<h3>Hygiene During Air Travel Requires Special Attention</h3>
<p>Airplanes are convenient, but cleanliness on board often leaves much to be desired. This is especially true for toilets: despite regular cleaning, door handles, locks, and even tap water become sources of bacteria.</p>
<p>Experts advise against washing hands and face on an airplane, writes Travel + Leisure. The thing is, water tanks on airplanes are rarely cleaned, and microorganisms can multiply in them. It is also worth considering the cleanliness of surfaces: toilet locks and handles are touched by hundreds of passengers, many of whom do not wash their hands.</p>
<p>In addition, studies have shown that even ice on board airplanes can contain bacteria. Scientists took samples of 60 ice cubes from both domestic and industrial facilities that produced ice for airplanes and found that they contained more than 50 different strains of bacteria.</p>
<h3>What to do</h3>
<p>It is best to use hand sanitizer after visiting the toilet on an airplane and after contact with any surfaces. Refuse tea and coffee on board – they are often prepared with the same water. Keep wet wipes handy for disinfection. Wash your hands thoroughly after the flight.</p>
<p>&#8220;<em>After the toilet, stowing luggage, or touching the seat pocket, treat your hands with sanitizer. And use water only as a last resort,</em>&#8221; advises flight attendant Josephine Remo.</p>
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