A former flight attendant, who spent 16 years working at 35,000ft, claims that rumours of dirty water and unhygienic coffee pots on planes are categorically untrue.
In recent years, airline workers have made headlines by slamming hot drink hygiene processes, leading passengers to worry about what they are ingesting.
One flight attendant claims that coffee pots are taken to the lavatories to be emptied – and that the jugs ‘get a little close’ to the toilet, risking ‘backsplash’.
Another claims that the fact the potable water is the same liquid that’s used in the ‘bathroom system’ puts holidaymakers at risk of ingesting E.Coli bacteria.
But ex-hostess Skye Taylor, 49, from Southampton, who worked as a cabin crew member for budget airlines before being taken on by Virgin Atlantic, insists that a cappuccino in the clouds is perfectly safe.
Skye Taylor, 49, from Southampton, worked as a cabin crew member for 16 years. Fellow airline workers have said coffee pots and water tanks on planes are unclean, but she disagrees
She tells MailOnline: ‘There’s a lot of discussion around drinking hot water and the water tanks.
‘But for me, my cups of tea were what kept me going at work.
‘Everything has to be hygienic when you’re serving food and drink.
One attendant claims that coffee pots in the galley of a plane (above) are taken to the lavatories to be emptied and that the jugs ‘get a little close’ to the toilet, risking ‘backsplash’
Skye, seen here in her Virgin Atlantic uniform, says: ‘Everything has to be hygienic when you’re serving food and drink. We have to follow food safety and health and safety rules’
‘We have to follow food safety and health and safety rules. So, no, there’s nothing I wouldn’t drink on a plane.’
EasyJet previously confirmed to MailOnline that water stored on an aircraft is used for making hot drinks and for flushing the toilet.
However, a spokesman added: ‘There is absolutely no chance of any cross-contamination due to the system’s plumbing design.
‘This is commonplace amongst most aircraft manufacturers and airlines. Fresh water is loaded onto the aircraft daily.’
When asked if she would avoid eating any foods on board Skye also said no.
Chef Gordon Ramsay famously refuses to eat plane food after his time working in the airline industry – but the tenured flight attendant disagrees with his stance.
Skye commented: ‘There’s probably nothing I wouldn’t eat on a plane.
‘We worked so hard on board, so I would literally eat anything. We’d be given crew food.
‘Most of us that had been there for a while would bring our own food to work, but sometimes I’d just try and eat everything – especially after a 12-hour flight when I was lacking energy.’
Previously, Skye revealed to MailOnline the reasons why she left her career in the skies – from the pay to a surprising lack of travel.
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