Things must be bad at EK

[crewmeal]

In my day we'd probably drink the stuff never mind put it back in the bottle!

Emirates Flight Attendant Caught Pouring Used Champagne Back in Bottle - View from the Wing

[fatbus]

Who gave her the direction to do that? Idiots!

[EchoKilla]

So the cost cuttings continue.....

[777-200LR]

Thank goodness for that! The people at service delivery; who actually think they run this airline will be livid that she's been caught. Next ACI will be titled "Curtains SHALL be closed during service"

[donpizmeov]

Return of unused pre-departure drinks to the bottle. Has been happening for years.

[JAYTO]

wont be happening any more...... well not where people can see any way

[GoreTex]

now I know why the Dom is sometimes flat

[donpizmeov]

No Dom on the ground, so that ain't why.

[EchoKilla]

Originally Posted by donpizmeov

Return of unused pre-departure drinks to the bottle. Has been happening for years.

It has but wasn't in the public know how - who is to say cheap ShamBain hasn't been handed out all this time and prior poured into empty Moet bottles at EK catering facilities? Simply unhygienic and utterly unacceptable specially since TD & crew brag so much about their selection of "fine booze" .....

[Schnowzer]

Nothing to see here!

Makes sense to me, why throw away unused drinks?

Does my head in that you can be filmed at work. If I popped into someone's office and filmed them.....

[donpizmeov]

With you Schnowzer. We live is a society where anyone with a mobile phone can be shocked and awed by anything and everything. They share with the world who take everything on the net as being true.
It's a shame the crew can't share photos of these same people as they act like children during the flight.

[White Knight]

Curtains? The deed was done in the bar area! Ain't no curtains there!

[EchoKilla]

Originally Posted by White Knight

Curtains? The deed was done in the bar area! Ain't no curtains there!

There sure is, right by 26B where the pax was! But sadly she decided to re-pour when the curtains need to remain pulled

[JAARule]

Originally Posted by EchoKilla

who is to say cheap ShamBain hasn't been handed out all this time and prior poured into empty Moet bottles at EK catering facilities?

It isn't even "real" Dom. Check out the label, "Specially bottled for Emirates" or words to that effect. Maybe they're buying the slops from the bottom of the barrel that isn't normally sold to the public. More smoke and mirrors and BS as usual.

[harry the cod]

Donpizmeov

Well, I have seen on occasion Dom being opened pre departure so they do Dom Don though, they do Dom Don!

JAARule

Many airlines, including BA have bespoke labels on the champagne, EK is not unique. It is the real stuff as the champagne houses would not allow their product to be diluted with inferior quality so that comment merely highlights your ignorance. It's also there to ensure the crew can't claim to have 'purchased' it from duty free. The only BS appears to be coming from you....as usual.

Harry

[Odins Raven]

Originally Posted by harry the cod

Donpizmeov

Well, I have seen on occasion Dom being opened pre departure so they do Dom Don though, they do Dom Don!

JAARule

Many airlines, including BA have bespoke labels on the champagne, EK is not unique. It is the real stuff as the champagne houses would not allow their product to be diluted with inferior quality so that comment merely highlights your ignorance. It's also there to ensure the crew can't claim to have 'purchased' it from duty free. The only BS appears to be coming from you....as usual.

Harry

I see where you're coming from, but do you remember the 'BOSE' headsets in first class? The quality of those headsets would make me think twice about buying BOSE in the future! (Admittedly they are produced only for the airplane)...

[Trader]

No doubt our Swiss made flight bags are truly Swiss made...............

[nolimitholdem]

I got a bespoke Dolce and Karama bag for my g/f, she was also totally impressed.

I explained that Harry said it was specially made for Emirates.

[Eau de Boeing]

Also on the subject of knock off luggage, are you guys aware they're charging the pilots twice as much for the new suitcase as to cabin crew? Think I'll use my old one thanks.....

[The Outlaw]

Originally Posted by Fonsini

I suspect it was champagne that had been "tray prepped" and then not taken by any passengers on the cabin walkround - still wholly unacceptable and a PR disaster for Emirates. But if it was from a partially consumed glass then it's a health hazard, a lawsuit, AND a PR disaster.

And therein lies the rub...How does anyone know that it wasn't partially consumed? It's possible that some Hep-C or tuberculosis laden passenger took a sip and decided they wouldn't finish it, then it gets sent back to be thrown down the sink but because its looks like its never been touched, it goes back into the bottle. Some cabin crew are not renowned for their effective communication skills so you just never know and the company opens itself to the possibility. Some years ago, the crew would dump half full bottle of Dom down the toilet before landing. When asked why they said that it was policy as they couldn't re-cork the bottle. A big waste but it was policy.

Despite the intentions, the optics of this makes the company look bad and as TCAS used to say, "it's all about the perception our passengers have". I always thought that was a very loaded statement, IE: it just has to look good vs actually being good.

In any case, despite the intention of the crew or even that of the service delivery manual, pouring anything back into a bottle is very "sans classe" and adds the aura of "commonality". Not the look they are trying to portray I'd think.

Welcome to todays world. As "Dom don" said, every muppet has a phone these days and will record anything and everything, in some cases for gain. I'll bet that at least 1/4 of the passengers record the landings, take-offs, PA's etc. I say keep the laptops and ban the phones on-board!