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Isnt It About Time Drunken People Were Stopped From Boarding?
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And once on board not given enough to make them drunk too of course.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.It's time to stop serving alcohol in airports and on planes.
There is no earthly reason why people need to drink in airports except simple boredom, which is capitalised on by airport owners, and then continually capitalised on by airlines.
Alcohol should be banned from planes and airports, and anyone who turns up drunk should be refused boarding
It's not difficult - well, if you put safety and comfort before profit it's not, anyway.
There is no earthly reason why people need to drink in airports except simple boredom, which is capitalised on by airport owners, and then continually capitalised on by airlines.
Alcohol should be banned from planes and airports, and anyone who turns up drunk should be refused boarding
It's not difficult - well, if you put safety and comfort before profit it's not, anyway.
In the same way the cultures do not seriously address the issues caused by drug abuse - as in alcohol and nicotine - so this issue will not be addressed because there is too much money to be made.
The airlines and airports regard the amount of alcohol profit measured against the incident level is acceptable, and while they think that way, nothing will change.
The airlines and airports regard the amount of alcohol profit measured against the incident level is acceptable, and while they think that way, nothing will change.
Of course andy-hughes is talking rubbish.
The vast majority of people who drink at the airport and on the plane cause no trouble at all. Stopping law abiding people drinking because of one or two idiots would be extremely unfair.
Fights and arguments break out amongst sober passengers too, what daft reason would you use for not allowing them to board?
Millions of people travel every year so you will never stop some having disagreements.
Existing laws and fines are successful in keeping this sort of thing rare, and not something that occurs on every flight.
The vast majority of people who drink at the airport and on the plane cause no trouble at all. Stopping law abiding people drinking because of one or two idiots would be extremely unfair.
Fights and arguments break out amongst sober passengers too, what daft reason would you use for not allowing them to board?
Millions of people travel every year so you will never stop some having disagreements.
Existing laws and fines are successful in keeping this sort of thing rare, and not something that occurs on every flight.
Well I have not said no drink.
Serving on the plane is often not the problem, many are tanked up before they arrive.
There is a marked increase in this violence on flights, usually drink related.
Surely it would not be difficult to breathalyze anyone who appears to have had too much and if they have not allow them on? And I dont mean to such a low level as the drive limit.
And then, if you do cause trouble you should be marked as 'banned' for 10 years.
Serving on the plane is often not the problem, many are tanked up before they arrive.
There is a marked increase in this violence on flights, usually drink related.
Surely it would not be difficult to breathalyze anyone who appears to have had too much and if they have not allow them on? And I dont mean to such a low level as the drive limit.
And then, if you do cause trouble you should be marked as 'banned' for 10 years.
Stop drunk folk boarding is OK.
To stop serving alcohol airside and on board is an unreasonable punishment for the sensible many.
A glass of champagne and plate of smoked salmon is my traditional send off when travelling for pleasure and a drink on board is the norm too. Somehow I've managed to not kick off to date.
To stop serving alcohol airside and on board is an unreasonable punishment for the sensible many.
A glass of champagne and plate of smoked salmon is my traditional send off when travelling for pleasure and a drink on board is the norm too. Somehow I've managed to not kick off to date.
Gromit - //Of course andy-hughes is talking rubbish. //
Well, I would take issue with your assumption that my argument is invalid as a given, but onwards ...
// The vast majority of people who drink at the airport and on the plane cause no trouble at all. Stopping law abiding people drinking because of one or two idiots would be extremely unfair. //
You could use that argument about drink-drivers, heroin addicts, people who punch people randomly in the street - just because the majority cause no hard doing something does not inherently make that activity desireable.
//Fights and arguments break out amongst sober passengers too, what daft reason would you use for not allowing them to board? //
I don't believe they do actually - and you are clutching at straws to think that an occasional disagreement over space or luggage stowing equates to the full-on violence engendered by putting drunken idiots in a confined space with a rarefied atmosphere, and then feeding them more alcohol - such as this incident referred to in the OP.
//Millions of people travel every year so you will never stop some having disagreements. //
Disagreements no, full-on alcohol-fuelled fights, quite possible.
// Existing laws and fines are successful in keeping this sort of thing rare, and not something that occurs on every flight. //
Statistics would argue with you on that point - it is acknowledged that air-rage incidents are on the rise, and alcohol is routinely at the root of them.
So I think your defence is seriously flawed - but not 'rubbish' - just difficult to maintain in the light of statistics.
Well, I would take issue with your assumption that my argument is invalid as a given, but onwards ...
// The vast majority of people who drink at the airport and on the plane cause no trouble at all. Stopping law abiding people drinking because of one or two idiots would be extremely unfair. //
You could use that argument about drink-drivers, heroin addicts, people who punch people randomly in the street - just because the majority cause no hard doing something does not inherently make that activity desireable.
//Fights and arguments break out amongst sober passengers too, what daft reason would you use for not allowing them to board? //
I don't believe they do actually - and you are clutching at straws to think that an occasional disagreement over space or luggage stowing equates to the full-on violence engendered by putting drunken idiots in a confined space with a rarefied atmosphere, and then feeding them more alcohol - such as this incident referred to in the OP.
//Millions of people travel every year so you will never stop some having disagreements. //
Disagreements no, full-on alcohol-fuelled fights, quite possible.
// Existing laws and fines are successful in keeping this sort of thing rare, and not something that occurs on every flight. //
Statistics would argue with you on that point - it is acknowledged that air-rage incidents are on the rise, and alcohol is routinely at the root of them.
So I think your defence is seriously flawed - but not 'rubbish' - just difficult to maintain in the light of statistics.
I believe we have to look at the culture that has been allowed to develop here.
Why do people feel they need to drink alcohol while waiting for a plane?
Bus stations and taxi ranks don't have bars adjoining them.
It is not necessary, and it should be stopped, because it causes potential harm and disruption.
Non-one 'needs' a drink' to get on a plane - if you are a nervous flyer, two milligrams of Diazipam taken an hour before you fly will sort that out for you, with no lasting effects, certainly not ones that could lead to the police greeting you on landing.
Why do people feel they need to drink alcohol while waiting for a plane?
Bus stations and taxi ranks don't have bars adjoining them.
It is not necessary, and it should be stopped, because it causes potential harm and disruption.
Non-one 'needs' a drink' to get on a plane - if you are a nervous flyer, two milligrams of Diazipam taken an hour before you fly will sort that out for you, with no lasting effects, certainly not ones that could lead to the police greeting you on landing.
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