Originally Posted by
avmba
She brought the drink back unmixed and indicated that she couldn't mix it for me. She added that AS has a beer and wine license and can pour those for customers but can't actually mix cocktails - the passenger has to do that him/herself.
She also added that a government agency had recently admonished AS for the practice of mixing drinks for passengers and that the aircraft in question was now required to be dry for 90 days. The FA ended our conversation by saying "I'd hate to be on the aircraft on a LAS turn..."
I've been flying AS for 7+ years on the west coast and Gold for that entire time so my upgrades have been pretty plentiful. Has AS just been lax on this or have I just been on flights that are the exception rather than the rule?
Also, anyone been stuck on the "dry aircraft"?
Ive run into this from time to time in the past. Personally Id like to mix my own. Sometimes I think on these red eyes they mix it and give me doubles so I will fall asleep so they dont have to deal with me being the only 1 awake at 3 am
With that being said I think there is some truth to this. She is authorized to open wine and beer and serve it but not mix drinks. And reading through the thread I dont see anyone who actually hit the reason for it. its not about just being able to serve beer and wine. Its about only people with server certificate/TAMS can serve beer and wine AND hard alcohol. Its about not having a bartender license that certifies you to know how to properly mix drinks