These Airline Secrets Will Make You Never Want To Fly Again

Travel blogger Kelly Payne has revealed some disturbing secrets about the airline industry, most of which will make you never want to travel again.

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In a new blog post, the former flight attendant revealed some less than savoury tidbits, particularly about the coffee onboard:

“Don’t ever drink the coffee on the plane. Just don’t. There is a reason airplane coffee gets a bad rap. It isn’t made with bottled water, and let’s just say that the airplane’s potable water isn’t very desirable. The valves for cleaning out the lavatory waste and filling the clean water are very close to each other and sometimes serviced by the same guy...at the same time.”

To add insult to injury, Payne added that flight attendants keep track of how many alcoholic drinks you’ve had – and if you go over the limit, they’ll give you a soft drink with a rim of alcohol to make you believe it’s the real deal.

In terms of safety, says Payne, the most dangerous points on any journey are not when you’re somewhere over the ocean at 40,000 feet – it’s actually during take-off and landing.

“That is when most things can go wrong,” explains Payne. “The plane is basically all under the hands of the pilots during those times. While the plane is actually in flight, a lot of the actual flying is handled by computers.”

Passengers also play a key role in an emergency, according to Payne, who reveals why the windows have to be open during take-off and landing.

“The flight attendants are looking out the windows during that time to make sure the plane is okay,” explains Payne. “To make sure that there is no smoke or fire visible anywhere. And if the windows are open, a passenger is more likely to see it if a flight attendant misses it and will let someone know-or scream.

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“Same goes for “dimming the lights”. They don’t turn down the lights when the plane takes off so that everyone can relax and go to sleep. It’s so that in the case of an emergency, your eyes will already be adjusted to the dark and you can follow the lighted pathways on the floor to exit.”