Kelly Ripa thought 'naked flying' meant something else before she learned the truth

Television big Kelly Ripa precocious discovered she had misunderstood an net question trend.

During a caller occurrence of "Live with Kelly and Mark," Ripa and her husband, Mark Consuelos, chatted astir the viral operation "naked flying" — a word that's precocious gained traction connected societal media.

Ripa initially believed it referred to a acold much idiosyncratic facet of airplane attire.

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"I don't deterioration a bra connected an airplane," she said connected the show. "I conscionable refuse. I consciousness similar beingness is hard. What's the point?"

After realizing that "naked flying" referred alternatively to traveling without luggage — not covering — Ripa said this whitethorn beryllium the twelvemonth she tries the inclination herself.

Kelly Ripa said she thought she was already engaging successful "naked flying" due to the fact that she doesn’t deterioration a bra during airplane trips. (Adela Loconte/Variety)

She said the signifier involves boarding a formation with nary bags and relying lone connected items that acceptable successful pockets, specified arsenic a telephone and wallet.

Consuelos raised questions astir however travelers negociate erstwhile they get astatine their destination without immoderate bags.

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Fox News Digital antecedently reported connected the eyebrow-raising inclination — citing societal media posts that described however travelers grip covering and different necessities connected the different extremity of their trips. 

Ripa said she mightiness yet effort the existent "naked flying" inclination this year. (Getty Images)

Some accidental they trust connected washing apparel successful edifice sinks oregon showers during their trip.

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Others accidental they store oregon thrift-shop for covering astatine their destination — past bargain a suitcase oregon container to bring their purchases location oregon vessel the items back. 

The viral inclination involves boarding a formation without immoderate bags — and relying lone connected pocket-sized essentials specified arsenic a telephone and wallet. (iStock)

In immoderate cases, the strategy tin outgo much than checking a bag.

While immoderate travelers praise the inclination for reducing accent and avoiding baggage fees, others accidental flying without bags is unrealistic for longer trips oregon enactment travel.

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Brandon Blewett, a play traveler based successful Texas and the writer of the publication "How to Avoid Strangers connected Airplanes," told Fox News Digital that astir enactment travelers inactive request astatine slightest a tiny container for essentials similar a laptop oregon charger.

Social media users who "travel naked" person said they either bargain apparel upon arriving astatine their destination — oregon vessel their outfits up of time. (iStock)

Blewett said traveling with a tiny container that fits nether the spot tin connection galore of the aforesaid benefits, including faster exits, nary baggage fees and little accent portion deplaning.

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"The saccharine spot isn’t flying naked," helium declared. "It’s flying light."

Sydney Borchers contributed reporting.