NEVER stick your hand in a seatback pocket.
Never.
“NEVER stick your hand in a seatback pocket.”
“Never.”
Harmful bacteria can linger on airplane seat-back pockets, armrests for days
Date:
May 20, 2014
Source:
American Society for Microbiology
Summary:
Disease-causing bacteria can linger on surfaces commonly found in airplane cabins for days, even up to a week, according to research. In order for disease-causing bacteria to be transmitted from a cabin surface to a person, it must survive the environmental conditions in the airplane. In this study, MRSA lasted longest (168 hours) on material from the seat-back pocket while E. coli O157:H7 survived longest (96 hours) on the material from the armrest.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140520100420.htm