How to Sanitize Airplane Trays

Germs are easily transferred on airplanes.

Travelers use airplane trays to eat, read or even nap on. With multiple travelers sitting at a single seat each day, transferring germs from one passenger to the next through airplane trays is easy. Before you use your airplane tray, sanitize it to avoid catching a cold or other illness from a past passenger. To do so, you will need to use sanitizing wipes.

Things You'll Need

• Sanitizing wipes

Instructions

1. Unfold the airplane table tray either before takeoff or once you have reached an altitude of 10,000 feet.

2. Wipe away any debris on the table using a dry paper towel.

3. Wipe a sanitizing cloth across the entire surface of the tray table using back-and-forth motions across the same area two to three times. Be sure that the surface is visibly wet for four minutes. You may need additional wipes to achieve this.

4. Allow area to dry for three to five minutes before use.

Tips & Warnings

• Use nonscented wipes on your tray table to avoid disturbing other passengers with heavy scents.

References

• Clorox: How to Sanitize