bmi one step ahead of us (end of individual cans/bottles in the lounge)
Jul 29, 2005, 2:00 pm
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bmi one step ahead of us (end of individual cans/bottles in the lounge)
Flew up from LHR this afternoon.
The usual mini cans of Pepsi etc and small bottles of water in the lounge have been replaced with 1.5Ltr bottles.
I guess it's designed to prevent us taking drinks from the lounge on to the plane. Much more difficult to explain the 1.5Ltr sized bulge in your trousers to the cabin crew.
I guess this happened today, as the lounge at EDI had the mini cans and bottles last night.
In an unrelated grumble I also got an "upgrade" from the C seat behind the curtain to a middle seat in business. Grrrrrr
The usual mini cans of Pepsi etc and small bottles of water in the lounge have been replaced with 1.5Ltr bottles.
I guess it's designed to prevent us taking drinks from the lounge on to the plane. Much more difficult to explain the 1.5Ltr sized bulge in your trousers to the cabin crew.
I guess this happened today, as the lounge at EDI had the mini cans and bottles last night.
In an unrelated grumble I also got an "upgrade" from the C seat behind the curtain to a middle seat in business. Grrrrrr
Jul 29, 2005, 2:39 pm
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Originally Posted by StarAllianceGold
I guess it's designed to prevent us taking drinks from the lounge on to the plane. Much more difficult to explain the 1.5Ltr sized bulge in your trousers to the cabin crew.
We flew MAN - GLA this morning and the T3 MAN DC and Business Lounges were still stocked as normal with the little pepsi and water etc bottles/cans. Are they rolling out this "improvement" or only applying it to certain Lounges?
Jul 29, 2005, 3:04 pm
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So somebody opens the 1.5 l bottle and takes (say) 20 cl. Then puts the cap back, or not as the case may be. What happens to the 1.3 l? It gets FLAT 
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So if you want a fizzy drink in the lounge, take your own - like we do on LiarAir planes. At least with O'Liary's mob, they don't ban you from drinking your own on board.
.So if you want a fizzy drink in the lounge, take your own
- like we do on LiarAir planes. At least with O'Liary's mob, they don't ban you from drinking your own on board.
Jul 29, 2005, 4:03 pm
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Hi,
Looks like we're being :-: enhanced :-: again !!!
Large bottles= going flat easier unless- we drink the whole bottle in one!!
Regards
TBS
Looks like we're being :-: enhanced :-: again !!!
Large bottles= going flat easier unless- we drink the whole bottle in one!!
Regards
TBS
Jul 29, 2005, 5:08 pm
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For crying out loud, just how useful is a 1.5l bottle of sparkling water!
Maybe bmi should also consider "Tesco economy" unbranded waters and soft drinks now.
Maybe bmi should also consider "Tesco economy" unbranded waters and soft drinks now.
Jul 29, 2005, 5:25 pm
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Originally Posted by AJLondon
Maybe bmi should also consider "Tesco economy" unbranded waters and soft drinks now.
Jul 29, 2005, 5:43 pm
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Originally Posted by graraps
And they're too posh to use the term "Economy". They use "Value" instead.
Now wonder if we can find an airline equivalent to Waitrose or M&S Food.
Jul 29, 2005, 6:33 pm
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Okay, I can understand the small bottles of water being replaced by larger ones - a la BA Terraces style - but Pepsi? Surely not. I've yet to drink from a party-size Pepsi bottle in any lounge.
Jul 30, 2005, 12:50 am
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In future take a plastic bag.
The honourable thing to do is to take a 1.5 litre bottle of water and a 1.5 litre bottle of Coke on board, plus some wine and nuts - with some plastic cups - and share it around. When challenged with "I'm sorry you're not allowed to bring non-BMI refreshments on board" say "But they are BMI refreshments"!
We can win this.
The honourable thing to do is to take a 1.5 litre bottle of water and a 1.5 litre bottle of Coke on board, plus some wine and nuts - with some plastic cups - and share it around. When challenged with "I'm sorry you're not allowed to bring non-BMI refreshments on board" say "But they are BMI refreshments"!
We can win this.
Jul 30, 2005, 2:20 am
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The EDI lounge has fitted a water cooler now because too many people took a bottle of water with them 
This was the reason given to me by a BMI staff member on wednesday night. She thinks BMI are doing the right thing as in her words some customers took the piss.....
I tired to explain that I thought the changes didn't make much sense but she kept saying its what 99% of customers want and that any business would pay for full fare Y or C.
This was the reason given to me by a BMI staff member on wednesday night. She thinks BMI are doing the right thing as in her words some customers took the piss.....
I tired to explain that I thought the changes didn't make much sense but she kept saying its what 99% of customers want and that any business would pay for full fare Y or C.
Jul 30, 2005, 3:26 am
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Well perhaps we can beat bmi into thinking they've beaten their Coke smuggling lounge users...behave like a 'value class' customer and bring along a Thermos flask to the lounge...take your usual tipple of the addictive stuff from the 1.5 litre bottle into your flask and hey presto/tesco, you're all set for a low fare flight. What a bargain!!
Jul 30, 2005, 4:03 am
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Originally Posted by AJLondon
Now wonder if we can find an airline equivalent to Waitrose or M&S Food.
Jul 30, 2005, 4:26 am
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I have seen a very nice hat that appears to have little wallets for two beers (one each side of the head) and a couple of tubes straight down into the mouth.
These could be filled up in the lounge -and no one can stop you taking them onboard.
I'll have some mocked up with " I'm a frequent Friar" on it.
These could be filled up in the lounge -and no one can stop you taking them onboard.
I'll have some mocked up with " I'm a frequent Friar" on it.
Jul 30, 2005, 12:50 pm
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Originally Posted by uk1
I'll have some mocked up with " I'm a frequent Friar" on it.
But shouldn't everyone be pleased? If a prime positioned lounge is costing BMI 2 million a year, then this all seems terribly sensible. Say 200 cans are 'stolen' from the lounge every day, and by offering 1.5 litre bottles they can bring the cost of a drink down to 5p instead of 15p. Gosh! That's a saving of £20 a day! Just imagine the savings over a whole year!!! Rest assured folks, its masterful economics. The rest of the lounges will be saved. Hooray for BMI!!!