Years ago I would fly from London the Stavanger Norway each 14 days back and forth as I was working on the Drilling Rigs in the North Sea.
As I was a frequent flyer I knew some of the stewardess. The flights were on a DC9, now known as the MD-80. The noise of the turbines were very loud at the back of the aircraft as it had rear mounted engines. Unfortunately the drink cart started from the back of the aircraft forward.
I had a system. I would sit up front and as soon as the seat belt light went off I would go to the back of the aircraft and buy two small bottles of scotch and return to my seat with the Scotch and water. About 30 minutes later the drink and food cart would be there and I would select a cognac with my meal and some wine. Once when I went to the back of the plane the stewardess handing me two little bottles of Scotch. She knew my routine.
Sad that this all history today and no more. Today Airlines are like cattle cars. Albeit I will not critise the airlines as they are reacting to economic reality.
“The flights were on a DC9, now known as the MD-80. The noise of the turbines were very loud at the back of the aircraft as it had rear mounted engines.”
TRUTH!