BA & Dubai
Dec 28, 2020, 5:48 am
#317
Ambassador: Emirates Airlines
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Manchester, UK
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The only other times were when people got up to go to the loo (or wherever) and forgot. Somebody would point it out quite quickly and politely (I forgot once
).I actually went out for a walk yesterday back here in the UK and it felt quite strange not having a mask on.
Dec 28, 2020, 7:06 am
#318
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: London
Programs: BA, VS, HH, IHG, MB, MR
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Beer at the Waldorf is £11 per bottle by the way so keep away from there if on the lash. The mid-range restaurant we were in last night charged £75 for a bottle of house prosecco and over £200 for house champagne, the bulk of which goes to the Government.
Dec 28, 2020, 8:20 am
#319
Join Date: Nov 2020
Posts: 9
Was anyone on the 104 today in CW?
a scuffle broke out between a guy in 4E and 5A 30 minutes to landing. I was in 4A. Police boarded the plane upon landing at LHR.
Apparently the person in 5A told the wife of the guy in 4E to control her kids as they were making too ouch noice while people were trying to sleep.
I did hear part of the conversation but thought it was cabin crew making a request and thought it was a bit harsh.
Anyway, 30 minutes to landing the husband in 4E approaches the guy in 5A asking him to apologies for swearing at his wife. The guy denies it and waved him away. The husband then swears at the guy in 5A a few times and then a scuffle breaks out. As I was in 4A I couldn’t see who hit who but I think it was the husband (personal view). The guy in 5A stands up and calls crew requesting that the police be called upon landing as he had been assaulted. the husband denies any such thing and tells crew to check cctv (does the A350 have cctv?).
Anyway, police board the plane at LHR question both parties separately and then it looks like they were just cautioned and told to go.
When the police officer asked the wife of the husband in 4E what she saw she did leave out some details which I believe she was aware of as as soon as the scuffle happened she told her husband to leave it.
Dubai is definitely the new Vegas!
a scuffle broke out between a guy in 4E and 5A 30 minutes to landing. I was in 4A. Police boarded the plane upon landing at LHR.
Apparently the person in 5A told the wife of the guy in 4E to control her kids as they were making too ouch noice while people were trying to sleep.
I did hear part of the conversation but thought it was cabin crew making a request and thought it was a bit harsh.
Anyway, 30 minutes to landing the husband in 4E approaches the guy in 5A asking him to apologies for swearing at his wife. The guy denies it and waved him away. The husband then swears at the guy in 5A a few times and then a scuffle breaks out. As I was in 4A I couldn’t see who hit who but I think it was the husband (personal view). The guy in 5A stands up and calls crew requesting that the police be called upon landing as he had been assaulted. the husband denies any such thing and tells crew to check cctv (does the A350 have cctv?).
Anyway, police board the plane at LHR question both parties separately and then it looks like they were just cautioned and told to go.
When the police officer asked the wife of the husband in 4E what she saw she did leave out some details which I believe she was aware of as as soon as the scuffle happened she told her husband to leave it.
Dubai is definitely the new Vegas!
Dec 28, 2020, 8:49 am
#320
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: UK
Programs: BA GfL & GGL, FB Platinum, MB Titanium, Hilton Diamond
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Ah, I was further down the plane on the flight, as Club was fully sold and only WTP offers available. It was when the crew first said there would be a delay to disembarking due to" unloading freight " that I wondered what might be happening and then saw it unfold. As an aside still staggered at the number of people who don't realise the mask is meant to cover your nose too..
Dec 28, 2020, 8:52 am
#321
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: London
Programs: BAEC Gold, Marriott LT Platinum
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I think it has relaxed both ways. I was in the new(ish) Nakheel Mall on the Palm this week, for example, and I didn't see any signs forbidding hand holding between couples. Those were very familiar in the past and may even still be up in Dubai Mall etc.
Beer at the Waldorf is £11 per bottle by the way so keep away from there if on the lash. The mid-range restaurant we were in last night charged £75 for a bottle of house prosecco and over £200 for house champagne, the bulk of which goes to the Government.
Beer at the Waldorf is £11 per bottle by the way so keep away from there if on the lash. The mid-range restaurant we were in last night charged £75 for a bottle of house prosecco and over £200 for house champagne, the bulk of which goes to the Government.
Dec 28, 2020, 10:35 am
#322
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: BRS
Programs: BA Gold, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 4,994
Despite issues with certain types on flights and boozy brunches etc I'd still say I felt "safer" in COVID terms in the UAE than the UK. As I mentioned previously there was a big difference for me between public transport there and here in the UK in terms of mask compliance for instance.
Dec 29, 2020, 4:13 am
#323
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Edinburgh
Programs: BAEC
Posts: 547
Dec 29, 2020, 4:19 am
#324
Ambassador: Emirates Airlines
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Manchester, UK
Posts: 18,618
Dec 29, 2020, 7:16 am
#326
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: DUB / DXB
Programs: EK Gold, BA Gold
Posts: 2,471
Dec 29, 2020, 1:37 pm
#327
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Edinburgh
Programs: BAEC
Posts: 547
Dec 30, 2020, 8:32 am
#328
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: BHX
Programs: BA GGL CCR GfL, SQ Gold, Hyatt Glob, HH Diamond, Marriott Plat, Cafe Nero Loyalty Card (7 Stamps)
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Jan 1, 2021, 3:20 am
#330
Join Date: Mar 2017
Programs: BA GGL, GfL, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Lifetime Globalist, AllAccor Diamond, Marriott Ambassador Elite
Posts: 1,042
The loads for these flights still seem very high. Is this a route that is going to make it though T4 without cancellations? Will people booked in late Jan still get to fly? Asking for a friend.....