Aussie Businessmen On Trial for getting Drunk on Etihad Flight.

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Hypocrisy

Sir Osis of the river;
"These Business men were resident in the UAE, so therefore must have known what the laws regarding alcohol, etc were. They should have also had an understanding of the way things work here and realized that the only losers in this whole thing would be them and their families".

(WARNING: This is an EY announcement: You are welcome to consume alcohol on board the aircraft while you are international airpace, but be prepared for the consequence when you land in the UAE!!!) Oh, if you carry any medicine with you, especially codeine, we recommend you flush it in the toilet before you disembark

Don't you think this is an even more ridiculous statement than other ones which have been made on this forum?? The UAE law is a huge hypocrisy. They allow the pubs and hotels to serve alcohol and other night clubs to be opened and serve alcohol even in RAMADAN (Fasting holy month) without any worries about who should be served alcohol or not. Isn't it true that these premises have to have a UAE NATIONALS ownership or UAE partner?? and isn't it true that the UAE NATIONALS ARE MOSLEMS?? and isn't it true that the UAE MOSLEM NATIONALS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE A PERMIT TO SELL ALCOHOL.

Give me break! I do not condone bad behaviour anywhere let alone on board a flight but I know for fact that most of the EY crew are not up to other international airline standards. I have flown with them and most of them are very nice, but I know their standard. This is NOT THEIR FAULT but mostly lack of training and experience in handling such situations.
Just a thought, do you think those businessmen just MAY have been right with regards to their complaints? After all, I think you know how much these seats do cost to occupy. They are not cheap.

Just out of curiosity, did this aircraft happen to be an A340-500?? As it happens, this is the most complained about aircraft as far as the first class section is concerned.

Finally, if you want to speak about rights of an individual in these countries, I think you'd better be prepared to leave your rights at the door of the aircraft. Does shifting the goal post when it suits you mean anything to you?? That's the law in the UAE.

Happy and safe flying to all.

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