Originally Posted by
LTN Phobia
I thought it was probably smaller than half a bottle. I never looked at them closely.
I don't know about LHR duty free as it's not something I tend to look for - definitely not really looked for Pommery there but I happen to have noticed small bottles of them elsewhere.
But regardless, even local supermarkets where the crew were staying might well have them. Very tenuous circumstantial indication (not even evidence really) should not potentially tar the crew members or anyone else for that matter and a huge dose of the benefit of the doubt is needed.
But either way, really, it's not of our concern unless it involved a passenger being deprived of champagne on the for that purpose or something that materially impacts our safety or service.
I generally agree with you, which is why I don't want to name the destination as I wouldn't want to give any clues that could get someone in trouble.
I know it's not really evidence and I can ensure everyone I'd never complain about something like this. The crew did a very good job and
if they did take a couple of bottles for whatever reason it did not affect the service to us passengers.
The only reason I remember it was because at the time one of the posters on here mentioned the staff purchase scheme and so I thought they must have done that. Then I learned in this thread that it was outside EU only so I thought of that time.
I just tend to notice things, but be assured I'd never have said anything that'd get them into trouble, even if I knew 100% they were from the plane, which obviously I don't. But it was a country that Champagne is not that popular, so finding bottles of stuff that matched exactly what they served on-board at the time is a strong coincidence if they did buy them.
Anyway, I hope my postings aren't giving people the wrong idea. I'm not particularly bothered with what happened, it was just something I noticed and drew my own conclusions, that even though if they're not correct (and I think I've been clear all the time that there's no concrete evidence) they won't impact anyone negatively as no one would be able to know who the crew were based on what I said.
My point was that although most crew (including the ones here) wouldn't risk their job for a free drink, there's most likely crew that do and I hope that those that do fully understand the risks. There's always some people (not me) who'd report them even if from a customer facing perspective they did a good job.
I personally see nothing wrong for the crew to take a couple of bottles if they're left over and they're celebrating something (i.e. they don't do it every flight).