Dirty airplanes: The filthiest spots on your flights (Marketplace)

However, it was a little more worrying. We found mold there and a high total count. Wow. -And the worrying thing is that this was in a cellophane wrapper. Packaged like new, but the results reveal a different story. Okay, turn on the lights. I'm like... I'm nervous. When we check it under a black light? Yes, do you see that? So, you can see that it's almost like a footprint, just of something... Oh my God! -Oh yeah. The scheme of it. Look, it looks like a stain. Phew, phew! But you wouldn't expect this from a, um... sealed blanket! -Sealed blanket.

Oh my God! I wonder how this poor blanket will blow me away. It is not like this? Our industry insiders are not surprised. Do they say reuse products on an airplane? More common than you think. What do you do with the pillows? Are they ever cleaned? We simply put them back in the top compartment. Back in the overhead compartment. Back in the overhead compartment. Blankets going south, returning the same day with the same blankets and, on the way back, new passengers used blankets or pillows from other passengers. Not wash them at all? No, because you don't have any arrangement there.

No, it is a matter of reusing products to save costs. Reuse them? Yes. And as for that blanket we tried? WestJet says it is investigating because it says all blankets sold on its

flights

are new and have not been used before. One of them that was sealed in plastic, again, bacteria, yeast, mold. And we look at it under a black light. Stains everywhere. You would assume that if it was sealed it would have been cleaned, but evidently not. Oh that's sad. Look, they're sealed. They should be steamed and...clean? -Germ-free. And you might be wondering about Porter's blankets.

Well, we couldn't try them because they don't have any. What do you think airlines could be doing? Well, after every flight, they should have someone come in and disinfect everything. Yes. Not just the things you see. We asked all three airlines to appear on camera. They decline. All of them tell us that they follow Canadian and international grooming rules. Air Canada also sent us a study, funded in part by Boeing, you know, the largest airplane manufacturer in the world, a study that they say shows that yes,

airplanes

are

dirty

, but no dirtier than any other public space. .

WestJet says it's concerned, but tells us it's doing everything it can since the planes are public spaces, adding that they clean them daily. And Porter says they're confident in their efforts to keep you and

your

staff safe. But these experts say: stay safe. I always recommend that passengers take matters into their own hands and be responsible and protect themselves when traveling domestically and internationally. That's why when I get on the plane, I bring antibacterial wipes. I clean the screen. I clean the tray table. I clean the armrest and any video equipment it touches. I always clean the table.

I always clean my seat belt. I clean the armrest when I get on the plane, because I know it's

dirty

. I know it's not clean. It's time to give some travelers a little Marketplace-style solution. We have some wipes from Marketplace for you to take with you. Oh Lord! Thank you very much. So, since you're in the air all the time, just use a couple of those on the things you're playing, and... That's beautiful. Wow. I really need those wipes. You need those wipes! They're here, friend. We have them, okay? Say thanks. -Thank you! Thank you. Do you know what these are?

Germ Killing Wipes. So wipe down all those surfaces before you sit down. Okay, I'll make sure of that. Popular blood tests. Science or scam? You can do harm by ordering these tests and having

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