Cabin Crews' Worst Route?
Apr 27, 2014, 3:00 pm
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EZE was always one of the highest requested trips as it was the biggest earner, not any longer.
Our allowances have been evened out and other than the meal allowances the daily rate is the same as going anywhere else.
I still love Buenos Aires as South America is an exciting place to visit.
Our allowances have been evened out and other than the meal allowances the daily rate is the same as going anywhere else.
I still love Buenos Aires as South America is an exciting place to visit.
I once asked PUCCI to pop round for a wee chat and a
Apr 27, 2014, 3:00 pm
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Apr 27, 2014, 3:05 pm
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Apr 27, 2014, 3:11 pm
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I've lived in Jeddah and Tehran, when in both cases life was stricter than it is now. As with everything else, if you use your commonsense you're unlikely to get into trouble, whether gay or straight. Jeddah was trickier since having any female in your car, other than your wife or close family member, could invite questioning from the Mutawaah, the religious police, but it didn't stop me. Women cannot drive in Saudi, but can in Iran. I had access to a beach villa along the Red Sea and I often took BA cabin crew off there by way of an escape from near imprisonment in their Jeddah hotel. But I'm glad I didn't spend long in Riyadh......
BTW, I should have been more specific in my earlier comment - what I meant is that I heard horror stories about both place from cabin crew (albeit not BA) which hated both places. It was indeed particularly true of the women and I must say I sympathise. OT but my partner and I once thought of taking a very cheap J flight on SV, but I was worried about how uncomfortable it might get, notably for her, if we missed our connection and last flight of the day. We ended up going a more expensive route but one where we knew we could just leave the airport (together!) and go to a hotel if something went wrong with the connection and I'll admit I glad we did!
Apr 27, 2014, 3:13 pm
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Apr 27, 2014, 3:17 pm
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[QUOTE=HIDDY;22770380]
Two days is pretty good.
She shouldn't be spending all her time down at the docks.
She love a drunken sailor, easy picking for a lady of her age.
Two days is pretty good.
She shouldn't be spending all her time down at the docks.
She love a drunken sailor, easy picking for a lady of her age.
Apr 27, 2014, 3:34 pm
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I've lived in Jeddah and Tehran, when in both cases life was stricter than it is now. As with everything else, if you use your commonsense you're unlikely to get into trouble, whether gay or straight. Jeddah was trickier since having any female in your car, other than your wife or close family member, could invite questioning from the Mutawa’ah, the religious police, but it didn't stop me. Women cannot drive in Saudi, but can in Iran. I had access to a beach villa along the Red Sea and I often took BA cabin crew off there by way of an escape from near imprisonment in their Jeddah hotel. But I'm glad I didn't spend long in Riyadh......
In the early 2000s I lived in Riyadh. On a return flight back from the UK I was chatting to the CC and asked what on earth they did while based in Riyadh (I think they had at least a one night stop over on this occasion), bearing in mind they could hardly venture out of their hotel: no-one walked anywhere as it was too hot (45degC+), no cinemas, clubs or bars, no mixing of the sexes (unless related) - which meant even a visit to a restaurant was fraught with problems because of the Mutawa etc. The answer was that they were usually well looked after at the British Embassy, which is where they spent most of their time enjoying all the facilities that provided.
However on this occasion there had been some muddle and someone had forgotten to make the necessary advance arrangements at the Embassy - so it looked like a couple of days confined to barracks so to speak (the Holiday Inn if I recall) for the CC.
Of course I couldn't let this happen (I had also been well looked after on the flight) so offered an evening at my compound for those who were interested. Several hours later I found myself picking up a mixed party from the hotel and heading back to my compound. We had a rather random fun evening - an excellent BBQ (cooked by me), the provision of my very best homemade hooch and swimming under the stars for those who wanted to - a taste of expat compound life! All were returned safe and sound by midnight....
Apr 27, 2014, 3:37 pm
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I've lived in Jeddah and Tehran, when in both cases life was stricter than it is now. As with everything else, if you use your commonsense you're unlikely to get into trouble, whether gay or straight. Jeddah was trickier since having any female in your car, other than your wife or close family member, could invite questioning from the Mutawaah, the religious police, but it didn't stop me. Women cannot drive in Saudi, but can in Iran. I had access to a beach villa along the Red Sea and I often took BA cabin crew off there by way of an escape from near imprisonment in their Jeddah hotel. But I'm glad I didn't spend long in Riyadh......
If I take one thing from my travels over the last couple of years it is that spending too long in Riyadh is one thing that one should avoid doing if at all possible. It has very few redeeming features.
Apr 28, 2014, 9:53 am
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I've lived in Jeddah and Tehran, when in both cases life was stricter than it is now. As with everything else, if you use your commonsense you're unlikely to get into trouble, whether gay or straight. Jeddah was trickier since having any female in your car, other than your wife or close family member, could invite questioning from the Mutawa’ah, the religious police, but it didn't stop me. Women cannot drive in Saudi, but can in Iran. I had access to a beach villa along the Red Sea and I often took BA cabin crew off there by way of an escape from near imprisonment in their Jeddah hotel. But I'm glad I didn't spend long in Riyadh......
Apr 28, 2014, 12:40 pm
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Riyadh is truly one of the least enviable places I've had the pleasure of doing business in. I've always managed to avoid staying for too long by arranging my travel into and out of DXB, and flying privately to Saudi, which makes a big differences, but there is very little to make you want to come back, and the hopping from compound to compound gets a bit long in the tooth after a while.
Apr 29, 2014, 10:27 am
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My friend is BA crew, she mentioned Nice being rather unpopular, because of very precious and self-important passengers.
Then there are little things that make duties unpopular, such staying at a horrible 80s style hotel in Munich, a supposedly haunted hotel in EDI, or staying out in the sticks in Düsseldorf (on the other hand, German passengers are loved, they board on time and do what crew tell them to do
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Then there are little things that make duties unpopular, such staying at a horrible 80s style hotel in Munich, a supposedly haunted hotel in EDI, or staying out in the sticks in Düsseldorf (on the other hand, German passengers are loved, they board on time and do what crew tell them to do
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Apr 29, 2014, 10:37 am
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Cabin Crews' Worst Route?
I am on the flight to NCE this Friday evening so am interested to see how the other passengers behave based on all the comments about that route. I will, of course, be my usual well behaved self.