A flight attendant has warned passengers against drinking tea or coffee on a plane after she claimed that the water tanks are never cleaned.
The travel blogger who frequently shared tips and tricks for passengers took to her TikTok account Kat Kamalani (@katkamalani) to make her followers aware.
She said: "Don't you ever, ever, ever consume these products from an airplane from a flight attendant.
READ MORE: Clever airport hack to get suitcase out first and spend less time waiting at baggage carousel
"Rule number one never consume any liquid that is not in a can or a bottle.
"The reason being because those water tanks are never cleaned, and they are disgusting, so talk to a flight attendant, we rarely, rarely drink the coffee or tea.
"They come from the same water tank, and so when you're drinking that coffee and tea that comes from that hot water, and it's absolutely disgusting."
Kat then used images of a water tank to explain.
Pointing to the top of the tank, she said: "So these little coffee guys, they are rarely cleaned unless they are broken."
Pointing to the bottom, she said: "These guys are taken out and cleaned in between flights, but the whole machine is never cleaned, and they are by the lavatories."
She added that if you do need hot water during the flight, there are some alternatives.
"So pro tip for all you parents, never ask for hot water and put it in your baby's bottle. Ask for a bottle of water on the side, and hot water in a cup, then make your baby a bottle with the bottled water and put it in the cup and heat it that way."
Viewers of the clip were left shocked by the revelation.
One wrote: "You guys should clean them. Seriously, that's messed up".
While another said: "Thank God the only time I fly is when I'm going to my country and it's only a 1 hour 45 minutes flight, not that hungry. Fewwwwww".
However, others disputed the claims.
They said: "She has no idea what she is talking about. Water tanks are sterilized on a regular basis. I know because I do it. This is such bad info to public."
Another commented: "they always serve the coffee and water freaking boiling. definitely that kills bacteria.."
Get breaking news to your inbox by signing up to our newsletter.
