockingly poor hand hygiene is in general, especially amongst males, I am assuming you don't shake hands with people either?

In places where there is an outbreak of diseases handshakes are one of the first things to go, I have heard that hi 5's are sometimes used as a substitute, otherwise something like the nod of the head is also used as it's completely non-contact.

But all this goes to do is illustrate the number of things we do each day which could transmit germs without even thinking about it.

 

[juddles]

When you dine in that 3 Michelin star restaurant, do you remind yourself that the fork you place in your mouth has been in a thousand others before?

 

[Quickstatus]

When you dine in that 3 Michelin star restaurant, do you remind yourself that the fork you place in your mouth has been in a thousand others before?

I would not worry about the fork, just worry about the chefs who cough into your food, taste your food by reusing a spoon or wipe their nose during food prep. Extra protein!!!

The most powerful person on a Navy ship is not the captain according to a friend in the Navy - its the cook. You don't p*** off the Cook


Ive heard some ChildCare facilities have banned the blowing of candles on a cake.
Apparently now the candle is now on a cupcake which apparently keeps the main cake clean from the spluttering blower.

 

[medhead]

The best bit of hand sanitiser madness was the home use automatic hand soap dispenser, because you don't know what is on the pump thing for a manual dispenser.
HELLO! You're going to wash your hands immediately after you push the manual pump. Who cares what's on the thing?

 

[Dravid74]

The more germs we have on ourselves the better off we are.

Overuse of Glen20, hand sanitisers and the ads which portray mums as fastidiously super clean who spray everything are partly to blame for the exotics.

I do use hand sanitisers though on airplanes and when travelling.

Exactly... and then you'll develop a weak stomach, which is useless when travelling

I despise alcohol gel as I have to use it everyday, countless times, at work and it seriously screws up my skin.
Soap and water is always the cleanest and safest way to go.

 

[Ausbt]

Recently in a Best Western, I came across a tv remote control in a little pouch emblazoned with the words 'Sterilised for your comfort'. That was a first for me - never before have I seen a remote essentially 'wrapped'. Some claim remotes to be the filthiest things around and I must admit to feeling icky about them.

In terms of blankets/pillows, I rarely unwrap them. I like to shove them behind me as lumbar support. I always wonder if unopened are they reused, actually.

Having spent a lot of time over the past 15 months in either the UK or the States, the differences in hygiene between the two are stark. A lot of US offices I visited had hand steriliser on each and every desk. I saw people on the subway with mini-bottles of the stuff attached to keychains. Of course in toilets, very common to see a steriliser dispenser at the door so you could get that last extra nuclear-cleanliness after washing your hands and opening the door with the paper towell (guilty!). In the UK ...not so much. Not at all.