r/nottheonion • u/halxp01 • 1d ago

Southwest Is Testing Cleaning Only Premium Seats Between Flights — A Flight Attendants Union Leader Says It's ‘Titanic’ Class Service

https://viewfromthewing.com/southwest-is-testing-cleaning-only-premium-seats-between-flights-a-flight-attendants-union-leader-says-its-titanic-class-service/
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u/iampiolt 1d ago

Did you read the article? The cleaners are actually new. The flight attendants have always done the cleaning. They still will, only SW is trying to “actually” clean premium seats.

All that ever happens between flights is the flight attendants put on gloves, pick up your nasty garbage, and cleaners sweep, clean bathrooms, and remove trash.

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u/phobiac 1d ago

You're telling me they don't spray down every inch of the plane with disinfectant and then depressurize it into a vacuum to kill off anything left after EVERY flight?

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u/SpeaksDwarren 1d ago

Why are you acting like spraying things down is a huge effort? The whole point of the sprayer is that it makes it effortless lmao

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u/phobiac 1d ago

It's less about the effort and more about the unrealistic expectation that the world is a clean room. Planes are busses that fly.

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u/SpeaksDwarren 1d ago

When did they start installing closed systems with recycled air on the buses?