I’m a flight attendant – and here’s the horrifying truth about how dirty airplane toilets REALLY are

A flight attendant has shared the disgusting reason why she ‘tries to avoid’ using the plane’s toilet.

On Reddit’s AMA (Ask Me Anything) subreddit, the 33-year-old female airline worker, who goes by sassy_chick01, said she was “hitting some turbulence” and volunteered her time to answer people’s burning questions about air travel.

During the question-and-answer session, the flight attendant made a rude revelation about the onboard amenities after someone asked, “Real talk: how dirty are the planes?” What about the bathroom?’

‘Planes are dirty. They don’t disinfect them,” she admitted.

Via Reddit’s AMA (Ask Me Anything) subreddit, the 33-year-old female airline worker who was experiencing ‘turbulence’ answered people’s burning questions about air travel

‘Bathrooms are basically just wiped down quickly between flights.’

The flight attendant opened her post to all questions except those about the mile high club, which she found “annoying” because she had “already answered that one.”

Another curious Reddit user asked her: ‘Do you have to use the same toilets as passengers?

“I don’t think I’ve ever seen an FA (flight attendant) use the restroom.”

The flight attendant responded candidly, “Yes, we do. Most of us try to avoid that if possible.”

And she has every reason to be horrified at the thought of using a toilet, because “the airplane bathroom flush button had 265 bacterial colony-forming units (CFU) per square inch,” according to Forbes.

Despite the assumption that the toilet is the most unsanitary room on an airplane, there are other parts that are surprisingly dirtier.

Believe it or not, airplane seat backs rank first for the dirtiest spots.

The bins contain eight times more bacteria than toilets: about 2,155 CFU per square centimeter.

“Bathrooms are just quickly wiped clean between flights,” the flight attendant admitted (stock image)

Another curious Reddit user asked her, “Do you have to use the same restrooms as passengers?” The flight attendant replied, “Yes, we do.” Most of us try to avoid going in there.”

Experts recommend wiping down tray tables with antibacterial wipes before eating from them.

They also advised people to bring their own blankets.

Freshly laundered blankets and pillows are only provided on the first flights of the day.

After a flight, the items are folded and then reused by the next passengers.

Also, make sure you have hand sanitizer on hand so you can stay germ-free during your flight.