Drinking on planes
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Why can I not bring my own drinks on board yet I can buy as much as I want on Ryanair for €6 a go?
If I choose to fly long haul on a carrier that charges for drinks, is there much they can really do to stop me drinking something I've onboard?
I'm not thinking crazy amounts. Perhaps a 350ml bottle of scotch between two of us. Equivalent to 3.5 doubles each on a 8+ hour flight.
If I choose to fly long haul on a carrier that charges for drinks, is there much they can really do to stop me drinking something I've onboard?
I'm not thinking crazy amounts. Perhaps a 350ml bottle of scotch between two of us. Equivalent to 3.5 doubles each on a 8+ hour flight.
User33678888 said:
Why can I not bring my own drinks on board yet I can buy as much as I want on Ryanair for â?¬6 a go?
If I choose to fly long haul on a carrier that charges for drinks, is there much they can really do to stop me drinking something I've onboard?
I'm not thinking crazy amounts. Perhaps a 350ml bottle of scotch between two of us. Equivalent to 3.5 doubles each on a 8+ hour flight.
They can take your alcohol from you. If you refuse they can have you arrested when you land. In extreme cases they may even divert somewhere and have you arrested.If I choose to fly long haul on a carrier that charges for drinks, is there much they can really do to stop me drinking something I've onboard?
I'm not thinking crazy amounts. Perhaps a 350ml bottle of scotch between two of us. Equivalent to 3.5 doubles each on a 8+ hour flight.
You can't drink your own as the crew can't control how much you've had and they don't want you s
t faced snd causing trouble on an aircraft in flight.Edited by el stovey on Sunday 15th March 13:07
If we're flying long haul on holiday, we like to start the holiday on the way - last trip to the Maldives took 24 hours from front door to hotel room. So we booked first class train tickets to the airport, had a meal and a couple of pints in the airport, a few drinks and a kip on the plane - trying to make the journey more enjoyable than bearable.
el stovey said:
You can't drink your own as the crew can't control how much you've had and they don't want you st faced snd causing trouble on an aircraft in flight.
Which is ridiculous as crews will often serve passengers way too much alcohol so they end up st faced snd causing trouble on an aircraft in flight.Edited by el stovey on Sunday 15th March 13:07
t faced and causing trouble onboard!LuS1fer said:
I've never really understood the need to drink on aircraft, TBH. Alcoholics maybe...
It's not a need. It's a bit of fun. Some people like a drink, that doesn't make them alcoholics. Do you like reading books or watching films on planes? Is there any "need" for that, either?Anyway. I guess the rules are in place for a reason, although I've never really seen anyone get staggeringly drunk on a plane and I've done the UK-Australia long haul quite a lot over the past six years... I'll usually have two mini bottles of wine and be done with it. Too drying otherwise, and it makes the jetlag worse.
neenaw said:
el stovey said:
You can't drink your own as the crew can't control how much you've had and they don't want you st faced snd causing trouble on an aircraft in flight.
Which is ridiculous as crews will often serve passengers way too much alcohol so they end up st faced snd causing trouble on an aircraft in flight.Edited by el stovey on Sunday 15th March 13:07
t faced and causing trouble onboard!Back in the 80s I got staggeringly drunk on my first ever longhaul to Hong Kong.
I was very young and could not believe that every time I asked for a drink, I got one.
I did ask the stewardess if I could go to the cockpit of this BA 747 and she took me up to meet the captain.
On entering the flight deck I duly tripped over banging my head on the switches above me.
The captain ordered me out.
I continued drinking until we got to Hong Kong and as it was evening we hit the bars.
Boy did I mess up my hotel room later that night.
I was very young and could not believe that every time I asked for a drink, I got one.
I did ask the stewardess if I could go to the cockpit of this BA 747 and she took me up to meet the captain.
On entering the flight deck I duly tripped over banging my head on the switches above me.
The captain ordered me out.
I continued drinking until we got to Hong Kong and as it was evening we hit the bars.
Boy did I mess up my hotel room later that night.
croyde said:
Back in the 80s I got staggeringly drunk on my first ever longhaul to Hong Kong.
I was very young and could not believe that every time I asked for a drink, I got one.
I did ask the stewardess if I could go to the cockpit of this BA 747 and she took me up to meet the captain.
On entering the flight deck I duly tripped over banging my head on the switches above me.
The captain ordered me out.
I continued drinking until we got to Hong Kong and as it was evening we hit the bars.
Boy did I mess up my hotel room later that night.
I was very young and could not believe that every time I asked for a drink, I got one.
I did ask the stewardess if I could go to the cockpit of this BA 747 and she took me up to meet the captain.
On entering the flight deck I duly tripped over banging my head on the switches above me.
The captain ordered me out.
I continued drinking until we got to Hong Kong and as it was evening we hit the bars.
Boy did I mess up my hotel room later that night.
sounds like one heck of a flight! speedysoprano said:
croyde said:
Back in the 80s I got staggeringly drunk on my first ever longhaul to Hong Kong.
I was very young and could not believe that every time I asked for a drink, I got one.
I did ask the stewardess if I could go to the cockpit of this BA 747 and she took me up to meet the captain.
On entering the flight deck I duly tripped over banging my head on the switches above me.
The captain ordered me out.
I continued drinking until we got to Hong Kong and as it was evening we hit the bars.
Boy did I mess up my hotel room later that night.
I was very young and could not believe that every time I asked for a drink, I got one.
I did ask the stewardess if I could go to the cockpit of this BA 747 and she took me up to meet the captain.
On entering the flight deck I duly tripped over banging my head on the switches above me.
The captain ordered me out.
I continued drinking until we got to Hong Kong and as it was evening we hit the bars.
Boy did I mess up my hotel room later that night.
sounds like one heck of a flight! 
I flew out to Hong Kong in August. The stewardess came and told the bloke sitting across the ailse from me that they would not be serving him drinks, and unless he agreed to that before take-off then he would have to leave the plane. His friend promised that he wouldn't be a bit of bother and he'd just fall asleep. Which he did.
Woke up a few hours later with internal bleeding from a recent operation and we had to land in Kazakhstan. I wish he had kicked off about not being allowed booze!
ps. They really do put an announcement out asking "Is there a doctor on the plane?". There was.
Woke up a few hours later with internal bleeding from a recent operation and we had to land in Kazakhstan. I wish he had kicked off about not being allowed booze!
ps. They really do put an announcement out asking "Is there a doctor on the plane?". There was.
Countdown said:
LuS1fer said:
I've never really understood the need to drink on aircraft, TBH. Alcoholics maybe...
Me neither.Edited by Norfolkit on Monday 16th March 00:42
Norfolkit said:
Countdown said:
LuS1fer said:
I've never really understood the need to drink on aircraft, TBH. Alcoholics maybe...
Me neither.Edited by Norfolkit on Monday 16th March 00:42
I'm going to be sat on the plane for 12hrs so it's nice to relax and have a couple of drinks while watching a film/having dinner prior to falling asleep. Is that really so hard to understand?
I'm sure you're aware that it has a much greater affect when on an aircraft. Alcohol effectively denies the passage of oxygen to the brain and, on an aircraft, it's already an oxygen deficient environment.
I don't see any problem with people drinking on board so long as they remain in control. Some don't care if they keep control or not and some are not aware of the increase affects or the reduction in their own tolerance. I believe that it's an offence to be drunk on board an aircraft, but not an offence to drink.
Seems fair.
I don't see any problem with people drinking on board so long as they remain in control. Some don't care if they keep control or not and some are not aware of the increase affects or the reduction in their own tolerance. I believe that it's an offence to be drunk on board an aircraft, but not an offence to drink.
Seems fair.
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