What? <img src="eek.gif" border="0"> Instant coffee? Surely not....?
herod, while your explanation no doubt correct, there is still a
big difference onboard between tea that has been made with water that has actually boiled and tea that's made from water just heated in the coffee maker.
Easy way to see if the airline has real "kettles" or not is to check the surface of the tea. If the tea is frothy, it's been made with water that has NOT boiled. <img src="frown.gif" border="0"> . .Revolting taste that, I agree!
. .------------------------------. .Tea Lover