How Often Are Airplane Blankets Washed?

Question

Does anyone know how frequently airlines wash the blankets they provide?

Answer 1

Airplane crew members have revealed that blankets are only washed once every few days. In between washes, they are simply folded and reused, which can be a source of germs.

Comments

The blanket is changed on every flights, it will not be reused for a few flights. The reason why flight attendant fold the blankets is because at some smaller destinations the used blankets is not offload but returned on the same plane to hub for central processing. At least this is how things are done at a flag carrier in HK where I work in

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i’m now disgusted by airplane blankets

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That's it I'm taking my own blanket on the plane

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All that money 4 a ticket and they can't wash a single thing all the time?!? SMH

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Now I don't ever want to use an airplane blanket

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That is why i bring my own throw along for long flights.

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Bright side when you asked that who knows that who used those blankets before us
The answer is the person who used it knows that they used it before us

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Poor little kitty

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My family and I got new blankets and pillows, we even got new toothbrush and a mini toothpaste + a mini hair brush in a little makeup bag

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Who knows who use before you and for what"
I'm sorry but I'm getting bad ideas about that statement