Why You Should Think Twice Before Ordering Coffee or Tea on a Plane

["Dave Farber" <dave () farber net>]

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Why You Should Think Twice Before Ordering Coffee or Tea on a Plane
By Stacey Leasca
Jun 17 2017
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http://www.travelandleisure.com/airlines-airports/flight-attendants-dont-drink-coffee-tea-planes
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Overnight and early morning flights are hard on all of us. Sometimes, the
only saving grace is a nice warm cup of tea or coffee to wake us up and
help us feel refreshed after hours in the air. But you may want to think
twice before you order that English breakfast blend, according to cabin
crew members.

“Flight attendants will not drink hot water on the plane. They will not
drink plain coffee, and they will not drink plain tea,” one flight
attendant told Business Insiderin February. Why the self-imposed ban on
delicious warm beverages?

As NBC 5 noted, the water for tea and coffee comes from the tap, not from a
bottle, while in flight. And that water could be downright disgusting.
According to a 2004 EPA sample of 158 planes, 13 percent contained
coliform. Two of the airplanes were found to have dangerous E.coli in the
water. And as Business Insider reported, an additional EPA study found that
one in every eight planes fails the agency’s standards for water safety.

Water onboard is regulated under the Environmental Protection Agency to
ensure safe drinking water on the aircraft,” the The Association of Flight
Attendants-CWA, told Business Insider. “The Association of Flight
Attendants-CWA pushed for this regulation over 15 years ago. The regulation
gives broad discretion to airlines on how often they must test the water
and flush the tanks. AFA does not believe this regulation goes far enough
or is sufficiently enforced."

The bacteria is likely delivered while the water is in transit, NBC
reported. According to a 2015 study in the International Journal of
Environmental Research and Public Health, more microorganisms exist in the
transport vehicles than in the water’s original source, thus transferring
the organisms from truck to plane.

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