FLIGHT ATTENDANT SAYS THERE'S A REASON GINGER ALE TASTES BETTER ON PLANE

As it turns out, your suspicions about airplane ginger ale were right all along. It really does taste better up there. And a new TikTok explaining why is going viral. So what is the secret? TikToker Redwine’s (@akredwine) newest video has the answer.

“It seems like it tastes different because it does,” she tells her viewers. She goes on to quote the Travel and Leisure article, saying, “The dryer air and cabin pressure dulls our sense of smell making certain foods and drinks taste a bit different than they do on the ground.”

“Sweet and salty flavors are affected the most,” she continues. “The air inside of an aircraft cabin is about as thin and dry as it is on top of a mountain peak, and our particular beverage service starts above 10,000 feet.”

Because the effects of air travel dull down the sweetness in the ginger ale, its other flavors are allowed to shine, making the drink taste drier—and more refreshing—than it does back on the ground, she explains.