Each week we seem to hear another story about the exploits of drunken airline passengers. This can range from the amusing stories of passengers indulging in under-blanket activities to the more serious violent and aggressive incidents.
Some airline carriers ban alcohol completely onboard and some also limit consumption. With this in mind, is it now time to ban alcohol completely on all airline flights? There are some strong arguments for ditching the booze onboard;
1. You can’t just walk away from those who are intoxicated, you’ll have to sit next to them and put up with their behavior.
2. If you or your close fellow passengers are stressed out about flying then far from calming your nerves, an alcoholic drink is likely to make the situation worse, and increase stress levels.
3. Because of the high altitudes when flying, the effects of alcohol are multiplied, making you feel and act more drunk than usual.
4. Bear in mind if you’re driving when you arrive that you could well be over the alcohol limit.
So what about the arguments for NOT banning booze onboard;
1. Your flight price could well include food and alcohol and if it is then you’ve effectively already paid to have a drink, so why not enjoy a glass of wine with dinner.
2. Most people are pretty sensible, have an alcoholic beverage onboard, watch a film and just fall asleep.
3. If you’re celebrating a special occasion or heading off on vacation after working for months on end, a drink could mellow you out.
4. All people do react differently to stress with many saying a drink just chills them out and takes their mind off flying.
So what do you think; should all alcohol be banned whilst in the air or should we just be trusted to know our own limits and make our own choices? Leave your comments below…
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Everything with responsibility - I guess thats the clue here. Can you even get enough alcohol on a flight to get drunk? I guess you can if that is what you want. But it is the same rules on a plain as “downstairs at planet earth” - it is not alloud to serve beverage to intoxicated people, but this person is likely to cause a sceene if he/she get this message. AND THAT is though to handel on a air plane where you dont realy have people to take care of it.
Anyway, I would vote for alcohol on air planes if it was a selection today. I live in Norway with VERY strict alcohol rules and have seen the tragic results of it - but that is a total different story. I belive in individual freedom UNDER responsibility and YES we should alloud alcohol on air plane, because it is one of thoose small things that makes life (and your Holliday) better and I dont want any individuals to take that joy away from the rest of us