We all know that airlines are cutting budgets in many ways. Clean pillows and blankets are not a reality when the airlines are focusing on quick turnarounds and profits. Consider this – the person on the flight before you may have coughed against, wiped their mouth or nose on, or breathed into the pillow or blanket that you are handed. That is not to mention what has occurred in the seat you will sit in!
Seats are not disinfected and I can tell you from interviewing flight attendants and gate agents that not everyone who needs to wear “Flight pants” actually does – and so your seat may have been soiled before you sat in it. The flight attendant on my flight last night stated that she gags when she has to think about what those seats have seen in a day of flying.
SO, I was happy to meet Leslie Danelian at the LA Times Travel Show this past month. Flying across country multiple times due to a long distance relationship, Leslie and her boyfriend (now husband- Rick Berge) decided to do something about having to sit in unsanitary conditions on planes.
They invented a denim seat cover and were soon the “popular passengers” as flight attendants, pilots, and passengers alike asked how to get a cover of their own! 
PlaneSheets is trademarked and now in the process of obtaining a utility patent for this smart invention.
I originally was interested in recommending these covers for the sick kids that are flying to children’s hospitals, sick kids camps, or for the much needed family vacation. Many times a suppressed immune system necessitates extra steps – and we all know that flying exposes us to “international germs”. I also liked these covers for people who have environmental and food allergies.
I reviewed both the disposable and the washable airplane seat covers on this last flight. That’s when I realized – even though I had thought of this cover for sick kids, it was calming to me to see my child settle into his seat and be surrounded by a seat cover that I knew was “ours”. The cover I reviewed was a pleasant sage color, but there are many different colors and patterns available to choose from – camouflage, zebra, and even hot pink – the list goes on to suit your taste. There is also a chenille material for an ultra soft seat. An added bonus is the monogramming option for the Elizabeth Collection solids.
My son sat in the seat with the washable sage cover and I sat in the one with the disposable blue cover. His seat was more colorful, softer and seemed to stay in place easier.
However, I think for those trips where you don’t want to haul a cover around, the disposable option is great. The disposable covers come in a pack of two and the washable cover has its very own zipped case for keeping your cover clean and easy to transport.
Thanks Leslie for a smart, healthy invention! Jet With Kids is happy to recommend this cover for young and old alike. For those who are traveling with compromised immune systems or allergies, or anyone who wants protection from soiled seats, PlaneSheets not only personalizes your seat, but protects from any “personalization” done by the massive amounts of passengers who sat in that seat before you!
Buy your own plane sheets here.
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