Flight attendant shares why they always wince when passengers order a Diet Coke

18 April 2023 , 14:35

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Diet Coke can be a bit of a pain to serve (Stock Photo) (Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto)

A flight attendant has shared why exactly they can't bear it when a passenger innocently asks for a Diet Coke, with this being a particularly frustrating beverage to serve. Although you might think nothing of ordering a refreshing Diet Coke during a long flight, the person serving it to you could well be silently cursing you as they pour.

This particular peeve was highlighted in an eye-opening blog post written by an anonymous flight attendant known only as 'Jet' who explained the scientific reason why Diet Coke can be a bit of a nuisance to pour at high altitudes.

Once up in the air, fizzy drinks served on planes will end up bubbling up far more than they usually would, all because of how CO2 is released with greater ease when there is lower air pressure. Diet Coke ends up becoming the foamiest of them all.

In their informative blog post, Jet, who writes under the name These Gold Wings, revealed: "Soft drinks foam up a lot more when poured out of a can, and the worst culprit for this is Diet Coke – I literally have to sit and wait for the bubbles to fall before I can continue pouring.

"If all three passengers ask for Diet Coke I'll often get them started, take another three drink orders, serve those, and then finish the Diet Cokes."

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Diet Coke is said to be the 'worst culprit' for bubbling up (NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Fortunately, there is a way around this, as demonstrated by Jet in an instructive vid where they showed how to pour the pop in a "smart way".

They continued: "What you can't see is that the Diet Coke doesn't come out of the can when flipped upside down until you lift it up and tilt it slightly.

"This is because the air pressure is keeping the Coke in the can. It makes pouring the Diet Coke very controllable and reduces the chances of spilling or overflow."

Although this hack may seem so very "minor" to some, in a fast-paced job like Jet's, go-to time-saving tips like these can make all the difference.

Jet explained: "Pouring Diet Coke is one of the biggest slowdowns in the bar service and on the shorter flights those precious seconds count!"

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Julia Banim