A LUFTHANSA passenger was surprised to find "gross" brown water leaking from the overhead reading lights during a flight.
Travel blogger Matthew Klint wrote on his blog liveandletsfly.com about the incident, which took place on a flight from Los Angeles.
Matthew wrote: "As our Lufthansa A380 taxied out of the gate and toward the runway at LAX earlier this week, condensation (brown water) began to form and quickly drip around the reading lights in the overhead service unit in the row in front of me.
"First, it was just a few trickles, but soon a steady stream of drips followed…like a leaky faucet.
"The passengers, especially the poor lady in the middle seat, were getting wet."
He said the passengers called the flight attendant using the call button, but were unable to get their attention as the plane was taking off.
Matthew said the passengers had to use spare blankets to shelter them from the drips.
The water continued to leak for ten minutes, according to Matthew, and the same thing also happened in the row behind him.
He then claimed that a purser (the cabin crew manager) came to take a look, but they just explained that it was condensation from a change in humidity.
Matthew claimed the problem did eventually stop, although felt Lufthansa should have "done more than just shrug".
He joked: "I guess you can add Lufthansa to the list of A380s that offer onboard showers."
People who commented on his post called it "gross" and said compensation should have been offered.
Some suggested a glass of champagne or some pyjamas from first class to wear to dry off in.
Others joked it was like Emirates who have real on board showers: "The shower is limited to 10 minutes."
Another air conditioning problem on a flight recently saw a Jetstar cabin fill with 'smoke' while the plane was in the air.
A passenger filmed the incident which occurred due to the change in temperature, resulting in the water vapour.
Sun Online Travel has contacted Lufthansa for comment.
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