Galley Gossip: Is it okay for passengers to dump their drinks on the floor during turbulence?

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7-26-2011 @ 12:57AM

Kent said...

When the ride gets bumpy enough that your drink (juice, water, Coke, wine, etc.,) jumps out of the glass, and then lands back inside, you know 2 things.

First, the turbulence is definitely moderate.

Second, don't pick up the glass. Leave on the tray table.

I was once on a United flight from O'Hare to Atlanta. We wound up flying through a thunderstorm, since lightning was visible out the windows on both sides of the cabin. When the ride first got bumpy, passengers were laughing. When the captain announced that the F/As needed to lock down the serving carts and take their seats immediately, the laughing stopped.

And the ride felt like a rollercoaster coming down the first big hill.

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