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Flight attendant issues warning to any passengers who order tea or coffee on an airplane

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Published 12:54 28 Jun 2024 GMT+1

Flight attendant issues warning to any passengers who order tea or coffee on an airplane

The stomach-wrenching warning came as a shock to many holidaymakers

Rhianna Benson

Rhianna Benson

Being that flight prices are currently at an all-time high - having temporarily dropped amid the pandemic - it's no surprise that millions of holidaymakers and jet-setters are selecting the earliest daily flight possible.

Not only do these early departures tend to be the cheapest flights of the day, but they're also handy in ensuring you more time at your dream holiday destination.

The online downside of waking up at 3am for a flight at 6 (that's if you manage to avoid a delay!), is that it's absolutely knackering.

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As a result, many in-flight passengers might be tempted to order themselves a cup of tea or a coffee on board in the hope of ensuring they stay awake for a little longer.

According to one member of cabin crew, however, these hot beverages are the worst things you could possible order on an airplane, revealing why in a stomach-wrenching video which has left many holiday-goers sickened.

Many passengers naturally order a coffee during their morning flight. (YakobchukOlena/Getty)
Many passengers naturally order a coffee during their morning flight. (YakobchukOlena/Getty)

Flight attendant Kat Kamalani (@katkamalani) shared a TikTok revealing that most airline crew members avoid drinking beverages made with water from the plane.

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“Rule number one, never consume any liquid that is not in a can or a bottle,” Kamalani told her one million followers.

But it’s not the tea bags or coffee beans that are the source of the problem, it’s the water.

In 2013, NBC 5 had previously reported that the water used for drinks on flights comes from a tap connected to a water tank rather than from a bottle.

After obtaining the results from a test by the Environmental Protection Agency, the water on commercial airline flights was found to have been tested positive for bacteria.

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Kamalani claimed: “Those water tanks are never cleaned and they are disgusting. So, talk to a flight attendant - we rarely, rarely drink the coffee or tea,” adding that the coffee machines are ‘rarely cleaned’ unless they break.



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Kamalani also urged parents not to put the hot water from the plane's water tank into their baby’s bottles.

Instead, she recommended that parents request a bottled water with hot water on the side, pour the bottled water into the baby’s bottle and put the bottle into the cup filled with hot water to warm it up.

Meanwhile, another flight attendant named CiCi (@cici.inthesky) shared the five things she will never do after joining the industry in a TikTok post.

And, you guessed it, number three is drinking coffee and hot liquids that come out of the coffee maker on flights.

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Admitting that she has done so in the past due to ‘desperation’, CiCi said this doesn’t happen often.

A 2019 study by the Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center at the City University of New York and DietDetective.com looked at airline water and its safety.

It found that ‘many airlines have possibly provided passengers with unhealthy water’.

Several flight attendants advice NOT drinking hot drinks on flights. (Gerardo Huitrón/Getty)
Several flight attendants advice NOT drinking hot drinks on flights. (Gerardo Huitrón/Getty)

The study analysed and scored 11 major international airlines and 12 United States regional airlines to look at the quality of drinking water and found that seven of the international airlines and almost all of the regional airlines had poor water quality.

Featured Image Credit: Getty Stock Images

Topics: Holiday, Travel, Life, Food and Drink

Rhianna Benson
Rhianna Benson

Rhianna is an Entertainment Journalist at LADbible Group, working across LADbible, UNILAD and Tyla. She has a Masters in News Journalism from the University of Salford and a Masters in Ancient History from the University of Edinburgh. She previously worked as a Celebrity Reporter for OK! and New Magazines, and as a TV Writer for Reach PLC.

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