Here's why flight attendants avoid drinking tap water on airplanes

  • 4 years ago
The next time you order drinks on a flight, you may not want to order tap water. Go with the bottled drinks to be safe. We spoke to one flight attendant who told us, "Flight attendants will not drink hot water on the plane. They will not drink plain coffee, and they will not drink plain tea." An EPA study found that 1 in every 8 planes fails the agency's standards for water safety.

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