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mfcorey1

(11,061 posts)
Thu Sep 19, 2019, 01:08 PM Sep 2019

A university studied the water quality on planes. You may want to skip the coffee on these two airli

CNN) — You've probably never given much thought to the quality of the water on an airplane.
Maybe it's time you should.

A recent study ranks the water served on major and regional US airlines.

Drink up if you're on an Alaska Airlines or Allegiant Air flight. Those two airlines tied for first place in the rankings in the study, from the Hunter College New York City Food Policy Center at the City University of New York and the website DietDetective.com.
But you might need to exercise some caution if you're on a JetBlue or Spirit flight. They tied for last among major airlines in the study, which came out at the end of August.

CNN reached out to Spirit and JetBlue for comment on their low rankings and is waiting to hear back.
The study was not a review of the bottled water that's often served in airplanes, but instead a look at the water used to make items like tea and coffee, as well as the water used in the bathrooms.

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/airline-water-study-wellness-trnd/index.html

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A university studied the water quality on planes. You may want to skip the coffee on these two airli (Original Post) mfcorey1 Sep 2019 OP
No surprises there! customerserviceguy Sep 2019 #1
The covfefe on Trump Airlines, however, was the all-time worst Blue Owl Sep 2019 #2

customerserviceguy

(25,185 posts)
1. No surprises there!
Thu Sep 19, 2019, 01:48 PM
Sep 2019

I have never flown on Allegiant, but Alaska is a class act. And I'd never fly on JetBlue or Spirit, so I've been safe there. My choice of beverage is beer, or if all they have is yellow fizzy swill, then I'll go with wine. But only in first class. If I'm in cattle class, I don't drink anything, it's already a big fat hassle to wait in line for the crowded restrooms in the back of the aircraft.

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