Originally Posted by
robsaw
While the Federal Court of Appeal overturned the US District court ruling against US Airways it wasn't because of interstate commerce but because of federal preemption of New Mexico state law by federal regulation of all airline services (including service of alcohol) through various federal statutes. In fact the court noted that interstate commerce is NOT solely the domain of the federal gov't but could create conflicts. However, that matter deals with the movement of liquor across state lines into or out of New Mexico and not the service of liquor onboard aircraft.
The matter was sent back to US District Court by the Federal Appeal Court but I couldn't find a final ruling at that level.
And there you have it. The interpretation of US court rulings by a Canadi>n.
Perhaps there should be a thread, or a book of "Quotes From The Mouths Of FAs That Should Have Come Out Of A Nether Orifice" (A guidebook of irrational and nonsensical rules du jour not contained in any manual)