[ad_1]
The water on a range of major airlines is so dirty that even hand washing isn’t recommended, according to new research.
Studying the water quality on 11 major US carriers and 12 regional ones, the 2019 Airline Water Study, compiled by DietDetective.com and the Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center, found that only four out of 23 had “relatively safe, clean water”.
The study scored each airline on a scale of 0 (worst) to five (best) based on 10 criteria, including positive E. coli and coliform water sample reports.
Any airline that scored a 3 or above was deemed to have relatively safe, clean water.
Alaska Airlines, Allegiant Air and Hawaiian Airlines all scored above 3 in the major airlines category; of the regional carriers, only Piedmont made the grade.
1/8 Cockroach curry
A cockroach was found in an Air India breakfast meal.
Twitter/Manoj Khandekar
2/8 Apples and pears
Avianca’s idea of a vegetarian meal was an apple and a pear on board one flight.
Twitter/Steve Hogarty
3/8 Chicken sandwich
Emirates served this disappointing Cajun chicken and cheese sandwich on a flight to Dubai
Paul Carlin
4/8 Gluten-free banana
Martin Pavelka was handed this banana, complete with “gluten-free” label, as his inflight meal on an ANA service from Tokyo to Sydney.
Martin Pavelka/Evening Standard
5/8 Mushroom sandwich
Oman Air’s finest: presenting something approximating a mushroom sandwich on a flight to Heathrow.
Nick Boulos
6/8 Raw vegetables
Aegean Airways served up some raw pepper and carrot sticks as its veggie option on one flight.
musterknabe
7/8 More cockroaches
An Air India passenger wasn’t impressed when she found this in the business class lounge.
Twitter/Harinder Baweja
8/8 Leftovers
Not everyone turns their nose up at plane food – this Urumqi flight attendant was suspended after a video of her eating leftovers went viral.
Viral Press
1/8 Cockroach curry
A cockroach was found in an Air India breakfast meal.
Twitter/Manoj Khandekar
2/8 Apples and pears
Avianca’s idea of a vegetarian meal was an apple and a pear on board one flight.
Twitter/Steve Hogarty
3/8 Chicken sandwich
Emirates served this disappointing Cajun chicken and cheese sandwich on a flight to Dubai
Paul Carlin
4/8 Gluten-free banana
Martin Pavelka was handed this banana, complete with “gluten-free” label, as his inflight meal on an ANA service from Tokyo to Sydney.
Martin Pavelka/Evening Standard
5/8 Mushroom sandwich
Oman Air’s finest: presenting something approximating a mushroom sandwich on a flight to Heathrow.
Nick Boulos
6/8 Raw vegetables
Aegean Airways served up some raw pepper and carrot sticks as its veggie option on one flight.
musterknabe
7/8 More cockroaches
An Air India passenger wasn’t impressed when she found this in the business class lounge.
Twitter/Harinder Baweja
8/8 Leftovers
Not everyone turns their nose up at plane food – this Urumqi flight attendant was suspended after a video of her eating leftovers went viral.
Viral Press
United Airlines, JetBlue and Spirit Airlines achieved the lowest scores out of the major airlines, with 1.2, 1 and 1 respectively.
Of the regional carriers, four scored lower than 1 for their water cleanliness: Endeavor Air, Air Wisconsin Airlines, ExpressJet Airlines and Republic Airways.
“Except for Piedmont Airlines, regional airlines need to improve their onboard water safety,” said Charles Platkin, the editor of DietDetective.com and the executive director of the Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center.
Unhealthy water violates the federal government’s Aircraft Drinking Water Rule (ADWR), which was implemented in 2011 and requires airlines to provide passengers and flight crew with safe drinking water.
The 2019 Airline Water Study advises passengers to refrain from drinking any water on a flight that isn’t in a sealed bottle, avoid drinking tea or coffee onboard, and to take hand sanitiser with you instead of washing your hands in the aircraft toilet.
Major US airlines’ water scores
Alaska Airlines: 3.3
Allegiant Air: 3.3
Hawaiian Airlines: 3.1
Frontier Airlines: 2.6
Southwest Airlines: 2.4
Delta Air Lines: 1.6
American Airlines: 1.5
United Airlines: 1.2
JetBlue: 1
Spirit Airlines: 1
Regional US airlines’ water scores
Piedmont Airlines: 4.33
Sun Country Airlines: 2.78
Envoy Air: 2.11
GoJet Airlines: 2
Trans States Airlines: 1.78
Compass Airlines: 1.22
PSA Airlines: 1.22
SkyWest Airlines: 1.11
Endeavor Air: 0.78
Air Wisconsin Airlines: 0.68
ExpressJet Airlines: 0.56
Republic Airways: 0.44
[ad_2]
Source link