“You put your hand in the seatback pocket and there’s an open McDonald’s ketchup container in there,†said Joe Brancatelli, a frequent flier who runs an advice Web site for business travelers. Tidiness has declined in recent years, he said. “The problem is they’ve made so many cuts.â€
When cleaning is outsourced, for instance, “it’s another part of the airline business that goes to the lowest bidder,†he said.
And when outside food was invited aboard, routines for taking care of trash went awry. “A lot of inconvenient garbage,†Mr. Brancatelli said. “The airlines can’t control it. They can’t plan for it.â€
B.S. The F/As walk thru the cabin asking for all garbage a couple of times inflight. The customers are lazy and dont care if they leave THEIR garbage in the seatback pocket as long as its clean the next time THEY take flight. And before anyone says I'm blaming the customers on this and the airline should clean the plane, I agree. There should be a more thorough cleaning on the planes more often especially with the amount of people traveling, but some help from those leaving the normal trash behind would be a big step in the right direction during the rest of the time.
