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Old 15 July 2017, 09:01 AM   #31
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I know for a fact that BA will pop n pour all bottles of Grand Siecle when they fly to Moscow for some tax/customs reason!
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Old 15 July 2017, 09:21 AM   #32
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Talking about times tough in the ME....I was booked on Malaysia in F, some VIP/Govt group got me bumped. I was offered Eco with full refund, or flight next day with hotel etc comped. I made a fuss. A big fuss. In LHR T4 check in. Loudly, as a Oneworld Emerald member. Result was I flew on Qatar J on new A350 (v nice aircraft, that's what swayed it for me, to check it out) to Doha and F to BKK on A380 with a delay. This was a month before the UAE/Saudi embargo. Times may be tough but the F lounge in Doha is ridiculous. The J lounge is bigger than many entire airports. There's a damn internal train through the terminal. They bring you watches from the Rolex boutique to the F lounge to look at on request.

On the subject of recycling champagne though I can add that Qatar pour it straight down the drain. In the A380 bar they had Brut and Rose bottles in ice buckets. Mid range, can't remember the brand, maybe Perrier Jouet? Just ice buckets. No water. I mentioned that, hey, you need to add water to those buckets to chill the champs, it's what acts as a conductor and chills the champs. Bar dolly looks on blankly. I shrug and sit down. CSD appears, asks is everything OK etc, blah.....I mention it again. She agrees. Pours the two bottles away, takes two from fridge/chiller and puts in buckets with ice/water.
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Old 16 July 2017, 03:27 AM   #33
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Is this standard airline practice? seems unsanitary
SEEMS?
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Old 16 July 2017, 03:40 AM   #34
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I guess they are looking for all ways to save cost after they gave Trump $465 billion
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Times are tough right now for many airlines in the Middle East.

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Old 16 July 2017, 04:51 AM   #35
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I guess they are looking for all ways to save cost after they gave Trump $465 billion
That remains a lie but it probably does not matter to you?
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Old 16 July 2017, 05:31 AM   #36
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Is this standard airline practice? seems unsanitary
Current topic notwithstanding, airplane cabin surface areas (arm rest, tray tables, handles, clasps, etc.) - heck even the air has some of the highest concentration of germs and bacteria.
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Current topic notwithstanding, airplane cabin surface areas (arm rest, tray tables, handles, clasps, etc.) - heck even the air has some of the highest concentration of germs and bacteria.
Airplanes are nothing more than flying petri dishes and are great places to catch something you don't want to bring home.

I was on Southwest last week and saw this attractive well dressed by SWA standards, woman get uo and go to the fwd hear in her bare feet. Unbelievable an to think some poor guy was sucking on those same toes later that evening. Argh Sorry if that was TMI
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Nice. A clip of liquid going in a bottle.
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