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How are these scores so vastly different between airlines?

I understand the water sources may vary (by airport? not sure?), but if the planes are largely manufactured by Boeing and Airbus, how are the onboard water sources / distribution systems getting contaminated?

Delta being a 5.00 means they're doing something different, but what is it & what control do they have over the plumbing, water systems, etc.?



Cleaning practices I imagine.

If you have a holding tank of water like in an airplane, and you never clean it, you’re going to have pathogens build up. Just adding in new fresh water isn’t enough.


Ask anyone who has worked in a fast food place that has an ice machine


Similar reason you often hear that ice machines are full of bacteria... They are seldom fully cleaned by a lot of food places.




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