I would say don't touch the entire plane. The entire plane is full of bacteria. I suggest bringing hand sanitizer and wipes. I would say don't touch the lavatory door, we would like people to wash their hands, but not everybody do, and the first thing they do is touch the door. So I would use my elbow just to push the door.
The faucet, I try not to touch it, again, use the paper towel. The tray, again, it's nice to have a sanitizer wipe and then you could just wipe it down. They're clean, but they're not bacteria free, so you kind of have to keep that in mind.The tray table, that's where all the germs are because people sleep on it, people eat on it, people touch on it. For airplanes, we don't really clean it until after the flight or maybe even after a couple of flights.
Usually every airline is different, but for me, I did a six-week training and not only do you learn the health and safety CPR, you have to learn the aircraft, the numbers on how to move the aircraft, how to deal with different situations, the weather, everything. Basically, I felt like I was a pilot too.
And depending on each airline, they're pretty strict. If you can't make the exams, make the cut, then you're automatically gone. So it's really important. Also, they put a lot of emphasis on emergency. So we're trained on emergency procedures, what we'll do if we land in water, what will we do if we land in land, and all of that we're trained on.
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