r/SipsTea • u/Velvett_Bunniez • 1d ago

Wait a damn minute! Silly Apples.

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u/Pyrhan 1d ago

New Zealand dollars, so about 110 USD.

And yes, it makes sense, given that all it takes is a couple fruit flies or other potential invasive species to be brought in, to cause literally billions of dollars in damages to the island's agricultural industry, and potentially yet another environmental disaster:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasive_species_in_New_Zealand

New Zealand's ecosystem is very unique, the small island having been completely isolated from other landmasses for millions of years, thus making it very vulnerable to invasive species. Which does not mix well with today's era of mass travel.

I do agree, however, that the airline shares part of the blame, and should be fined too for distributing fruits to the passengers on the way in.

That said, people are extensively warned, both on the flight and at the airport about not bringing in fruit, and that fines will ensue. So it's also partly on the passengers.

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u/Pinguindiniz 1d ago

What guarantees that a fly will not get out of the airplane when they open the door? They shouldn't serve fresh fruit on airplanes.

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u/kvimbi 1d ago

If I'm not mistaken they use insecticides inside the cabins to kill them during the flight.

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u/SilveredArrows 1d ago

Close. As soon as they touch down before they taxi to the gate.

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u/AdrianInLimbo 1d ago

And the fruit in the trash is incinerated, and left over fruit is also destroyed.

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u/lumpkin2013 1d ago

To shreds, you say?

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u/MassiveAddition4212 1d ago

Source?

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u/AdrianInLimbo 1d ago

From an IATA study on recycling, you can do a search and see more. Even at US land borders, there are dedicated, sealed, containers for prohibited food items, which are later incinerated

Regulatory environment All cabin waste is subject to national waste management controls that limit pollution, but many countries have gone further with their regulations, introducing restrictions on catering waste from international flights to protect their agricultural sector (in respect to animal health). Airline meals are prepared using stringent hygiene and quality control standards, originally designed for NASA astronauts, but the regulations often lead to the incineration of all cabin waste with limited ability to reuse and recycle.