News and notes from around the interweb:
- Inside the way airlines figure out how to stock their galleys
- 30% bonus on transfers from hotel programs to Aeroplan
- UK considers banning drinking in airports this is pushed by low cost carriers that say it’s about passenger behavior but don’t want competition selling booze on onboard. (Ryanair’s flight attendants even have inflight sales quotas..)
- Saudi torture Ritz named Middle East Hotel of the Year Ummm… (HT: One Mile at a Time)
These photos confirm our original report, that the Ritz-Carlton Riyadh has indeed become a prison after MBS's purge https://t.co/VpceqWfk6t pic.twitter.com/merF5WRL0I
— Ryan Grim (@ryangrim) November 6, 2017
- National airport won’t have metro (subway) for Veterans weekend
- No, the DELAY isn’t what deserves to be in all caps, and it’s not like the airline caused this so why do they owe compensation? Come on people, perspective. (Southwest WN864 from Fort Lauderdale to Newark)
My recap home… guy tried departing the plane, guy attacks Stewardess, guy gets zip-tied, swarmed by police and arrested… OH MY PLANE WAS DELAYED. @SouthwestAir really want some sort of compensation for this bull shit.
— Ivy Trash (@drychickenthigh) November 6, 2018
- Air New Zealand’s new safety video is a take on Run DMC.
Taking booze out of some european pals is like taking their air. Honestly.
The drinking ban is more being floated for morning hours, ie before 11am local..
It is to deal with Stag/Hen Do’s (I think they are bachelor/ette parties? in US-english) getting to Stansted at 6am for a flight out to Eastern Europe, having a decent number of beers before their 8am flight to eastern europe, which gives them another 2.5- 3.5 hours to continue drinking and all being a drunken mess by the time the plane lands.
Maybe a better solution would be for people that are thought to be inebriated, they give a blow test. If they pass they can board. If they don’t, they have to sober up and are placed on the next flight without additional cost. If they refuse to blow then refuse them boarding sighting health & safety regulations. High levels of Alcohol are not a good combination at high elevation. There is a potential for stroke, heart failure, etc. Just a thought.
Nice to see Ricky Baker spinning tunes! Awwwww, Ricky Baker!
That safety vid beats the pants off the one I’m usually stuck with on AA
Notice it is the low cost airlines that have the drunk problems. They are also the ones who push selling booze on their planes for $$$$. If a Gate Agent or FA is not able to determine that a PAX is drunk before a flight then they should be fired. Under TIPs it is the responsibility of the bartender / waitstaff to assess if a customer is intoxicated BEFORE they serve them and to NOT make them drunk.
Misleading headline. The proposed UK alcohol sales in airports ban is between 4am and 8am.
The safety video is brilliant :-). Well done Kiwis!