Originally Posted by
ContinentalFan
I had a funny incident on a UA flight from SIN this morning. As I always do at breakfast service, I asked for three cups of coffee with milk. The FA declined to do it for “safety reasons.” I don’t know what those reasons could be, other than suicide by drowning. Tepid coffee doesn’t pose much of a hazard.
I think I have a hypothesis for why.
Let's assume you have one cup of coffee. It's sitting on your tray. You suddenly hit turbulence. You instinctively grab your coffee cup to make sure it doesn't tip over or spill.
Let's now try this with two cups. Sure, maybe you'll have two hands free to grab both.
But with three cups? Good luck!