Royal Brunei
Jan 24th 2006, 1:40 pm
#16
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Re: Royal Brunei
I've conrtibuted to other threads on RBA. having flown with them too many times to remember, my opinion is that the flights are generally good. (But not a patch on Malaysian or Singapore) but the ground staff are appalling and you could - due to their ineptness - find yourself stuck in Brunei for longer than you thought (but then again I got stuck for 5 years in Brunei so it can't be that bad!)
Jan 24th 2006, 2:34 pm
#17
womble
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 2,675
Re: Royal Brunei
[QUOTE=Lewis Lapthorn]
That's right - no p*** heads, but not too happy about the staff.
Your pilot may decide to become a martyr at 35,000 feet. :scared:
What utter racist ignorant crap! 
In any case, the pilots are normally Australian or English.
Remember that Brunei as a country only has around 300,000 people. That's the size of a large town in the UK. So there is limited recruitment stock. They pay the air hosts a pittance relative to UK/Aus wages - up to BN$1000/month (tax free) which is around 300 quid.
Anyway, MrsM - I replied to your PM before I saw this thread.
As for alcohol, most people pre-mix G&Ts into a water bottle and carry it on. If you are flying business class, then they will let you bring a bottle of wine on board, and discretely open it for you.
Originally Posted by manxfamily
That's right - no p*** heads, but not too happy about the staff.
Your pilot may decide to become a martyr at 35,000 feet. :scared:
In any case, the pilots are normally Australian or English.
Remember that Brunei as a country only has around 300,000 people. That's the size of a large town in the UK. So there is limited recruitment stock. They pay the air hosts a pittance relative to UK/Aus wages - up to BN$1000/month (tax free) which is around 300 quid.
Anyway, MrsM - I replied to your PM before I saw this thread.
As for alcohol, most people pre-mix G&Ts into a water bottle and carry it on. If you are flying business class, then they will let you bring a bottle of wine on board, and discretely open it for you.
