Tracey in Dubai
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Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Used to be 3rd Sand Dune from the Left - But now I'm somewhere else somewhere else.
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I hear what you say, but the avaerage pax, possibly going outside the EU for the first time, can be forgiven (in my opinion) for not realising that drugs prescribed by his/her local quack could be the cause of getting "banged up"!
Maybe it's the responsibility of the quack to say "it's legal here, but some counties have a different opinion" (does YOUR local doc know the rules world-wide?
)
Maybe it's the responsibility of the airline to warn in advance on ticket sale to countries with "strange" (non-EU) drug rules?
Maybe it's the responsibility of the pax to research the laws (on-line if they have the facility, or even know of the need
)
Whoever's "fault" it was, UAE have, as I said earlier, "shot themselves in the foot" in regards to attracting tourists, and shot EK in regards to transit pax - sadly, as UAE is a great country and EK a great airline - hope they sort it out!
I hear what you say, but the avaerage pax, possibly going outside the EU for the first time, can be forgiven (in my opinion) for not realising that drugs prescribed by his/her local quack could be the cause of getting "banged up"!
Maybe it's the responsibility of the quack to say "it's legal here, but some counties have a different opinion" (does YOUR local doc know the rules world-wide?
)Maybe it's the responsibility of the airline to warn in advance on ticket sale to countries with "strange" (non-EU) drug rules?
Maybe it's the responsibility of the pax to research the laws (on-line if they have the facility, or even know of the need
)Whoever's "fault" it was, UAE have, as I said earlier, "shot themselves in the foot" in regards to attracting tourists, and shot EK in regards to transit pax - sadly, as UAE is a great country and EK a great airline - hope they sort it out!
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Ermmm.... I have re-read my post in relation to your response and I do not believe I was suggesting for one minute that they or any other sovereign nation should change its laws. Like many of us here I am fortunate to have been able to travel widely and have always respected local customs and laws.
My point is the way that it was handled (confusion reigned) and the negative press it received worldwide could, in particular if this happens again, have a negative impact on Joe 'I am not a regular traveller' public's perception of TRANSITING through that airport.
Again, I suggest the impact on Emirates future plans, to use DXB as a hub, could be serious. In particular they may already have lost many PAX being prescribed that particular drug. Is Joe really going to be bothered to get a letter from his GP just so they can fly Emirates to OZ etc.?
Edit: ExSim.... you beat me to it and may I say summed it all up perfectly
Ermmm.... I have re-read my post in relation to your response and I do not believe I was suggesting for one minute that they or any other sovereign nation should change its laws. Like many of us here I am fortunate to have been able to travel widely and have always respected local customs and laws.
My point is the way that it was handled (confusion reigned) and the negative press it received worldwide could, in particular if this happens again, have a negative impact on Joe 'I am not a regular traveller' public's perception of TRANSITING through that airport.
Again, I suggest the impact on Emirates future plans, to use DXB as a hub, could be serious. In particular they may already have lost many PAX being prescribed that particular drug. Is Joe really going to be bothered to get a letter from his GP just so they can fly Emirates to OZ etc.?
Edit: ExSim.... you beat me to it and may I say summed it all up perfectly
