All this bla bla bla.......
For as fact, none of you have hit on the main point of the "witch hunt" issue.......
To put you all in the picture.....the said FA's were indeed over the limit, and are therefore responsible for whatever punishments are meted out to them....I think that when all is said and done, they will be dismissed. Both knew the rules about drinking before duty in general, let alone in Helsinki. There is a strict 12 hour "no drinking" policy. That said, it did not help that one of the FA's pissed off Hotel staff...who subsequently went out of their way to report to the relevant authorities and the rest is history.
The crew were all met a/c (that's aircraft) side by the police and were ALL breathalysed...the two FA's one experiences crew and the other New (not both Senior as reported) were singled out and the frog-marched in front of the waiting pax to be interviewed etc.
By the way, it's not the first time the hotel staff have had a hand to play in the downfall of the crews...they seem to regard it as a passtime. Especially if you so much as piss them off....god forbid!!
SO in the end, this ends up being a simple story....don't be too big for your boots, or your boots will be taken from you!!
Funny that so many of you are caught up denying a media witch hunt against BA when tied to the same articles in the sunday papers was the article about the 757's with a big image of a BA, yes that's BA 757. This article did include supposed input from a BA captain, but as far as I am aware, there are far more charter airlines with 757's than scheduled, let alone BA. This is not just an issue affecting BA. It affects all airlines with 757....just another example to add fuel to your "witch hunt" fire.