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Old May 9, 2014 | 9:08 am
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Originally Posted by IAN-UK
[COLOR="RoyalBlue"]May be hard to believe, but some passengers choose the airline because it is an alcohol-free environment. Alcohol isn't banned in Egypt, but the airline policy is to promote itself as a dry carrier. It's not a petty rule to be circumvented. Consuming alcohol may be offensive to your neighbour. If you really can't survive the flight without a drink, you might carry a miniature (think hotel mini-bar) to top up your coke [B]]
thanks for the answers and very good point. I had read online about the crews even serving people their byob, but had not thought of the larger issue. Point taken.
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