Another flight attendant explained on Reddit that they have seen passengers doing very unhygienic things with their tray tables.
They wrote: ”People frequently do disgusting things on their tray tables (I’ve seen people change diapers, clip toenails and wipe boogers to name a few), though these discoveries pale in comparison to human faeces under a seat.”
This is why travellers are urged to wipe down their tray table with antibacterial wipes and be sure not to eat food directly off the plastic surface.
Flight attendant Jamila Hardwick told Inside Edition that the tray tables are, in reality, rarely clean.
