New study reveals dirtiest spots at the airport

PHOENIX (KSAZ) - Millions fly in and out of an airport on any given day, so it's no surprise there are hundreds of thousands of germs on any given surface you touch.

Insurancequotes.com conducted 18 tests across six surfaces from three major U.S. airports and airlines flights, and you won't believe what they found.

"That's pretty disgusting," one person said.

That's right, disgusting. On those self-service machines you use to check in, the screen had about 250,000 bacteria, which is more than a toilet seat.

"I take preventative vitamin C and vitamin A, as well, to make sure I don't get sick because I travel a fair amount," one person said.

Arms on chairs hold a whopping 21,000 germs and water fountain buttons have about 19,000.

"I've noticed lately when I travel more, if I don't carry sanitizer stuff on me, I get every little cold and sniffle," one person said.

The three germiest places on a plane are the button you flush the toilet with, which has about 95,000 germs, the tray table with 11,000, and the seat buckle with about 1,000.

"I'm not a germaphobe, but I'm not trying to take anything extra home," one person said.

If you don't want to arrive at your final destination with more than your luggage or a few souvenirs, keep it clean.