Overview
- TikTok user Ozan Cetinkaya posted video of himself grinding beans and pulling an espresso at roughly 35,000 feet using a hand grinder, a portable machine controlled by his phone, and a ceramic cup.
- The clip has drawn nearly 2 million views, with commenters split between calling it performative or “insufferable” and praising the smell of fresh coffee.
- The footage shows no mess or crew intervention, and an airline blogger argued the practice is not inherently unsafe if it fits a personal item and does not block aisles or exits.
- Viewers questioned how the equipment cleared security and whether such devices are permitted in the cabin, underscoring confusion about informal norms versus formal rules.
- Coverage linked the moment to ongoing complaints about airplane coffee and aircraft water systems, including unverified insider claims that onboard water tanks are rarely cleaned.