Originally Posted by
thnarg
Blimey that was a bit of a guess really!
Finnish passengers are lovely. Bars emptied by top of climb, waste tank alarmingly full by top of descent and a perfect if slurred English “thank you” as they disembark and wobble off into the terminal. Never any trouble.
I ought to start my christmas shopping this afternoon so feel free to open the house, otherwise I’ll be back tomorrow.
I was once booked on the early morning Business class only flight Helsinki - Oslo. At 0600 bars full of smart business people of both sexes all flinging them down. Breakfast on board came with an offer of brandy which almost everyone but us took up. On arrival at the office of a major financial institution downtown Oslo we were asked where we'd stayed in town - when we said we'd come in from Helsinki everyone laughed "Oh - The Cognac Express?". And that's Norwegians - who get regularly slaughtered at the drop of a hat........................
