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Originally Posted by
Robert Leach
Random musings:
1. Back in the day before bottled water, there was potable water on the plane. Not sure if it went to every spigot, but it did exist.
2. I don't recall seeing the non-potable sticker in the bathroom, certainly not to any widespread/universal degree.
3 Doesn't everyone use the amenity kit toothbrush furnished in international J to brush one's teeth toward the end of a long haul international flight, using sink water to rinse?
There is a ton of data out there on this but I only use bottled water to brush my teeth. Not all ac have the sign but many do (Dc9 I was on yesterday did). I honestly do not know anyone who drinks from the tap on an airliner unless it has been boiled (coffee maker).
A WSJ article on the subject:
Finally, last April, Journal reporter Darren Everson wrote that “the water from the tap in airplane bathrooms is effective for washing your hands but not intended for drinking, says Dr. Christie Reed, travelers’ health team lead at the Centers for Disease Control.”
http://blogs.wsj.com/middleseat/2008...ter-read-this/
Last edited by avidflyer; Nov 7, 2010 at 8:31 am