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Old Sep 10, 2020 | 5:48 am
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Originally Posted by JR67
Great that SAS finally has something worth eating at the lounges! Thanks for the report!

One question: "No alcohol served of course" - why not? As far as I understand, alcohol has no relation to corona at all. What is the justification for not serving alcohol? Is there any reason other than cost-cutting?
Originally Posted by SK2751
Obviously, the reason is cost-cutting, but the justification is likely corona. That these two (the reason and the justification) are not the same is just a simple fact of life. I see this a lot around me. Some folks would also call that BSitting customers.
Well, as SK2751 said, I think it's a cost-cutting measure. I had reading reports about the CPH and ARN lounges and I was expecting it to be the same at OSL (specially keeping in mind Norwegian alcohol prices). However, when I asked one of the dragons about the reason, she answered jokingly that people tend to 'loose their personal space' when they drink and that with the current pandemic it is not acceptable. I get her point but obviously, as said before, it's just a partial justification for basically a cost-cutting measure.
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