boycruz

Wow I thought I had heard it all
How bout when you board (30 min) then
push/ taxi ( 30 minutes if lucky)
takeoff and cruising altitude ( 30 min)

90 min since you filled water bottle
and you are thirsty

Google staying hydrated on a airplane ~ ~@:-)

Jupiter's Ally

Completely second that

Michilander

Had the same thing happen coming back from Tel Aviv earlier this year. I did notice that the Israelis did not care that I carried my water bottle through the security scan. So, to make up for that you had to dump the water at the gate for US bound flights. Fortunately, I did not have to throw away my shoes, even though I did not have to remove them to go through the security scan, either.

Michilander

Silly me, I have been doing both. (bolding mine)

Not always so. Many people have problems drinking the water in some other countries. In those cases, while traveling, bottled water may be the difference between being sick and not being sick.

OR, you could buy a reusable, sturdy, BPA-free water bottle that won't get crushed while wrestling it on and off airplanes, empty it go go through security and refill it from the water fountains. It's what I do, and what I intepretted Chrisinhouston to mean they did.

kirkbauer

Here is what annoys me about the liquid ban security theater. First of all, they seem to take whatever is printed on the label of the bottles as gospel. I have had 4oz gel deodorants taken away and I have had 2.6oz gel deodorants that are physically bigger passed through just because of what is printed on the bottle. Seems if 4oz is really dangerous it would be easy to forge a label.

Secondly, I can buy a big bottle of water inside of security. Who delivers this water to the stores inside of security and who opens each bottle to make sure the water hasn't been replaced with something else and re-sealed?

doober

If you did not bother to follow the advice and Google, 3 words are your answer:

deep vein thrombosis

in two words:

David Bloom

or in one word:

death

Best of luck to you in not drinking on long flights. I hope your life insurance is current.

StanSimmons

You really do "drink the kool-aid" for the TSA, don't you?

If you think that an airplane/airport is an "environment of extreme security", then you have never even been near a place that really is serious about real security.

I'll give you a hint: REAL "environments of extreme security" don't let unscreened people load unscreened carts of food/drinks onto airplanes.

Boggie Dog

TSA will tell you that the unscreened people had background checks. Tells me all I need to know about the quality of TSA Security.

joshwex90

On the Israeli side, you don't need to throw away your liquids, remove your belt, or your shoes. It's not security but GAs of US-bound flights (except for LY) that ask you to throw away all liquids, even stuff purchased in duty-free. Practically, they don't check; they just ask. So as long as it's in your bag, you're good to go.

exbayern

That is why I was especially worried about that poster, given their stated physical ailments. Being obese and having had a stroke makes one even more susceptible to such things, and add dehydration whilst flying and it is a very dangerous mix.

mileena, please do some research. You really are putting your life at risk if you truly believe that one should not stay hydrated on a flight. You stated in past that you also have other issues, but please don't let those put yourself physically at risk....

Ari

A few things: Caffeine is a diuretic, so that is one factor if your soda contained caffeine. Also, some people just don't have the same bladder 'behavior' as others; I go to the bathroom twice on a flight from ORD to HKG-- before sleeping and upon waking-- and Idrink at 2L+ of fluid on the flight. Finally, psychology is a factor. Your subconscious may have wanted an excuse to get up and walk around and your bladder was the vehicle it used to achieve that.

mrscherry2000

It was on both my flight through AMS to JRO as well as the flight to USA coming home. I had no problem on a flight to MUC through AMS since there was no gateside security.

I'll try it again with a smaller bottle this time. When I tried to purchase the liter bottle, they (the airport shop) told me that I couldn't bring it on the plane and that if I bought a small bottle to make sure I drank it before I went through the gateside security.

At least in TXL, they had sodas/water for sale in the post security "holding area" so I was able to buy a couple of small bottles to take on the plane with me.

exbayern

It isn't a problem intra-Europe; I have never had an issue. It is for US bound flights that some airports enforce this. MUC has not enforced it when I flew on US bound flights on US carriers.

AMS is a little different due to gate side security, but it isn't unique. MCI (an airport located in the US) has gate side security, and thus one is sometimes also 'trapped' airside with little or no option, depending on gate and time of day. At least one gate in HNL used to be like this as well.

LuvAirFrance

Anybody hear about Gerard Depardieu and his Air France incident? He was "hydrated" (if you count alcohol) and had an urgent need. The flight attendants told him to stay in his seat, so he just stood up and did a bladder dump on the floor! Whereupon this "national treasure" was escorted off the flight. Never did hear how the people in the nearby seats took this. Who'd want to continue on that particular flight?

Anyway, hydration has its ups and downs. I had to severely discipline myself on a recent Greyhound trip because the management had scheduled the legs so closely. They stopped for pit stops at places with a SINGLE room for all passengers. Couple of times I thought about finding a nearby bush. Mostly, I cut back my caffeine intake and even my water intake in certain parts of the route. With the "stay in your seat" attitude on planes, I think I'd be careful about my liquid input, too.

erictank

Because... you can carry it onto the plane to drink, and you don't have to pay $4-5/L? To say nothing of the proliferation of filtered bottles (I've seen bottles with filter straws good for gallons of filtration of tap water - MUCH cheaper than equiv. amount of bottled water).

Sorry, but really? You're having a problem with this concept?