Originally Posted by
rumbataz
The irony in all of this is that passengers travelling from so-called Islamic countries (the UAE in this case) seem to be the ones getting drunk and causing mayhem more and more frequently these days, and ending up in the news.
I thought it was accepted by everyone that 90% of EK's pax are transiting DXB - and EK's major routes are UK-Indian Subcontinent and UK-Australia - even by those who have, err, questions about the business model.
The irony is not so ironic given the pax profile is significantly British on EK: the UK binge drinking culture is well documented, even by official statistics:
https://www.ft.com/content/e0d5dd04-...b-1f8b0d268c39
Also, the passenger in question is from Birmingham.
Whilst I agree with you that the courts (and airlines) should take a tough line - you only have to do a quick google to find that the usual punishment for those brought before English courts is a custodial sentence.