Former Qantas pilot warns: keep your shoes on during flights
Pilot Richard de Crespigny warns that flying barefoot poses safety risks during emergency evacuation and is a hygiene problem.
De Crespigny, speaking on the Today show, said passengers need to keep their shoes on during flights. Removing shoes is dangerous during an emergency evacuation because slides injure bare feet.
Hygiene is another concern: plane floors are cleaned when needed, not regularly. De Crespigny told of a jumbo flight where cabin crew made a passenger put his shoes back on because the smell was so bad.
- Seat-kicking from behind at 42 per cent
- Top plane annoyance
- Cleaned on demand, not regularly
- Floor cleaning schedule
- Richard de Crespigny, former Qantas pilot
- Expert source
Why it mattersBarefoot flying can injure you in an emergency evacuation and exposes you to dirt and germs.
AustraliaAustralian flyers benefit from knowing the real safety and hygiene risks associated with going barefoot on aircraft.
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