A group of British holidaymakers drank the entire stock of booze for a four-hour flight to Turkey in the space of just 25 minutes, an airline boss has revealed.
SunExpress’s German-American boss Max Kownatzki told trade publication TTG that one special flight operated by the Turkish airline for a group of Brits on a golfing break was drunk dry in the space of 25-minutes.
He said Brit travellers are “more high-spend, more hedonistic.”
I think it's the same to some extent for every nationality, but brits do have the worst reputation.
I talked to a Finnish guy who went from bartending in Estonia to bartending in Finland. He says he HATED having Finnish customers here in Estonia. Now in Finland they're all the nicest people and barely even get drunk.
We all just want to do abroad what we don't feel comfortable doing at home. Let loose like there's no tomorrow.
As a field service tech who flies to work most of the time I can accept many things. I know technical issues happen. But no fucking way I'm flying sober.
I have never understood why people drink alcohol before and during flights, if there is an accident surely you want to be as alert as possible to maximize your ability to respond quickly to the situation?
And if you are soo terrified of flying that you need to be at least a bit tipsy to fly, get some therapy or don't fly.
Then I am happy to report that I am not i that category, I don't worry that it will happen on my plane, but that doesn't mean I am going to be reckless.
I think it is a bigger issue that you can't go a few hours without drinking alcohol.
I don't think they're drinking because they're afraid of flying 😂.
They're drinking because they're alcoholics or to pass the time: the flight probably doesn't seem to take as long if you're black out drunk. Also booze is usually cheaper on flights than at bars.
While the chance of dying in a plane crash is very low, if you get into a situation where the plane is going to crash then the chance of dying is very high. In which case, being drunk might make that experience a little more bearable.
Honest question: do you avoid alcohol if you'll be a passenger in a car? To me, that would seem similar to the plane situation you're describing, but I'm sure you'll agree the majority of people wouldn't do that.
In general I hardly drink alcohol at all, I mostly find it annoying, I hate being dizzy and I can't sleep well when I am too warm, alcohol makes me both dizzy and warm, so for the most part I just don't drink.
I have an extensive collection of rum, vodka and other spirits and alcoholic drinks at home, and if I don't have work in the morning or itnis too late in the evening I will happily make a drink or two, but for the most part I just don't do it.