A former flight attendant who spent 16 years working at 35,000 feet says rumors about dirty water and unhygienic coffee makers on planes are categorically false.
In recent years, airline workers have made headlines by criticizing hot drink hygiene processes, leading passengers to worry about what they are ingesting.
A stewardess claims that coffee makers are taken to the bathrooms to be emptied and that the jugs are “a little close” to the toilet, with the risk of “splattering.”
Another claims that the fact that drinking water is the same liquid used in the “bath system” puts tourists at risk of ingesting E.Coli bacteria.
But former flight attendant Skye Taylor, 49, from Southampton, who worked as cabin crew for low-cost airlines before being hired by Virgin Atlantic, insists a cappuccino in the clouds is perfectly safe.
Skye Taylor, 49, from Southampton, worked as a cabin crew for 16 years. Other airline workers have said the coffee makers and water tanks on planes are dirty, but she disagrees.
She tells MailOnline: ‘There is a lot of discussion about hot water consumption and water tanks.
‘But for me, my cups of tea were what kept me going at work.
‘Everything has to be hygienic when serving food and drink.
An attendant claims that coffee makers in an airplane galley (above) are taken to the bathrooms to be emptied and that the jugs are “a little close” to the toilet, with the risk of “splattering”
Skye, seen here in her Virgin Atlantic uniform, says: “Everything has to be hygienic when serving food and drink.” We have to follow food safety and health and safety regulations.’
‘We have to follow food safety and health and safety regulations. So no, there’s nothing I wouldn’t drink on a plane.
EasyJet previously confirmed to MailOnline that water stored on a plane is used to make hot drinks and flush toilets.
However, a spokesperson added: ‘There is absolutely no chance of cross-contamination due to the design of the system’s pipes.
‘This is common among most aircraft manufacturers and airlines. Fresh water is loaded onto the plane daily.’
When asked if she would avoid eating any food on board, Skye also said no.
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay refuses to eat airline food after working in the airline industry, but the titular stewardess disagrees with his stance.
Skye commented: ‘There’s probably nothing I wouldn’t eat on a plane.
‘We worked so hard on board that I would literally eat anything. They would give us food for the crew.
“Most of us who had been there for a while brought our own food to work, but sometimes I would just try to eat everything, especially after a 12-hour flight when I was low on energy.”
Previously, Skye revealed to MailOnline the reasons why she left her career in the skies, from salary to a surprising lack of travel.
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