Originally Posted by
roberino
From a scientific point of view I can see where he's driving at this from, however, I maintain that the reason tea tastes disgusting on a plane is that the quality tea (and milk, for that matter) is low and that the water used to make it has been in a thermal jug for up to half an hour before it is introduced to the teabag in the cup.
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It's because it's a teabag, period. Once you taste looseleaf tea, bagged tea, on an airplane or not, is disgusting.