Comments on: My Kingdom for a Cup Holder

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By: Fred Arnold

Fred Arnold — Sat, 31 Dec 2022 18:46:57 +0000

Right! Seems so basic, especially if you have a hot coffee. Also that would prevent from drinks being spilled on the really clean floor

By: Anonymous Person

Anonymous Person — Mon, 23 May 2016 15:07:45 +0000

In reply to Julian. The reason is one of certification and specifically re-certification once an aircraft is "live". The new A350 and 787 models do not have no smoking signs on some of the overheads, instead they now have a no-mobile logo. I spoke to the head of engineering for the A380 and asked him why they still have an ash tray in the toilet door and he said it was cheaper to put it there than the cost of lobbying the certification authorities to remove the rule about it being there in the first place...

By: Ron

Ron — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 18:05:41 +0000

I don’t understand why all airports don’t have cup holders in the armrests of their seats in the gate waiting area. I’m always having to put my beverage on the carpet and bend over each time I take a sip. Lets smarten up airport management.

By: Karl Moore

Karl Moore — Wed, 11 Feb 2015 16:32:56 +0000

I have always wondered that and the reason is cost. Airlines charge for everything nowadays. So I have found the solution. Just bring your own. Check out the Bevtender. Works both during takeoff and landing, as well as during flight while the tray is down. Light, compact and designed around coffee and airline plastic cups. Check it out!

By: Florin

Florin — Mon, 12 May 2014 16:04:34 +0000

In reply to Al Gore. More people smoke in Asia and Europe than in the US, but there are smokers in the US as well. Flights in Europe and Asia have all been non-smoking for many years.

By: Mark from Cambridge

Mark from Cambridge — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 01:04:40 +0000

In reply to Patrick.

Patrick,
Both the lack of lids and the lack of cupholders can be explained by airlines wanting to keep passengers in seats. If the tray is down and it’s got an open cup on it, it’s much more difficult to stroll around the airplane. Same reason airline magazines have clot busting exercises that involve clenching your quads and glutes while seated, even though standing and walking around is much better to prevent clots.
Hope to stop by an open studio at some point.

By: Carlos

Carlos — Mon, 28 Apr 2014 18:03:34 +0000

In reply to Shulim Jemima.

Shulim — not to minimize the effects of disposables, but if there’s one place that lightweight disposables (such as paper or plastic cups vs. glass) make sense it’s in an airplane. Every pound of payload requires that you burn more fuel to carry that weight. And I’d want a lid on that drink whether it was in a reusable cup or a disposable cup. It’s a sensible use

By: Lee

Lee — Mon, 28 Apr 2014 00:31:16 +0000

I wish the engineers dealing with ergonomics would get together with the engineers in flight control. A tray that is level while sitting on the ground invites everything to vibrate back into your lap when the aircraft goes up and assumes its angle of attack

By: Shulim Jemima

Shulim Jemima — Mon, 28 Apr 2014 00:11:14 +0000

In reply to Carlos.

Carlos, the amount of waste in cups alone on US airlines is 1,000,000 cups every six hours. Chris Jordan has created a fantastic photograph displaying this fact. See http://scienceblogs.com/worldsfair/2008/06/19/another-great-chris-jordan-ima/
Adding “sippy cup” lids is more fuel on the fire. IMHO