Passenger Reports Seatmate Removing Skin From Bare Feet on Flight
A Reddit user described a woman seated nearby who placed a bare foot on her knee and peeled dead skin during a commercial flight. The post included a photograph and drew nearly 300 comments from other users.
nypost.comA passenger posted on Reddit that the woman seated next to them began removing dead skin from bare feet while the aircraft was in flight. The post stated the woman rested one foot on her knee and used her hands to peel the skin. An accompanying photograph showed the same action.
Commenters on the thread suggested notifying a flight attendant or using the safety card to direct air toward the passenger.
The same Reddit thread referenced another recent report in which a first-class passenger placed feet on a seatmate’s armrest during an American Airlines flight. That earlier post said the feet were removed once but later returned to the armrest.
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3 events- Recent flight
Passenger posted photograph and description of seatmate removing skin from bare feet.
1 sourcenypost.com - Same thread
Commenters suggested notifying flight attendant or using safety card to fan air.
1 sourcenypost.com - Earlier incident
Separate post described first-class passenger placing feet on seatmate armrest on American Airlines flight.
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Airline may receive passenger complaints about hygiene during flights.
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