Apparently flying drunk is no big deal?!
10-22-2009, 11:01 AM
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Apparently flying drunk is no big deal?!
10-22-2009, 02:48 PM
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Hell, if you'd ever flown on Air India, you'd understand why they fly drunk.
Some years ago I decided to get adventurous on my last trip as a crewmember on the Airbus A-300. The trip started with a deadhead from Memphis to Mumbai, followed by about 24 hours off, then operate to Bangkok for 3 days off, then back to Mumbai for another day off, then back to Bangkok, with some time off and then a deadhead back to the States. You can see why I did this trip.
Anyway, I decided to fly Air India. First of all, (back then) you couldn't just go on-line and purchase a ticket. You had to find one of the few companies (here in the States) that was authorized to sell AI tickets. Having done that, I paid with my credit card and a week later the tickets arrived. I was flying JFK-BOM direct. When I boarded, I was the only one on the entire upper deck (except the pilots). It was a 747-200 (I think), with a serial number of 000.5. Easily the oldest plane I'd ridden in since my days in Viet Nam, flying around on AC-47's. Everything about the jet was old. No electric outlets, bad cushions, and the silver movie screen was a urine yellow. Yeah, it was some trip. However, the food was prepared on a burner, right in front of you. Very neat. No beef, so I had the chicken.
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Some years ago I decided to get adventurous on my last trip as a crewmember on the Airbus A-300. The trip started with a deadhead from Memphis to Mumbai, followed by about 24 hours off, then operate to Bangkok for 3 days off, then back to Mumbai for another day off, then back to Bangkok, with some time off and then a deadhead back to the States. You can see why I did this trip. Anyway, I decided to fly Air India. First of all, (back then) you couldn't just go on-line and purchase a ticket. You had to find one of the few companies (here in the States) that was authorized to sell AI tickets. Having done that, I paid with my credit card and a week later the tickets arrived. I was flying JFK-BOM direct. When I boarded, I was the only one on the entire upper deck (except the pilots). It was a 747-200 (I think), with a serial number of 000.5. Easily the oldest plane I'd ridden in since my days in Viet Nam, flying around on AC-47's. Everything about the jet was old. No electric outlets, bad cushions, and the silver movie screen was a urine yellow. Yeah, it was some trip. However, the food was prepared on a burner, right in front of you. Very neat. No beef, so I had the chicken.JJ
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