Just a quick one... I had friends in Business on the flight the day before I flew (which was on the same aircraft) as well as on the Nasty O'clock flight the day of my flight (meaning a different aircraft).
Both were on the ex Etihad planes.
Both sets of friends had the same thing to report.... Complete sh*t show. Many seats didn't work, cabin lights wouldn't go off in parts of the plane and wouldn't come on in other parts. PTV not working for dozens of people. Clueless, incompetent crew. Disgustingly presented and worse tasting food. 1.5 hours between drinks. Several people refused their meal / beverage refill because they had already waited over an hour since service supposedly started.
The only saving grace was that both flights were on time.
Basically, the AI of old. Amazing how they managed to improve the F experience and degrade the J experience so drastically in such a short time!
Originally Posted by
oliver2002
The customs rules are simple and the same the world over: The duty free stuff needs to stay in sealed carts until doors close. Some airlines routinely violate this and don't give a rodents behind (eg Emirates, maybe because DXB in general is a duty free zone) but thats the rule.
Yes, some certainly ignore it. And some choose to bear the cost of the taxes.
My return LHR-BOM had (not chilled) champagne being offered as soon as people took their seats. So it depends - all airlines have a choice because they aren't generally forbidden.