11:05AM Clem Bastow | It’s been a
great few days in the world of Australia’s favourite carrier, Qantas, and it looks like it’s the week that just won’t quit! Now, a woman charged with causing a ruckus on a Qantas flight has blamed her bad behaviour on the flight staff, who – if we are to believe her – were, shall we say,
generous with the drinks cart.
A MELBOURNE woman penalised $1000 for offences on a Qantas flight says she was served 20 glasses of champagne and other alcohol after take-off.
Bronwyn Streader’s lawyer yesterday told a court that she drank the champagne, two glasses of red wine and a gin and tonic while on medication.
Defence solicitor Alex Lewenberg said Streader, 30, is a human rights and refugee activist in Japan who has a doctorate from a Sydney university on Japanese culture and life.
“When I fly Qantas economy I’m lucky to get three glasses of orange juice, but if you’re blonde and good looking you get 20 glasses of champagne,” Mr Lewenberg said.
She was nicked for interfering with a crewmember, smoking (presumably in the dunnies) and refusing to wear a seatbelt when the little light was on.
But if she really
did put away a
Boon-esque drinks menu on her flight, they’re lucky smoking in the toilet was all she did – you probably wouldn’t have blinked had she shoved her way into the cockpit, said, “Don’t mind me, gentlemen, we’re taking this bus to fairyland!” and then wet her pants while crying, “But
why was
The Notebook so saaad?” – or something like that.
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