MD Podiatrist Warns Against Walking Barefoot While on Planes

According to podiatrist Dan Michaels, DPM, people are putting themselves in danger by going barefoot on planes. He states that walking barefoot on a plane can expose people to bacteria and viruses.
 

“You could also pick up fungus, not to mention the millions of germs and bacteria that you could transfer to carpets, inside hotel rooms or homes and cars, which serves as a danger to other people,” she told the newspaper. And there are few places that are home to more germs and bacteria than inside airplane bathrooms.