I am a frequent flyer and that is why you should NEVER wear leggings or yoga pants on an airplane
- In the event of a disaster in the sky, fashion choices can have painful consequences
A flight expert has revealed the terrifying reason why you should never wear leggings on a plane and also advised against taking your shoes off when you’re in the air.
Aviation journalist Christine Negroni has written about air travel for decades and is the author of the New York Times bestseller, The Crash Detectives.
Speak against the sunthe writer explained that as tempting as it may be to cozy up on your long-haul flight, it’s probably not worth the risk in the event of an onboard disaster.
She explained, “You may have to escape due to a fire in the cabin or there may be a separate fire on the ground as soon as you exit the plane.
“Everyone wears yoga pants on planes now, but I avoid all man-made fibers because they burn faster and stick to you if there’s a fire.”
Christine Negroni says leggings can be extremely dangerous to wear on a flight
And don’t even think about taking your shoes off because in the same situation you would have a rather painful walk to the emergency slide and safety.
She continued, “If you’re escaping from an airplane, the floor could be very hot or cold, covered in oil or on fire, or in a cornfield—you don’t want to be barefoot.”
In other news, the urban myth that waste from passenger jets is released mid-flight has been debunked.
Veteran Air Canada Dreamliner captain Doug Morris explains that toilets on planes are actually maintained at airports, at “most ground stops on long-haul flights and less so on short-haul flights.”
The waste is flushed to storage tanks at the rear of the aircraft.
Veteran Air Canada Dreamliner captain Doug Morris explains that toilets on planes are maintained at airports – and that emptying the tanks is a sought-after job
In his fascinating book This is your captain speaking (ECW Press), Captain Morris explains, “There is an access panel near the rear (no pun intended) of the aircraft to drain the holding tanks.”
In addition, emptying the tanks, he reveals, is “wanted by many airlines among ramp workers because if they get it, it becomes their only job.”
He continues: “They drive from plane back to plane back with possibly longer breaks.
‘These ‘lavologists’ wear special biohazard suits and masks. And the wastewater must be ‘dumped’ at a designated biohazardous waste location at the airport.’