Reason woman always wears hoodie on flight

A woman has revealed the clothing item she will never fly without, with her clip garnering more than 1.4 million views.

A savvy passenger has revealed why she always wears a hoodie on a plane.

The frequent flyer has been praised for the genius reason behind the clothing choice with hundreds of people vowing to try the plane hack the next time they jet off.

Peyton Reese Nelson took to TikTok to share her travel tips. She posted a short video alongside the caption, “Never not travelling in a hoodie.”

She filmed herself sitting in her plane seat and lifting her comfy hood covering her entire head.

“Saw a TikTok once of a girl saying she always wears a hoodie on the plane so her hair doesn’t touch the seat and I will never forget it,” she wrote.

Plane seats are often seen as central hubs for dirt due to the amount of people who sit and touch them daily.

Despite airlines regularly cleaning the entire plane some still say that feeling safe from any potential germs by covering up is the best bet.

Peyton posted the genius hack on TikTok. Picture: TikTok/peytonreesenelson

Peyton followed up on the clip with a comment explaining her reasons for always wearing a hoodie.

She said: “I just feel like planes can be gross sometimes so wearing a hoodie means I don’t have to wash my hair when I land.”

The video has already amassed more than 1.4 million views with hundreds of viewers siding with the genius hack.

A flight attendant praised Peyton as she gave travellers a few extra tips on how to stay healthy on board an aircraft.

“As a flight attendant, yes,” they wrote.

Her clip has been viewed 1.4 million times. Picture: TikTok/peytonreesenelson

“Also do not ever wear clothing that exposes your skin to the seats. Long pants and a long shirt.

“Keep hand sanitiser with you always.”

Many others also say they do a similar thing in other popular places such as cinemas and on public transport.

One person said they’ve never considered how dirty a plane could be but would now definitely bring along a hoodie each time she travels.

“I also wipe down everything including the headrest,” wrote another.

While a lot of people assume the toilets, or maybe even the tray tables, are the grimiest parts of the plane, the headrest is usually given the unwanted honour.

Microbiologist and author of The Germ Code Jason Tetro said: “The germiest place of all is the headrest because it is the most exposed and the most touched surface on a plane.”

This is because headrests are rarely deep-cleaned and have the greatest exposure to hands and heads.

This article originally appeared on The Sun and was reproduced with permission