Remind Me NOT To Fly Turkish Airlines to Moscow

The Washington Post wrote about an interesting piece of gossip in the airline world. Supposedly, according to a Russian Newspapers (here - will need Google translation), Turkish is proposing banning alcohol on flights to Moscow, Russia. This isn't to save money, but rather a safety reasons:

Apperently, the "proposed ban comes after a string of incidents involving Russian passengers who had too much to drink and became unruly. Last year alone, 28 such incidents on Turkish Airlines flights between Turkey and Russia required police intervention. Earlier this month, an audibly drunk Russian man on a Turkish Airlines flight got into a confrontation with several members of a Russian soccer team who were also the flight."

I can't comment on if 28 alcohol related incidents is a lot in one year. If the only way to protect passengers on these routes is to pull the nectar, I support them. However, I won't be flying Turkish to Russia. 6 hour is WAY to long without a drink. Areoflot anyone?
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