How to Sanitize Airplane Trays

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.

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.