corporate-wage-slave

Yes, so far this all makes sense, DUB and MAN have wider rules than other places, INV doesn't mind people using hot drinks on stairs, A4 and A10 sometimes prohibit people with cold liquids in hot liquid style cups. Some airports such as LIN don't mind hot liquids on buses.

What to do? Well in the spirit of the age, which is moving against single use plastic cups, the use of re-usable thermal cups, sometimes perhaps carefully placed in hand luggage or a bag, seems the obvious way forward.

HIDDY

If I'm sitting in an aisle seat and some blithering idiot spills his 'carry out' hot chocolate over me spoiling my Desmond Merrion suit in the process. Do I claim BA for the damage caused or the owner of the drink?

Can I help you

There is less chance of you spending the sort of money needed to buy one of his suits than Concorde flying again.

flatlander

I have also run into a member of staff who insisted I couldn't carry my freshly purchased hot tea on board (in a cup with a lid on it) at DUB. Since there was little chance it would be cool enough to drink before boarding completed, I had to abandon it.

On another trip a week later, different staff had no problem. I think I even saw someone board with a hot drink on the first occasion, by having their boarding pass checked by the other member of staff than Mr Problem.

Both of these were boarding by air bridge, no buses (or walking on the apron) involved.

I think it's just one member of staff at DUB who has this wrong.

MAN groundside is populated almost entirely with unspeakably bad attitude people so nothing should come as a surprise there.

Tobias-UK

Now whilst there have been a number of grumpy staff members at MAN, the majority of them are mostly pleasant and efficient - some (only a handful, granted!) are absolute treasures.

SonTech

The no hot drinks rule applies to Jet2 as well....Although the pilots are exempt....

Grog

When I've seen aisle spills, they've been caused by random feet sticking out into the aisle or by unpreventable turbulence. Of course, wearing a Burton suit instead would reduce the likelihood of it occurring at all (with the combination of Murphy's Law and plain ol' karma at play).

plunet

Here's the onboard sign on a bus confirming no hot drinks permitted - this bus just met BA443 from AMS at LHR T5. Surely there would be a gate free at this time of the evening...



No hot drinks on BA buses

aceman

I cant imagine they're that pricey...

Desmond Merrion - Local Data Search

Pop in for a suit, some chips with cheese and a battered sausage?

Can I help you

For someone as tight as Hiddy every penny counts.

Calchas

If caused by a third party, the carrier is still liable up to the first 100,000 special drawing rights. Hopefully should cover your suit.

1P

Try telling this to an American. In the US, people bring cups of coffee on to planes all the time. In my experience, sitting at the front of F and watching people come past, there has been a good handful of them on every flight I've been on. These are always disposable cups with lids, so no real danger of spillage unless dropped. Is it just BA that has this regulation?

happyintheair

I've been told to get rid of hot drinks without lids, by gate staff. Always fine with a lid.

flyerkit

What qualifues as *hot*?

> outside temp
> inside ambient (20c)
> body temp 37c
> scald temp 49c
> ideal hot temp 60c

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/18226454/

Just get some free ice from pret. Carry in a bag. Add to drink if deemed HOT by staff. Carry thermometer.

Joshm300

I’ve had coffee removed by Ryanair before. They claimed it was for safety reasons, however it’s quite convenient that being “safe” also boosts their potential Bob sales. I hope this isn’t BA’s next step to getting into the low cost carrier mindset!