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Anyone who’s taken to the open skies has passed through an airport. These hubs are full of people scrambling to make their flight or just waiting around until its time to take off. Unfortunately, where there are teems of people, there are also teems of germs and grime. You may think that bathrooms, with their sticky floors and unpleasant smells, are the worst of the worst when it comes to dirty spots. However, you’ll be surprised to learn that these locales aren’t even in the top five dirtiest places in an airport.<\/p>\n

With all the foot traffic, it’s no wonder that airports and airplanes quickly become giant Petri dishes. So, before you plan your next air travel, be forewarned \u2014 some spots are just not cleaned often enough. Here are the top 10 germiest and dirtiest places in an airport.<\/p>\n

1. Self-Check-In Screens<\/h3>\n

Self-check-in stations make getting ready for your flight a cinch. However, if you want to take advantage of this convenient feature, you may want to bring your hand sanitizer along. Self-check-in screens are, by far, the dirtiest places in an airport. Rarely cleaned, these stations see hundreds, if not thousands, of hands each day. Touch screens have about 1,500 times more bacteria, viruses and fungal cells per square inch than your common toilet!<\/p>\n

2. Gate Bench Armrests\"Gate<\/h3>\n

If you’re hoping to take a snooze before your flight, you may want to think again about using a gate bench armrest as your pillow. Not only do they teem with bacteria and other bugs, but researchers have also even found E. coli.<\/p>\n

3. Water Fountain Buttons<\/h3>\n

As adults, we all know to keep our mouths off the water fountain spigot. Yet, it’s actually the button that dispenses water that’s the real danger. Because you can’t bring water bottles through security, airport water fountains seem like a necessary evil when you’re in need of a sip. Even though they provide free water to drink, they’re infrequently cleaned, especially the button.<\/p>\n

4. TSA Bins<\/h3>\n

The security checkpoint area is one of the germiest spots in the airport. Between people huddled together in line and folks pulling their shoes on and off, this area is ripe with bacteria and viruses. TSA bins may seem like harmless containers where you put your stuff, but these rarely cleaned items pass from hand to hand all day long. Not only do they contain bacteria, but they often test positive for fecal matter as well.<\/p>\n

5. Lavatory Flush Buttons<\/h3>\n

While airplanes tend to be cleaned more often than their airport counterparts, there are many danger zones where you can pick up an illness. The dirtiest surface in the skies is the lavatory flush button. While airplane bathrooms are usually given a quick clean between flights, this spot is often missed.<\/p>\n

6. The Tray Table<\/h3>\n

Tray tables see a lot of use, and unfortunately not just for food. People use tray tables inappropriately every day, as a depository for their chewed gum, a diaper changing station or a pillow where flyers sleep and drool. When you realize how much fecal matter and bacteria tray tables contain, you may think twice about where you eat your snack.<\/p>\n

7. Latches on Overhead Bins\"Latches<\/h3>\n

The first thing you do when you get on your flight is rush to put your carryon luggage in the overhead bin. However, you may not be so eager when you learn that the latches on these bins receive little to no cleaning. As you can imagine, this makes them a hotbed for viruses, bacteria and other microbes.<\/p>\n

8. Your Seat on the Plane<\/h3>\n

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The turnaround between airplane flights is fast. As the crew gets your seat ready for you, it may not get as thorough a cleaning as you hope. Seats are rarely sanitized. In fact, they’re usually only shampooed about once a month at best. Viruses and even bacteria like MRSA or E. coli thrive in a variety of places all throughout your seating area, including your:<\/p>\n