Generally people are getting drunk in the terminal then being boarded anyway because the gate agents don’t want to get yelled at by an angry drunk. Once they are in the air, the combination thin air, tight spaces, and other annoyances gets on the drunk’s last nerve.
Add to that since there is no alcohol being served you have people smuggling on minis and slamming them in the lav.
Yeah, the stuff served onboard isn’t the real problem.
Selling alcohol on an aircraft might be part of the problem, but it's a very small part. The bigger part is the airports themselves.
Most airports have establishments within that sell alcohol for one simple reason. The cities that run them want to separate as many dollars from the flying public as possible. Selling them drinks while waiting for a flight is an easy way to do it.
Now, according to federal law, it is illegal to allow an intoxicated person to board an aircraft operated under Part 121 rules (i.e. the airlines). Any employee who sees this happening is bound by law to stop it. But they don't. It should start with the bartender cutting them off, with additional cutouts being the gate agent, and then the flight attendants.
But in this cellphone filming, sue crazy world the airline employees are taught deescalation as a first step. This generally means getting the person to calm down, promise to be good, and then letting them on board. But this doesn't mean that they won't act up again once airborne. Actually the opposite can be true, as the aircrafts climbs the cabin pressure drops. Similarly to how you get a buzz easier with less brews when visiting the mountains, the pressure drop makes the liquor already in them more potent.
The solution is to cut back on liquor sales in general and come down on abusers like the crack of doom.
Look folks, all joking aside. If you think the airlines are bad, you should come see how the parts of these things are really made. Let’s just say this, I no longer fly or stand under them.
I'm sure all the parts from south Korea, Vietnam, and Indonesia are just as good, if not better than ones made in the US.... pretty sure....I mean they're all the same green and yellow color so yeah, should be just as good...
Remember the old airline ads showing sumptuous buffets being wheeled down the aisle for passengers to chose from? My flight yesterday provided me with half a handful of pretzels and some water. At least I got to take off that fucking mask for 20 minutes.
In SeaTac, everyone was masked. In Little Rock, lots under the nose and chin & some even maskless and no one said jack. And outside, not a soul vs Seattle where almost 100% of people outside ON A SUNNY SUMMER DAY had masks on.
So, some light weight orders a drink and gets unruly?
ReplyDeleteAt airline prices, it should be almost impossible to get drunk for less that $300
Generally people are getting drunk in the terminal then being boarded anyway because the gate agents don’t want to get yelled at by an angry drunk. Once they are in the air, the combination thin air, tight spaces, and other annoyances gets on the drunk’s last nerve.
DeleteAdd to that since there is no alcohol being served you have people smuggling on minis and slamming them in the lav.
Yeah, the stuff served onboard isn’t the real problem.
Selling alcohol on an aircraft might be part of the problem, but it's a very small part. The bigger part is the airports themselves.
ReplyDeleteMost airports have establishments within that sell alcohol for one simple reason. The cities that run them want to separate as many dollars from the flying public as possible. Selling them drinks while waiting for a flight is an easy way to do it.
Now, according to federal law, it is illegal to allow an intoxicated person to board an aircraft operated under Part 121 rules (i.e. the airlines). Any employee who sees this happening is bound by law to stop it. But they don't. It should start with the bartender cutting them off, with additional cutouts being the gate agent, and then the flight attendants.
But in this cellphone filming, sue crazy world the airline employees are taught deescalation as a first step. This generally means getting the person to calm down, promise to be good, and then letting them on board. But this doesn't mean that they won't act up again once airborne. Actually the opposite can be true, as the aircrafts climbs the cabin pressure drops. Similarly to how you get a buzz easier with less brews when visiting the mountains, the pressure drop makes the liquor already in them more potent.
The solution is to cut back on liquor sales in general and come down on abusers like the crack of doom.
Matt
Cut back on liquor sales in general at airports or require potential passengers to down a Soaper with every drink.
DeleteLook folks, all joking aside. If you think the airlines are bad, you should come see how the parts of these things are really made. Let’s just say this, I no longer fly or stand under them.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure all the parts from south Korea, Vietnam, and Indonesia are just as good, if not better than ones made in the US.... pretty sure....I mean they're all the same green and yellow color so yeah, should be just as good...
DeleteGreyhound of the skies! Sadly, I'm old enough to remember when people used to dress up to fly.
ReplyDeleteRemember the old airline ads showing sumptuous buffets being wheeled down the aisle for passengers to chose from? My flight yesterday provided me with half a handful of pretzels and some water. At least I got to take off that fucking mask for 20 minutes.
ReplyDeleteIn SeaTac, everyone was masked. In Little Rock, lots under the nose and chin & some even maskless and no one said jack. And outside, not a soul vs Seattle where almost 100% of people outside ON A SUNNY SUMMER DAY had masks on.