No alcohol - is this usual?
Jan 13, 2019, 5:15 am
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No alcohol - is this usual?
Hi, I was on CX759 to SIN this morning. There was no alcohol being served, nor was there any wine list etc on the menu.
Not that I was planning to indulge (too early in the day for me), but is this standard practice?
Not that I was planning to indulge (too early in the day for me), but is this standard practice?
Jan 13, 2019, 6:22 am
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Jan 13, 2019, 6:29 am
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A) No alcohol being served proactively and none on menu? Typical for regional breakfast flights for some time. Nothing weird at all.
B) No alcohol on board, aka pax denied when asking for an alcoholic drink and/or crew specifically said no booze on board? Even for breakfast, that would be strange. Beer, a bottle of Champagne, and a few other things should be loaded, even for breakfast flights. Although the full bar isn't stocked nor a wine list.
Jan 13, 2019, 6:31 am
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For those who have not memorized the schedule, this is the 09:00 service HKG-SIN.
OP - When you say "not being served" do you mean that no alcohol was affirmatively being offered or that it was not available?
OP - When you say "not being served" do you mean that no alcohol was affirmatively being offered or that it was not available?
Jan 13, 2019, 10:37 pm
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if you ask there is booze, it's just not advertised on the menu or placed on the carts.
Jan 13, 2019, 10:47 pm
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Or so to say, for those having a (mental or physical) problem with the lack of alcohol in the morning, or even before the evening: You are the target of those campaigns, wake-up
Last edited by Cambo; Jan 13, 2019 at 11:07 pm
Jan 13, 2019, 11:16 pm
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I agree with you, though both health and politics does require the airlines to do "something". Discriminating, let alone judge" about the factual body TZ of the customer would be a challenge to implement. As such, simply use the "local" clock.
Jan 13, 2019, 11:23 pm
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There is worldwide (general) campaigning against alcohol abuse (because of health issues, not the religious side). One of the steps in that is "get the alcohol out of the display". Airlines do take their responsibility in that and do so in morning flights, as well as sometimes "close the tap" in the lounges until the afternoon.
Or so to say, for those having a (mental or physical) problem with the lack of alcohol in the morning, or even before the evening: You are the target of those campaigns, wake-up
Or so to say, for those having a (mental or physical) problem with the lack of alcohol in the morning, or even before the evening: You are the target of those campaigns, wake-up
Jan 14, 2019, 12:23 am
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Possing off customers is not that appreciated, as, for example, MH found out, when the religious police temporary managed to "convince" MH to stop serving alcoholic drinks on regional flights. Savings on alcohol does not compensate for having just one (J) customer going to the competition still serving alcohol. A health policy of limiting alcohol serving to "decent" hours is (in general) socially far more accepted.
Welcome In Europe, where health seems to be more important.
Jan 14, 2019, 7:53 am
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You think about the money saved ?
Possing off customers is not that appreciated, as, for example, MH found out, when the religious police temporary managed to "convince" MH to stop serving alcoholic drinks on regional flights. Savings on alcohol does not compensate for having just one (J) customer going to the competition still serving alcohol. A health policy of limiting alcohol serving to "decent" hours is (in general) socially far more accepted.
Welcome In Europe, where health seems to be more important.
Possing off customers is not that appreciated, as, for example, MH found out, when the religious police temporary managed to "convince" MH to stop serving alcoholic drinks on regional flights. Savings on alcohol does not compensate for having just one (J) customer going to the competition still serving alcohol. A health policy of limiting alcohol serving to "decent" hours is (in general) socially far more accepted.
Welcome In Europe, where health seems to be more important.