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A flight attendant explains why you should not wear shorts on flights
While short flights might feel like a quick hop, long-haul journeys require the next level of preparation to ensure comfort. Many travelers instinctively opt for cozy attire, like shorts and flip-flops, to make the trip more bearable. While this might seem like the best choice for comfort, it’s far from the most hygienic option, especially when you are 40,000 feet above in the air.Experienced flight attendant Tommy Cimato took to TikTok to share practical travel tips, including one surprising piece of advice: skip the shorts when flying.
Tommy explains that one never knows how clean the seats on the plane are. He says in the clip, “If you wear pants, you minimize the risk of germs coming into contact with your skin." As air travel gets more and more accessible, to meet the demand, commercial flights make several trips in a day. With so much traveling each day, we can’t be sure what the seats have been exposed to, so as a precaution wearing longer clothes will help from exposing yourself to germs.
Additionally, at cruising altitudes, airplane cabins typical ..