Originally Posted by
TWA884
"Unless the certificate holder operating the aircraft has served that beverage" has been interpreted by the FAA to mean that the alcohol was provided by the airline as opposed to a flight attendant pouring the passenger's own booze.
I don't think that it is fair to ask flight crew members to jeopardize their jobs and/or risk hefty fines to satisfy customers' affinity for particular brands of alcoholic beverages.
I am all for following the rules but how about all of the FAs taking alcohol of the airplanes enroute to their hotel for layovers. I know of one instance in the UK where the FA was queried by local authorities (UK laws in this area are very stringent) and when she admitted she took it from the plane, was terminated by AA after the investigation.