What's the current state of hot towels?

[djkelly69]

Slightly OT, but flew JAL last week and hot towels were provided in PE.

 

[Quickstatus]

I bring a small packet of disinfectant wipes when I travel

Pick up more germs from surfaces than from the air

 

[cmon0005]

On a recent QF fiji flight I could have gone for a cold towel upon leaving NAN!

 

[snooze]

Have hot towels returned? I still haven't had it on recent international flights.

I recently did a china eastern domestic j class flight and had two! One at boarding and one after the meal.

 

[flyingfan]

I flew international J a few days ago and there were no hot towels.

 

[Pushka]

No not towels last week to Bali in J.

 

[Flyfrequently]

No not towels last week to Bali in J.

Never had it on QF to DPS.
Has this been a thing before @Pushka ?

 

[Pushka]

Never had it on QF to DPS.
Has this been a thing before @Pushka ?

Hot towels used to be a thing on any Int flights. They still are on several airlines. Just not Qantas it seems. We've only flown J to Bali of recent times so don't know if it was a thing on this flight

 

[Spacetravel]

This year I have flown J between SYD and HND, ICN, SIN, YVR and had 0 hot towels. For further details, I only started flying QF post covid and have never received a hot towel on QF ever. SQ on the other hand even do (did?) in PE

 

[snooze]

This year I have flown J between SYD and HND, ICN, SIN, YVR and had 0 hot towels. For further details, I only started flying QF post covid and have never received a hot towel on QF ever. SQ on the other hand even do (did?) in PE

Last time I remember having it on qf was pre covid. But I wasn't sure if iv slept through it or just been unlucky.

Iv even had a hot towel on sq in economy between Darwin and Singapore.

 

[flyingfan]

As OP mentioned, there used to be hot towels in domestic J... and glasses of water or strawberryapple juice... and Fin Review and other newspapers...

 

[9171]

I can solidly confirm that there is no "hot towel" service when flying on intra-state Alliance mining charter services.

 

[kangarooflyer88]

I can solidly confirm that there is no "hot towel" service when flying on intra-state Alliance mining charter services.

I do wonder who threw a cold towel on that idea? Was it the mining companies?

 

[Franky]

I do wonder who threw a cold towel on that idea? Was it the mining companies?

If your'e really in to hot towels, try Thai Airways. We (in J) had hot towels with our drink when first seated, prior to each meal, a hot towel on the food tray, and another once all had been cleared away. They also walked the aisles regularly offering them.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Apparently hot towels - cloth variety - are really bad for the environment, As is ‘really really’ bad!

However… some airlines are going to more flimsy, but I guess biodegradable?, options.

While I can dispense with a hot towel on boarding, or before and after a meal, it is really nice to have one first thing in the morning or when people wake up before landing.

(a cold towel when boarding from a remote stand in a tropical environment is nice though, too. Or a remote stand in the ME.)

 

[Lynda2475]

I use it to wipe down all the yucky surfaces that is the office for the next X hours.

Yes this is what I end up doing, followed by some anti bacterial wipes.

I don't use it on myself

Yes I don't see the point; if you needed to freshen up one would have had a shower in the lounge before boarding.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Yes I don't see the point; if you needed to freshen up one would have had a shower in the lounge before boarding.

Shower in the lounge isn’t much help if you have a bus gate in a tropical or very hot airport like Oman.

And of course doesn’t help in the morning as a ‘wake up’. The hot,towel followed by cool air from the vents is very refreshing.

 

[Quickstatus]

Yes I don't see the point; if you needed to freshen up one would have had a shower in the lounge before boarding.

I meant I would not use it on myface/hands first and then use it to clean said surfaces.

I either ask for two HT, or if unavailable, I carry alcoholic wipes

 

[Lynda2475]

Shower in the lounge isn’t much help if you have a bus gate in a tropical or very hot airport like Oman.

Not somewhere I would ever visit, but I where I have had bus transfers the busses have been waiting and air-conditioned so not an issue.

And of course doesn’t help in the morning as a ‘wake up’. The hot,towel followed by cool air from the vents is very refreshing.

Personally I prefer to wash my face properly with running water. I dont use a face washer at home and find a hot towel to be similar, not kind on the skin at all.

 

[jrfsp]

Apparently hot towels - cloth variety - are really bad for the environment, As is ‘really really’ bad!

i assumed they were washed and reused, no?