Is it acceptable to travel in shorts and sandals?

There is no chance. Mykonos flights have "club europe" which is not a fixed cabin, they move the divider between standart economy and club europe depending on number of bookings. You can upgrade for online though, it won't be too expensive.

Your friends are talking out of their linen covered arses! 😂 They won’t get upgraded, and they can’t dictate what you wear. Tell them to fuck off with their demands!

Fabric is much more likely to pick up and transfer bacteria than skin. Clothing traps moisture, skin cells, dirt, microorganisms and bacteria can survive on clothing for days.

Skin is a living surface - bacteria don't survive for long in it because of competition from your existing skin microbiome.

Having said that I'm not sure why are you worried about bacteria anyway - do you think that it this is going to make you ill? There is bacteria everywhere.

I agree with not treating public transport like your home, but mid thigh length shorts are really not an issue for hygiene.

The “need to look put together” crew sound like a bunch of fucking losers.

@Carrie76

As for dressing for an accident, who would get on a plane if they thought there was a chance of it crashing??

A few posters here may have or still are responsible for passenger safety on aircraft so as a result of their training are possibly more prepared to think about the supposed unthinkable than the general population.

All they are saying is that in the highly highly highly highly etc etc event you are involved in an evacuation what you wear can make a difference, more so on some aircraft than others because of the slide length/height...

Posters are obviously free to completely ignore that input, but nevertheless it is informed advice and it's well meaning...

Of course it's acceptable. Your friends are weird.

I haven’t read all the replies but think this is hilarious. I often wear shorts and sandals flying, wouldn’t give it a second thought. Wear whatever you fancy!

As for dressing for an accident, who would get on a plane if they thought there was a chance of it crashing??

To be fair, it doesn’t stop me wearing nice toe post sandals to travel in. Ultimately, I’d just go with whatever is most comfortable.

And enjoy your trip!

I tend to travel either in linen mix trousers and a short sleeved top with light jersey jacket/cardigan or sometimes if super hot shorts and t shirt. I’ve been upgraded a few times but I doubt it’s because of how I’m dressed.

Split indeed. Half the group are deluded teats who don't know how uorhades work 😂

Wear whatever the fluck you want.

I tend to put on socks when on the plane No way would I sit with my feet enclosed in trainers or shoes while flying . Just slip sandals over them to go to the loo One of my flights was nearly bloody 18 hours .Sodbtgat

The general guidance from most travel experts, cabin crew etc seems to be:

avoid open toed shoes/sandals/flip flops - planes and airports aren’t the most sanitary places, no protection should a bag land on your toe/ get wheeled over your foot, plus open shoes give no protection when your feet swell during flight;

don’t wear shorts - besides the comfort factor if it gets cold mid flight, plane seats are filthy (only deep cleaned every 1-3 months) and both MRSA and E.coli bacteria live for days on fabric….all that sitting directly on your bare skin 🤢;

no jumpsuits / playsuits (for the obvious faff of going to the loo in the tiny, dirty plane toilet) and also don’t wear jeans with waistbands that are too tight - the altitude makes your stomach expand and makes you retain water and bloat, so you’ll only end up feeling uncomfortable; finally

avoid wearing white (turbulence x drinks/food = laundry disaster) and don’t apply strong/overpowering fragrances in consideration of fellow passengers who may be sensitive, as the recycled air means it will circulate throughout the cabin.

In my view anything can smell and sweat if it’s on a plastic/leatherly surface for long enough on the plane. It’s more about the sweat and not wanting to sit in a seat where others have sweated onto it with naked arms/legs.

Do legs smell? I think this is a fantasy the new adverts for whole body deodorant are trying to create.

You'll be grand wear what you want and feel comfy in,ive seen more people going on hols in joggers,shorts and flip flops than I have the stuck up twin set and pearls brigade!!!
Ive actually seen girls get on planes with a full set of rollers in!

The threshold for flight-related DVT starts at 4 hours, so you might want to consider your risk factors and whether to wear compression stockings, in which case you will surely want to wear long trousers.

Cabin crew here, wear something that covers your legs! Trust me, in the event of an emergency you do not want to have to go down an evacuation slide in shorts!

The only reason I wouldn’t wear shorts and sandals on the flight is because it’s bloody freezing on the plane!

Birkenstock are fine as long as your feet don’t stink. But I think you should wear a dress or trousers personally. Don’t think it’s great to have bare legs sweating on plane seats. Appreciate this is just one view but this is my own view. I usually travel in linen trousers.

BA only provide Club Europe on short haul flights because most passengers in it transfer to or from long-haul Club World or First. They need something marginally better than economy to offer those passengers. I often fly from Edinburgh to London, and virtually everyone in Club on those flights gets straight onto long-haul flights at T5.

It's not worth buying on its own for a short flight, to be honest.

I know what you mean. I've seen too many arses bent over in aisles showing far too much even when encased in Lycra 😬 . People don't seem to think . Horrible sight of a woman squatting in white linen trousers with her crack basically on view. 🤮

The main problem sitting on a plane in shorts is that you get cold. Long trousers and trainers always when flying plus in an emergency you don’t want to be in Birkenstocks!

Tbh op they look like pjs though.