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Old Dec 8, 2012, 8:56 pm
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fastair
 
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Originally Posted by cyclogenesis
Now was I sober? No.. I had had a few glasses of wine with dinner, was I abusive, ill mannered, boisterous or in anyway affecting the comfort of my fellow passengers? No..
You answered your own question by asking yourself if you were sober. Let me introduce you to FAR 121.575:
Sec. 121.575 — Alcoholic beverages.
(a) No person may drink any alcoholic beverage aboard an aircraft unless the certificate holder operating the aircraft has served that beverage to him.

(b) No certificate holder may serve any alcoholic beverage to any person aboard any of its aircraft who—

(1) Appears to be intoxicated;

(2) Is escorting a person or being escorted in accordance with 49 CFR 1544.221; or

(3) Has a deadly or dangerous weapon accessible to him while aboard the aircraft in accordance with 49 CFR 1544.219, 1544.221, or 1544.223.

(c) No certificate holder may allow any person to board any of its aircraft if that person appears to be intoxicated.

(d) Each certificate holder shall, within five days after the incident, report to the Administrator the refusal of any person to comply with paragraph (a) of this section, or of any disturbance caused by a person who appears to be intoxicated aboard any of its aircraft.

http://www.risingup.com/fars/info/part121-575-FAR.shtml

If it were me, I'd let the sleeping dog lay. Part (3)(d) isn't something I would want to happen to me becuase I was unahppy with thoutcom of myself attempting to have them break (b)(1).

As you can see, she is just as required to follow up (I bet she didn't beyond the FO) as she was to not serve you. So other than the overall lack of service, being told that she had followed up with the next up the food chain offended you. You were the one who pushed the point after being (properly by your own admission no longer in a sober state) refused service.

Last edited by fastair; Dec 8, 2012 at 9:02 pm
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