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Flight Attendants Confess – 8 Ways Your Health is Jeopardized on Airplanes
April McCarthy/ Wake Up World
A group of flight attendants as well as investigations by the EPA have exposed shocking revelations regarding the health dangers in the skies, courtesy of most major airlines. This information should make you think twice before having that cup of coffee, using their pillows, headsets or even washing your hands in the lavatory.
How to Protect Your Health on Airplanes
1. Don’t Consume Any Water That Did Not Come From a Bottle
Whatever you do, do not drink the water in the lav. They sanitize the water tank at selected maintenance intervals, however parasites build tolerances to the cleaners. And that thunderous volcanic toilet flush doesn’t exactly help the situation, spraying water and releasing potential germs into the air every which way. The CDC cited the lavatory as a major danger area for the spread of disease during epidemics. Use a paper towel to close the toilet lid before flushing — and then leave without washing your hands. You’ll come away cleaner if you skip the sink altogether.
Do not EVER drink water on an aircraft that did not come from a bottle. Don’t even TOUCH IT. The hoses that supply the airplanes water is filled with slime. The ports to purge lavatory feces and refill the aircraft with potable water are within feet from each other, and are sometimes serviced all at once by the same person. A random sampling of 327 unnamed domestic and international aircraft caused a stir in 2004 when some water samples tested positive for E. coli, one strain of which is the leading cause of food poisoning.
2. Don’t Consume Coffee or Tea
Much like the drinking water, that used for making coffee, tea, etc., should NEVER be consumed. The holding tanks in these sometimes 60 year old planes are never cleaned. They have accumulated so much greenish grime on the walls that in some places it can be inches thick. This one is very well known by most airline employees.
Source: http://truthisscary.com/2014/07/flight-attendants-confess-8-ways-your-health-is-jeopardized-on-airplanes/
