Another drink too many
 

Woman held in Dubai with daughter for drinking wine on flight

WTF is going on here? As either a Brit or a Swede, she would have been eligible for visa on arrival, so what's with this expired visa thing? Also, if the alcohol was consumed over international airspace I don't see how she can legally be found guilty, even in the sandpit system of justice (and yes, I have experienced it first hand).

Also, what's with the one year hold up? If it's really that bad and you're facing a year of lost income, just admit guilt, serve a couple of months and be deported, surely?

Too many questions here, something's missing. Even for the sandpit this sounds too extreme. Methinks the camera and a rotten attitude had a big part in this, but I stand by to be corrected.

Citabria06g,

Obviously you know Nothing about aviation regulation…
You should know that anything that happen in an A6 Registered aircraft is considered as it was done on the UAE soil and the UAE law applied.
This is true for any aircraft from any country.
So next time you are on board an aircraft , be careful and make sure you follow the rules if you Don't want to end up in a similar situation.

another example of the wonderful system, how many times do these things need to happen? sad

Filming an immigration official would cause issues in most countries regardless of the reason; more so in the UAE where this is definitely illegal.

Definitely more to the story- while drinking is "technically" illegal as a tourist, it's usually jot an issue until linked to some other behavior the authorities take issue with.

Visa one puzzling, unless she was intending to conduct work or business and they found out?

My understanding was that the tourist visa stamp entitles the visa holder to drink in hotel bars. You can also bring in duty free booze (to drink in your hotel). You can't buy alcohol though in MMI or A&E.

I think the filming is the real issue as well as the attitude!

Methinks the “one glass of wine” is also a little white lie.
I imagine what really happened would get her locked up for at least a night in most countries

Just like the last big story where the guy “brushed past” a local. Lol

Don't believe all you read.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6049925/British-mother-jailed-Dubai-daughter-drinking-wine-Emirates-flight-FREE-home.html

In all fairness. EK had nothing to do with this.

yes that's what I meant with the "technically". You're good in a hotel but once you leave said hotel if you do anything to draw attention then good luck. As for the DF previous cases have shown that's a grey area indeed.

the second she started filming she was done. There's other ways to address issues that is not one of them. And yeah I've seen people get bollocked for using phones in Customs queue in Sydney. Stupid woman was taking video of the crew without permission saying we were cutting in front (we were in the crew lane) and persisted even after we nicely told her its not allowed, stuck her phone in my and the pursers face she then tried to take a photo of me saying she was going to complain to EK. Customs officer came over, confiscated the phone and took her to secondary screening informing her that he could enforce the 10k fine if he so chose so she has better be polite. Don't do it kids.

Anyway, apparently HH Sheikh Mohammed has ordered her release... Update courtesy of the good old DM!

Well I for one have in many occasion slurped a glass of wine during an EK flight - never thought it could, even potentially, get me in trouble...
I'm sure there is much more to this story.