Earlier today I published a review of my brief American Eagle flight from Pittsburgh to New York. One thing I neglected to mention was a suspicious blotch around the window. What could it have been? Was it really what I think it was?
Unidentified Substance On My Airplane Window…Could It Be?
As I settled into my seat and looked out the window, I noticed a yellowish blotch smeared around the window. It looked like…well, you know.
I wasn’t about to smell it, but it was disgusting to look at and it made me wonder when the aircraft was last cleaned. What could this thing have been? I’m not sure I want to know…
Too Many Dirty Airplanes…
I mostly fly United Airlines, but I’ve also flown American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and JetBlue this year within the United States and I have noticed on all of them that the planes are often simply not as clean as they should be.
The daily “deep clean” from the pandemic era is over (even that, I suspect, was a bit of an exaggeration compared to actual practice) and carriers once again seems to be cutting corners when it comes to cleaning aircraft.
This is not only unprofessional and disgusting, but it leads to questions like if the feces is not scraped off the window (or whatever that substance is above), what other corners are being cut?
Deep cleaning certainly takes time, but I’ve seen too many dirty airplanes this year…there is no excuse.
CONCLUSION
I really hope whatever was on my window on American Airlines was not what it looked like. But the nasty glop of who knows what is an important reminder that airlines need to do a better job of keeping their aircraft clean.
What do you think that nasty stuff is on my window?
Oh my. Er, it doesn’t look like feces, but I won’t speculate. Some things are better left as a mystery. And always wash your hands.
Is it still SAFE to fly???
Possibilities include:
Dried up coffee that someone spit out while laughing
caramel candy that someone rubbed off their fingers
Smashed up bug juice
Transferred hot chocolate and other debris and stains from a rag used on the tray table then window surrounds or from a drink stirrer that someone shook towards the window
just looks like boogers to me
So did you mention this to the flight crew?
If you mention it to the flight attendant she/he will say, well, do you want to give up your seat? And we’ll have to take you off the flight. Goodbye.
Looks like a regular window. I don’t think they have first class for windows. Jeez
Lol
Probably a booger. Don’t lick it you drama queen.
I bet if we started fining airlines for flying 150+ people in a flying disease vector millions per infraction they’d suddenly care about cleanliness. As it stands, no profit in putting any time or effort into maintaining the aircraft interior. Welcome to capitalism.
Slimy hand goo from a rug rat.
I always bring disposable gloves and Clorox wipes.
And I resent having to do this.
I ALWAYS, from now on, bring my own DISINFECTANT WIPES and use them to wipe down all the surfaces around me and also on my seat surfaces. And I will start to wear an N95 mask since it’s the beginning of FLU season. And I got my flu vaccine and maybe will get the new COVID vaccine.
NO, it’s not safe to fly, in a health-related way.
(that seems like it is dried mucus- snot from someone’s nose, or dried egg, or yellow feces from a baby’s soiled diaper).
No AIrline ever said: We have stopped the pandemic daily deep clean.
But they all have.
Which is why I still wipe down everything.
Not just for Covid but flu and other touchable organisms
Let me guess. You took pictures, wrote up this article Dec tou farm feel better, then deplaned without saying a word to any employee. Yep sounds about right. Cycle repeats. Now you know what it’s dirty..
I did point it out. Any other questions?
Someone was eating pizza they brought onboard and had sauce on their fingers when they they were putting the shade up and down or they were opening a can of Chef Boyardee Beefaroni and it splattered. That’s what I say. LOL! Or maybe it came from a baby or young child.
If you see something, like this, don’t say anything. Clean it up with your disinfectant wipes.