Cabin hygiene: passenger sabotage?
Jun 18, 2018, 7:26 am
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Cabin hygiene: passenger sabotage?
VIE-LHR in CE yesterday evening. Boarded, sat down, grabbed my seat belt and realised it had been rendered unusable by the previous passenger's chewing gum lovingly and elaborately applied to the buckle. Luckily the centre table in my row was missing and the other seat was empty, so I just moved to the middle seat.
I don't necessarily blame BA or the cleaners for not spotting it as it was a quick turnaround and the buckle was hanging between the seat and the window. Purser was v. apologetic but didn't have time to clean it up before take-off.
I was just wondering if anyone else had experienced cabin hygiene issues caused by deliberate acts of sabotage (protest?) on behalf of a passenger?
I don't necessarily blame BA or the cleaners for not spotting it as it was a quick turnaround and the buckle was hanging between the seat and the window. Purser was v. apologetic but didn't have time to clean it up before take-off.
I was just wondering if anyone else had experienced cabin hygiene issues caused by deliberate acts of sabotage (protest?) on behalf of a passenger?
Jun 18, 2018, 8:11 am
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Jun 18, 2018, 9:14 am
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Yes lets not forget, BA don't have a team going round messing up cabins. Its the passengers who make the mess and a lot of the damage. Now if BA remedied everything first time we would all be moaning about poor despatch records, so lose lose for them!!
Jun 18, 2018, 9:24 am
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There must be more hygienic and cleaner passengers flying the likes of QR, CX ..etc...or could it be other airlines seem to manage cabin cleanliness more effectively?
Jun 18, 2018, 9:27 am
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Yes lets not forget, BA don't have a team going round cleaning up cabins.
Jun 18, 2018, 10:54 am
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It was the last flight that night, otherwise I would have offloaded myself. I have had some dirty planes on BA but never even close to this.
Jun 18, 2018, 12:30 pm
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or is it that people will respect things depending on how they find them? If its dirty broken and a mess when you board then maybe no one gives a 5hit then.
Not only do other airlines clean their aircraft more than as a special event but they also have crew who will actively collect used service items. BA’s crew* often do not or will not (irrespective of cabin) so is it any surprise people find more inventive disposal methods?
i wonder how white seat covers would look after a few days of BA?
* not that anyone can blame them if that staff survey is for real. Why deal with others people’s rubbish when you have an entire team of ‘management’ 5hit to deal with?
Jun 18, 2018, 12:51 pm
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Finnair and Qantas passengers must be cleaner too. And in JAL with their white seat covers on some planes they clearly don’t have passengers.
or is it that people will respect things depending on how they find them? If its dirty broken and a mess when you board then maybe no one gives a 5hit then.
Not only do other airlines clean their aircraft more than as a special event but they also have crew who will actively collect used service items. BA’s crew* often do not or will not (irrespective of cabin) so is it any surprise people find more inventive disposal methods?
i wonder how white seat covers would look after a few days of BA?
* not that anyone can blame them if that staff survey is for real. Why deal with others people’s rubbish when you have an entire team of ‘management’ 5hit to deal with?
Touché!
Jun 18, 2018, 1:55 pm
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Jun 18, 2018, 2:19 pm
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Don't underestimate the cultural differencies. You would never see a native Japanese flyer putting shoes up the bulkhead wall. Your fellow travellers would frown at the sight. The only time I saw this happen on a JL flight, was a man from somewhere between Europe and Japan (going westward). Two CC approached him and excused themselves, but would he be so kind as to take his shoes from the wall, please. After he done that, one CC member swiped the complete wall with a wet cloth, after which the other wiped away the damp with a crisp white towel. The man responsible excused himself to all passengers close by, and to every CC member passing.
Touché!
Touché!
Jun 18, 2018, 3:25 pm
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I suppose an incident like this is bound to happen when you make flying affordable to all.