Poor hygiene with European budget airlines causes health risks

Airlines have different scores when it comes to hygiene

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Which allowed 8000 passengers to investigate the cleanliness on board several
airlines. The overall conclusion is not too bad. 81 percent of 8000 passengers
were satisfied with the hygiene on board, however, there are large differences
in their findings between airlines.

Worst hygiene score for Ryanair

Irish budgetairline Ryanair seems to score worst on hygiene, according the to the research results. A quarter of passengers stated that the hygiene in the cabin of the Irish budgetcarrier was ‘very poor’. Less than half of the passengers said the cabin was ‘good’ or even ‘excellent’. 10 percent of the passengers assessed the cabin hygiene of Wizz Air and Vueling ‘very poor’.

Clean airlines flying from and to the UK

The best
scoring airlines when it comes to hygiene are Cathay Pacific, Swiss, Emirates,
Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines and Air New Zealand. Two third of the
passengers flying with easyJet was satisfied with the onboard hygiene.
Three-quarters of the British Airways passengers were also very satisfied with
the cleanliness onboard.

The health risk you pose when flying

Airplane
cabins are a breeding center for bacteria, some can even survive somewhere
between six hours up until a week on seat covers or headboards. As a passenger,
you are in a locked of space with hundreds of other passengers, the ideal place
for the transmittance of diseases. The risk of catching a cold on a plane is a
lot higher. Are you going to fly and want to minimize the risk of getting sick?
Bring sanitary towels and disinfecting hand gel.