Last Updated on January 7, 2021
There are some good disposable bug-off seat covers and airplane seat sitters that you can purchase online from Amazon.com that effectively protect from germs and pests including the bed bug itself!
These covers will also come in handy during the flu season. Flu season and bed bugs…Isn’t that grand?!
#3 – Bring your own pillow & blanket
You don’t want to rest your head on a pillow where strings of bed bugs are already resting, so take your own pillow with you onboard!
Once you have dressed your seat in a cover that tells bedbugs to bug off and balanced your pillow behind your back, cover yourself in a blanket you trust (your own blanket) and enjoy a comfy flight.
Now that is one handy way to arm yourself against the bloodsuckers!
#4 – Put Your carry-ons in the overhead bin
Oh, what about your luggage? You’re not allowed to forget about them!
Wrap your carry-on bags in plastic and put them in the plane’s overhead plane bin space instead of placing them next to your feet. If you do, the bedbugs lurking under your seat and in the corners of the plane floor will make a new home out of your carry-on luggage.
On a side note, wearing sandals or removing your shoes onboard is like extending a generous invitation to bedbugs to bite you!
#5 – It’s not just the plane
You need to be careful on your way to the plane because you may come face to face with none other than the bed bug!
Bedbugs may cling to your clothes while riding a cab, bus, or train and by the time you arrive to the airport, they will have already chugged your blood!
Many passengers may wonder why there are bed bugs on their plane seat and not on their neighbor’s. Hm…maybe because they were the ones who unknowingly brought them onboard!
#6 – Inform the cabin crew
Once you have detected a horde of bed bugs on the plane, since they like to travel in groups, immediately inform the flight attendants to help you change your seat. Hopefully, your new seat won’t be crawling with more bed bugs!
