Here's a little secret, in the spirit of turning aircraft faster. Most internationals out of JFK are turned cleaned. The cleaners are not expected to treat international inbounds any different than a short haul domestic inbound.
Last month AA introduced Duvets in F/C and Business. They are prison gray colored blankets and are neither a blanket nor a quilt. On some OALs these items are stowed over-head and only given to the passenger upon request, never on a 1-1 ratio as AA presently does. On these same OAL's these duvets are used as a cushion on which to lay on, not cover with. They are also not any wider than the seat itself, F/C blankets are still provided. What is being created at AA, in both said cabins is a ever increasing dirty and clutter filled environment. The duvets are unwrapped, and after use, are thrown on the floor of the aircraft, where they are stepped on by passengers, while sitting a dirty floor for the entire flight. Upon arrival at JFK these Duvets are picked up off the dirty cabin floor by the cleaner and refolded.
We're only told to hurry, not to change them for new ones, just refold.
If the cleaners had to change every unwrapped duvet for a new one on each flight. The cleaning truck would have to return to the aircraft as it could not hold all the dirty duvets, inflight garbage and cleaners safely.
Someone at DFW, didn't figure in this time needed, so the duvets are just getting dirtier with each passing flight/day. As a reward we were recently told, that the that JFK would be losing headcount in cleaning in future bids.
In the beginning the cabin supervisors told the inflight personnel that the unwrapped duvets came unwrapped but were new from the manufacturer
Any unwrapped duvet on any outbound flight is infact a dirty duvet.
So; inflight personnel, as passenger advocates, please always insist on wrapped duvets for our passengers.
Last month AA introduced Duvets in F/C and Business. They are prison gray colored blankets and are neither a blanket nor a quilt. On some OALs these items are stowed over-head and only given to the passenger upon request, never on a 1-1 ratio as AA presently does. On these same OAL's these duvets are used as a cushion on which to lay on, not cover with. They are also not any wider than the seat itself, F/C blankets are still provided. What is being created at AA, in both said cabins is a ever increasing dirty and clutter filled environment. The duvets are unwrapped, and after use, are thrown on the floor of the aircraft, where they are stepped on by passengers, while sitting a dirty floor for the entire flight. Upon arrival at JFK these Duvets are picked up off the dirty cabin floor by the cleaner and refolded.
We're only told to hurry, not to change them for new ones, just refold.
If the cleaners had to change every unwrapped duvet for a new one on each flight. The cleaning truck would have to return to the aircraft as it could not hold all the dirty duvets, inflight garbage and cleaners safely.
Someone at DFW, didn't figure in this time needed, so the duvets are just getting dirtier with each passing flight/day. As a reward we were recently told, that the that JFK would be losing headcount in cleaning in future bids.
In the beginning the cabin supervisors told the inflight personnel that the unwrapped duvets came unwrapped but were new from the manufacturer
Any unwrapped duvet on any outbound flight is infact a dirty duvet.
So; inflight personnel, as passenger advocates, please always insist on wrapped duvets for our passengers.
