Red Bull on board?
Nov 6, 2018, 4:59 am
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Red Bull on board?
Anyone know whether BA serve Red Bull on their flights? If it makes any difference we are flying F to JNB on Thursday evening from LHR. Am asking for my wife. If not, we'll pick up some at the terminal.
Thanks.
Graham
Thanks.
Graham
Nov 6, 2018, 5:04 am
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Coincidentally, I overheard a passenger asking whether there were any energy drinks available from the BoB options last week coming back from CPH. My general desire is to sleep as much as possible on flights - I am not sure I would really want someone too caffeine-enhanced sitting next to me 
(BTW, OP - no offence intended of course!)
(BTW, OP - no offence intended of course!)
Nov 6, 2018, 5:07 am
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(though I've not looked at how much coffee you'd have to drink to equal a Red Bull for caffeine intake, and I suspect you'd need 5+ sachets of sugar)
Nov 6, 2018, 5:14 am
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I used to drink significant quantities of Red Bull and now avoid it and similar products like the plague. Never would have had some before or during an overnight flight though.
Does WH Smiths even stock it at T5?
Does WH Smiths even stock it at T5?
Nov 6, 2018, 5:48 am
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I asked for it on ET after connecting from a long-haul overnight, and they didn't have any. Ended up having to make do with whatever was their strongest coffee instead.
Nov 6, 2018, 7:32 am
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OK, thanks all for the answers. Red Bull helps with my wife's cluster headaches, strong tea or coffee does hot, hence the question. The exact mechanism of how is not well understood, so let's not turn this into a thread on whether it works or not :-)
We'll try and hunt some down at T5 air side.
ThatT1Feeling - no offence taken but can't really refuse to sit next to my wife, can I :-) I don't drink the stuff (or any caffeine) so will be asleep!
We'll try and hunt some down at T5 air side.
ThatT1Feeling - no offence taken but can't really refuse to sit next to my wife, can I :-) I don't drink the stuff (or any caffeine) so will be asleep!
Nov 6, 2018, 7:40 am
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Depends a lot on the coffee, but between 0.25 and 1 cup of coffee would deliver the same caffeine as a can of Red Bull.
Nov 6, 2018, 7:48 am
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Now if I got the ratios above wrong, it because because been caffeine free for a month!
Nov 6, 2018, 8:05 am
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OK, thanks all for the answers. Red Bull helps with my wife's cluster headaches, strong tea or coffee does hot, hence the question. The exact mechanism of how is not well understood, so let's not turn this into a thread on whether it works or not :-)
We'll try and hunt some down at T5 air side.
ThatT1Feeling - no offence taken but can't really refuse to sit next to my wife, can I :-) I don't drink the stuff (or any caffeine) so will be asleep!
We'll try and hunt some down at T5 air side.
ThatT1Feeling - no offence taken but can't really refuse to sit next to my wife, can I :-) I don't drink the stuff (or any caffeine) so will be asleep!
Nov 6, 2018, 8:08 am
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Nov 7, 2018, 3:03 am
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