A woman's bare feet propped up on the business class cabin for Iberia Airlines.
A woman's bare feet propped up on the business class cabin for Iberia Airlines.
  • Four flight attendants told Insider they recommend passengers keep their shoes on while flying.
  • That mysterious liquid covering the bathroom floor? Odds are it's not just water, they said. 
  • "It's probably bodily fluids that you're walking in," one flight attendant warns.  

Keeping your shoes on while flying isn't just the courteous thing to do — according to flight attendants, there's a hygienic reason to avoid walking around barefoot on an airplane. Warning: it's pretty gross.