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I believe you find some alcohol free flights in domestic routes in certain Islamic countries.
I wouldn't pay extra for either alcohol free or children sections on flights and I don't drink alcohol and don't have children.
I'm sure that I've mentioned this before somewhere, hopefully not on CD.
I was on a Royal Air Maroc flight from Agadir, Morocco, to Casablanca, Morocco, to catch a flight back home to London.
The all female flight attendant crew only spoke Arabic and French, and when they came round with the drinks cart, one said to me, "Voulez-vous boire quelque chose?", (would you like to drink something?).
I replied, half asleep, "Avez-vous du vodka?", (do you have vodka?)
She looked at me as if I'd asked if she wanted a part in a porn movie.
The Australian guy sitting next to me, whispered, "Muslim airline, only sodas, tea or coffee, you'd have more chance of banging her than getting a vodka."
I whispered back, "Didn't know I had a choice."
I'd like a no uptight aholes section, a no mouth breathers section, a no think you can use two armrests when there's only one each section, a no smelly person section, a no obese spilling over section, a no playing your personal device so everyone else can "enjoy" it section.
Kids don't bother me. It's babies that do, though there's often little you can do to prevent the baby from crying.
And whether the baby is next to you or 6 rows back, it's just as annoying.
That's not true IMO. They are all annoying, yes, but location is a big factor.
I had one a while ago that was in the row in front of me, facing me (on mom's chest). This baby would make eye contact with me as it screamed and wailed at random times. It was much worse than the times I've encountered a loud baby farther away.
Kids crying can be annoying, but what is user annoying is when a baby is crying and the parent makes zero effort to calm the child and figures they will stop crying when they are done.
but some parents have no choice, but to choose between a 12-20hr drive or a 2-3 hour flight.
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It is ok to vent....... First class is always an option.
Not flying is an option too.
maybe I am getting older... but... kids and parents seem to be less respectful (same ole story?)
We traveled a lot as family, so as soon as the kids were old enough to be seated on their own (age 5 - 7) they took my First Class upgrades and had a blast! (and were well cared for with China / Steaks / IceCream / warm cookies...). They even got to do a few Cockpit visits, including 747-100 in Hong Kong - good days gone -bye
Still flying 4-6x / month, and don't plan on backing off. Qualified for "Companion pass" for all of 2017, so I better get used to more kids and 'service-animals' on planes.
Ear plug / and headphone equipped.
Passenger loads are getting me down. Flights in and out of PDX are always jammed to first connecting flight. Guess many people feel the same as me... time to flee the rain.
Ear plugs. Ear plugs. Ear plugs. Even rolled up tissues work. Muffle the noise of the babies and drunks to a dull roar in the distance. Before you know it, you're on the ground and ready to make your escape.
That's all fine and dandy till that fine mist lands on your arm from Sneezy. You quickly grab the only air source you have and point it directly down on your face hoping to divert the rest of the rain showers.
You can only laugh when 'Highway to hell' comes blaring on your earbuds as your next song of choice.
As you ask the flight attendant to discard the wet one you used to clean off your arm it's nite nite.
The continued bumping from the back of your seat somehow rocks you to sleep as you envision a hole appear in the plane and all the trouble makers get sucked out. Hmm... Ahh there's a satisfied grin that now is displayed on your face.
That's all fine and dandy till that fine mist lands on your arm from Sneezy. You quickly grab the only air source you have and point it directly down on your face hoping to divert the rest of the rain showers.
You can only laugh when 'Highway to hell' comes blaring on your earbuds as your next song of choice.
As you ask the flight attendant to discard the wet one you used to clean off your arm it's nite nite.
The continued bumping from the back of your seat somehow rocks you to sleep as you envision a hole appear in the plane and all the trouble makers get sucked out. Hmm... Ahh there's a satisfied grin that now is displayed on your face.
That's not funny, funyman.
And you forgot the gum popping young women. I once flew from Taipei to San Francisco next to a woman who had obviously just had a tiff with her inamorata. It went like this:
I'd like a no uptight aholes section, a no mouth breathers section, a no think you can use two armrests when there's only one each section, a no smelly person section, a no obese spilling over section, a no playing your personal device so everyone else can "enjoy" it section.
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