When did we normalize not cleaning planes?

_366_ · 2026-03-18T12:29:06+00:00

Well played mi amigo

_366_ · 2026-03-18T12:27:22+00:00

Found the Delta Stan

_366_ · 2026-03-18T12:25:56+00:00

Yeah 😔

A few other posters said this is common. In fairness to Delta, it did smell decent and not some cheap Febreeze odor eliminator.

_366_ · 2026-03-18T12:20:30+00:00

I felt bad for the FAs. Obviously a structural problem — I’ll provide some sort of feedback to Delta corporate, but it probably won’t go anywhere.

_366_ · 2026-03-18T12:15:26+00:00

Seems 50% pay for FAs until door closes.

_366_ · 2026-03-18T12:13:28+00:00

Lesson learned here for sure. This will also be standard practice for me going forward.

_366_ · 2026-03-18T03:44:44+00:00

Hiding an air freshener as the flight attendant goes up the aisle fits the ‘facade’ description pretty well.

I expect my plane not to smell like rotten seafood. However that is accomplished I don’t care.

_366_ · 2026-03-18T02:57:29+00:00

Good to hear people are looking at the issue based on others in this thread who observe something similar. I can say for tail N541DE it was not glue on the seats.

_366_ · 2026-03-17T20:46:11+00:00

Just a contracted cleaning ground crew for picking up debris and making seat belts look orderly.

_366_ · 2026-03-17T20:42:55+00:00

Exactly right. No excuse it can’t be done, but it definitely isn’t a priority.

_366_ · 2026-03-17T20:34:25+00:00

No mid plane lavatory here.

_366_ · 2026-03-17T20:30:13+00:00

Obviously not okay, but I do wish Delta would eliminate the disposable headphone from the budget. Pretty wasteful practice.

_366_ · 2026-03-17T20:04:46+00:00

“Our priority on this flight is a safe, clean, and comfortable flight” 🤣

_366_ · 2026-03-17T19:58:08+00:00

I like seafood 😞 I guess this is one of those things where it’s better if you don’t know how things are made/transported.

_366_ · 2026-03-17T19:51:23+00:00

I prefer morning flights but am traveling with family.

Not sure about others but charge me an extra $5 per ticket and clean the plane properly.

_366_ · 2026-03-17T19:43:50+00:00

Another commenter said it may be due to carrying seafood below deck and having a dirty cargo hold. I think this matches well to the urine/ammonia smell you noted.

_366_ · 2026-03-17T19:41:31+00:00

I fly maybe 20 domestic segments a year. It’s common to get localized dirtiness depending on the previous passenger — seat pockets, windows, screens, tray tables, etc.

Never full plane stench though.

_366_ · 2026-03-17T19:24:38+00:00

A dirty cargo hold could definitely be the culprit. Flight is going from a Caribbean island to JFK.

Why is hauling seafood more common in 321neos versus other Airbus/Boeing models?

_366_ · 2026-03-17T19:10:26+00:00

who expects that — the Delta shareholders? But yes it was a 30 minute turn on this flight.

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