midasthailand Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Recently my company booked me on an Aeroflot flight from Bangkok to Baku, via Moscow. I could not believe it when the flight attendant told me that the flight was alcohol free! "Why is that"? I asked, "because Russians go crazy when they drink too much, and they always drink too much on flights between Thailand and Russia, so we do not serve alcohol on these flights" I am not Russian and I was pissed off that I could not have a wine with my meal.....My company will not be booking me on Aeroflot again! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
necronx99 Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Take a spanner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonititan Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 You poor thing. That must have ruined your whole year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Drucker Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Wow! You do have big problems! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 I'd have been thanking them and asking my company to book all my Russian flights on Aeroflot... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midas Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 I'd have been thanking them and asking my company to book all my Russian flights on Aeroflot... Aeroflot used to fly the Airbus from Moscow to Sydney Australia. I thought they were an OK airline. Never had any complaints about them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumply Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 I was an Export man for more than 30 years for a UK company. Rule no. 1, never let your company choose your flights, times and routings for you. If you're lucky enough to have a division that do the bookings (a luxury nowadays) then nominate the flights and hotels yourself, that way you have control over your itinerary and airlines, and not some dopy girl in the office. Good luck with your travels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dddave Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Can you imagine the scene if they served booze to the OP but not the Russian passengers? I wouldn't have wanted to be sitting next to him. They'd have shredded him and drunk his blood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gudtymchuk Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Pattaya should love Aeroflot.... keep them Ruskies high and dry so they will hit the ground running to the nearest 7-11.... But seriously, they should install showers on all aeroflot Thailand bound flights and require those Russian tourists to use those showers before arriving at Swampy.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandguy Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 I was on an Aeroflot flight once to Thailand. The drunken scene was nightmarish. This is a smart move on their part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianCR Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 I was on an Aeroflot flight once to Thailand. The drunken scene was nightmarish. This is a smart move on their part. Are they still giving free T/shirts to passengers who arrive at their destination ' I flew Aeroflot and survived'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 I expect many other airlines to follow suit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosha Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Fly Russian airlines at you peril. A video on Youtube showing an aircraft taking off with ice laden wings just a day or so after the UTAir crash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satcommlee Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 What Cabin Class was this? I have business in Moscow but usually fly Business Class.. I will need to give Aeroflot a miss if they dont serve booze even in Business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lega1980 Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 You poor thing... you can't expect a first-class airline to fly to a shithole like Baku. If your complany sends you to places like that you should think of changing jobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princessa Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 (edited) midasthailand, aeroflot knows their passengers much better than you. your glass of wine is 5 liters of duty-free booze for Russians, some (if not most) of which gets consumed during the 10 h flight. I can say that my own experience with aeroflot on a non-drinking plane was miles better than flying with emirates from MSK to BKK simply due to lack of drunks. I also don't think the no booze rule is enforced in business class by the way, and unless you turn vodka into gold with a single touch, you will not want to fly on a plane with Russian drunktards. Edited May 6, 2012 by princessa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGS1244 Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 I was an Export man for more than 30 years for a UK company. Rule no. 1, never let your company choose your flights, times and routings for you. If you're lucky enough to have a division that do the bookings (a luxury nowadays) then nominate the flights and hotels yourself, that way you have control over your itinerary and airlines, and not some dopy girl in the office. Good luck with your travels. How very true. always book your own flights. I got 'stuck' in Kenya once and the RAF sent me back to the UK on an Aeroflot flight (don't ask) never again. One airline that joined my banned list for life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phl Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 I believe OP should not only write a complaint but also boycott the airline. Just imagine what he had to suffer.............. He could not have a glass of $5 bottle wine with his meal for 8 or so hours, that is just despicable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Wow! You do have big problems! Not really, if the Ruskies are a pain in the ass thats one thing but to put the rest of us in the same bracket is a bit off, as some of us really do like a glass of something when we eat and don't get plastered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rakman Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Do the pilots still perform "tactical" landings? High approach and a race to the ground.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayito7777 Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 (edited) You poor thing... you can't expect a first-class airline to fly to a shithole like Baku. If your complany sends you to places like that you should think of changing jobs. agree Edited May 7, 2012 by mayito7777 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALFREDO Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Aeoroflot. Bravo, good idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaka Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 I was an Export man for more than 30 years for a UK company. Rule no. 1, never let your company choose your flights, times and routings for you. If you're lucky enough to have a division that do the bookings (a luxury nowadays) then nominate the flights and hotels yourself, that way you have control over your itinerary and airlines, and not some dopy girl in the office. Good luck with your travels. How very true. always book your own flights. I got 'stuck' in Kenya once and the RAF sent me back to the UK on an Aeroflot flight (don't ask) never again. One airline that joined my banned list for life. Was that when the iron curtain was still up? A lot have things have changed since then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueLeader Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Do the pilots still perform "tactical" landings? High approach and a race to the ground.. In Europe, both Ryanair and Wizzair do that. It saves fuel. I almost took an Aeroflot flight back to the UK last year, but I got talking to a guy in the Gecko Bar in Rambuttri and he spent a lot of time talking me out of it. It wasn't the absolute cheapest (Turkish Airlines had that honour) but I thought it might be interesting to go via Moscow and the flight was shorter. He told me things about Aeroflot that I won't repeat here, but which put me off flying with them forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jemyer46 Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Believe me, they have the right rules in place. I travel between Moscow and Bangkok and the U.S. on a regular basis using either Aeroflot or Transaero and you don't want them drinking. The last Transaero flight I took all the Russians were drinking in the bars in the terminal before takeoff and within 5 minutes after sitting down there was a fist fight right next to my seat. At that point the steward came through and confiscated all the duty free whiskey until they landed in Bangkok. Did stop them though as many had whiskey in other bottles and went to the toilet to drink. The flight never really quieted down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
optimjim Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 I was an Export man for more than 30 years for a UK company. Rule no. 1, never let your company choose your flights, times and routings for you. If you're lucky enough to have a division that do the bookings (a luxury nowadays) then nominate the flights and hotels yourself, that way you have control over your itinerary and airlines, and not some dopy girl in the office. Good luck with your travels. How very true. always book your own flights. I got 'stuck' in Kenya once and the RAF sent me back to the UK on an Aeroflot flight (don't ask) never again. One airline that joined my banned list for life. Dead right,Lumply. I, too was an export man for a UK company for many years and used to research my own itineraries aand destination hotels (if visiting a country for the first time). Using the Airlines guide one could even chech on the type of aircraft and intermediate landings -- in those days far fewer non-stop flights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
necronx99 Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Perhaps not relevant to your trip but Aeroflot just crashed their new Sukhoi jet in Indonesia http://www.nycaviation.com/2012/05/sukhoi-superjet-demo-flight-crashes-in-indonesia-plane-and-46-passengers-missing/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midasthailand Posted May 11, 2012 Author Share Posted May 11, 2012 You poor thing... you can't expect a first-class airline to fly to a shithole like Baku. If your complany sends you to places like that you should think of changing jobs. If your future posts are anything like your first one I can see you being a short lived TV poster. Have you ever been to Baku? I found it to be a thoroughly lovely place, perfectly clean, good night life, nice people and a very good future. Enjoy your short membership of TV! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lega1980 Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 I just imagined your 'Baku' reads Singapore and then yeah, it sounds about right. Clean, decent night life etc. Now what's left is to convince sia to fly there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h90 Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Last time I drank with Russians in Bangkok they explained that when they drink there is Alcohol and something non Alcohol to drink. Alcohol was vodka (of course) The non Alcohol drink (to drink between 2 shots of vodka) was Singha Beer. (and some of them were Muslims: Wodka=Water, Beer=food....but no pork, please) Maybe you should have told her that it is OK to not serve alcohol and if she could bring you some wine instead?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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