¿Have you ever asked yourself this unpleasant question?? In this new post we review the parts mádirty s of an avión, not suitable for those with germophobia.
you flew many times, you sat in your assigned seat, you enjoyed a delicious meal, but ¿everything is clean inside an avión?
The answer is fácil, not really. Although the aerosolsíneas clean the planes, this cleaning isá focused sás in the big trash, let's say crumbs, papers or similar, but as for disinfectionón deep, not so much although it is done.
In this post we will analyze the study carried out by travelmath.com, where they were madeácleaning lysis in various aerosolíworld-renowned lines and alsoén airports.
The parts mádirty s of an avión
The studies analyzed the presence of various types of bacteria and gérmenes, in all they were found from mold, coliforms and even, Escherichia coli on some aircraft. The unit of measurement isá presented in Colony Forming Unit or UFC, which counts the númere bacteria or células fúviable solutions in a sampleíwhat about sólida.
1. Mesa
The table where you place your food, resultó be the place mádirty s in an avión, where they met 2.155 UFC per square meter. Take into account that hereí people like, they water themselvesíparents have even been seen changing their parentsñfeed their babies. Despite this, remember you always eat on a tray, so you caníto say that you are protected from these bacteria.
2. Ventilationón aéhigher evil
The ventilation ductówhat isá about your seat is the second place más dirty with 285 UFC per square meter, this given that thousands of passengers open or close them with their hands, spreading bacteria to everyone, but given the temperature and humidity that it presents, increases the bacteria count.
3. Botósink discharge no.
Surprisingly, all the studies agreed that the bañThese are not the placesádirty s of an avión, this given that heógically, they pass by meás disinfection processesón, like at home. In the botón that activates the bathroomñor were found 265 UFC per square meter.
4. Belt buckleósecurity number
AssegúRate your beltósafety pin is adjusted and fastened, this obviously, It generates that we all touch the buckle at all times, distributing bacteria and gémens on all flights. Hereí were found 230 UFC per square meter.
5. bathroom locksñO
Not all of us are clean and not all of us wash our hands, that's why he wasólogical that the lock that opens or closes the bathroom doorñyou on airplanes areé in the TOP of dirt presenting 70 UFC per square meter.
6. Other studies
For example, a study conducted by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) mostró that the place más dirty avión is the headrest and alsoén the seat pocket, with a significant presence of Escherichia coli and other bacteria.
The places mádirty s in airports
Spaghettién the studies were más allá and they found that the places más dirty at airports are:
- Botón that activates the flow of water in the dispensers.
- floors and carpets.
Measures to take
Using hand sanitizer or hand sanitizer before, during and afterés of flight is the best solutionón to avoid infections of all kinds.
The aerosolsíneas carry out peri-cleaningódetails of their aircraft, but take into account the thousands of passengers and little time that planes spend on the ground that limits the time that companies can dedicate to having everything impeccable, even though they do, the planes areán exposed to pollutionón of its users.
