“I Flew American Airlines First Class and Had to Sanitize My Own Seat” [Roundup]

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  1. ALL seats and areas in the plane should be cleaned well- not just premium. Prefer to leave ten minutes later and have a clean cabin- Last two times I flew it wasn’t so clean- not unacceptable but certainly never saw this level of dust and whatever before covid- Clean planes please !!

  2. Wait, you guys don’t ‘wipe’ your seats/tray tables? I still do. Every time. I don’t trust y’all.

    I respect cleaning crews, but they aren’t given enough time to perform, and they certainly aren’t paid enough to care much more than the bare minimum.

    Delta and United sometimes still provide the alcohol wipes, but I haven’t seen them on American in a while. I guess I’m ‘woke,’ because I still bring my own travel-sized Flygiene wipes with me.

    70% alcohol helps with most stuff, but won’t prevent norovirus (seriously, we really need a vaccine for that one, like, it’s overdue).

  3. If you’d like a premium travel experience shared with other elite guests, consider Delta.

  4. Frankly, if you insist on flying AA, you deserve to sit in all the crap! And while you are at it, stop moaning about lack of pre- departure drinks.
    And while you are being repeat idiots, bring along those package wet wipes. Starting with covid, we always wipe down our seats, trays, and seat belts.

    If you must spend your days whining about your frequent flyer “partner,” take it someone who gives a shit.

    You ought to thankful that you have dirty, unbroken seat.

  5. Cleaning is not sanitizing. Airlines do not sanitize surfaces – ever.
    No matter how “clean” the surface appears, I assure you it is still teeming with bacteria as well as a non-zero amount of human fecal matter. Every surface, in every public space, (airport, hotel, plane, uber…) is filthy no matter what you see. Bring wipes, wash your hands frequently, and don’t touch your face (or your food then eat it) and you’ll be fine. I wipe down every surface with Lysol/Clorox wipes even it looks clean.

  6. Well that means AA will need to increase turn times, so of which are moronic. You can’t expect a thorough cleaning in less than 5 minutes. I would prefer ontime flights and connections. I always travel with handiwipes and you should too. Airports are also very dirty.

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