An important point worth mentioning is the codeshare or alliance agreements that may be jeopardised if the alcohol ban is legislated.
If GF is part of one of these alliances, there is a minimum service requirement that members of the codeshare or alliance need to maintain in order to remain in the fold. What a shame if GF gets disqualified because of this minor technicality.
Another point is that Gulf Air is an international airline with the travelling majority being non-muslim. Is it right for a few MPs to impose their religious views on this non-muslim majority that pumps the majority of revenue into GF?
There was a mention of muslim flight attendants being 'forced' to serve alcohol as part of their job description. Funny that 99.99999% of the worlds flight attendants has that same duty in their job description. It is part and parcel of the industry of their chosen profession.
All I can say to that is;
If you don't like working with !!!!, you shouldn't be a plumber.
If you don't like working with dirt, you shouldn't be a gardner.
If you don't like working with animals, you shouldn't be a vet.
If you don't like working with blood, you shouldn't be a butcher.
Get my point?
What a shame if alliances, revenues, international standards etc are going to be put at risk because of a few flight attendants who wish to perform some aspects of the job and not others.
I tend to agree with brassplate on this one. Control of legal alcohol consumption is far better than uncontrolled illegal alcohol consumption.
Illegal drugs, maid bashing, dodgy drivers from across the border, roadworks that refuse to end, 24 hour shwarma joints, and anti government riots are more life threatening in Bahrain than all others put together and worthy of all the MPs time and attention.
Saudi Arabia or Iran are good examples of where Bahrains will end up heading if the MPs get their way. A friend of mine once travelled with a representative of Johnny Walker who claims that at least 90% of the entire sales of their products are to, lo and behold, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, supposedly the dry states in the region.
Last edited by Sal-e; 5th February 2009 at 10:32.