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Old Jul 7, 2015 | 12:29 pm
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Originally Posted by emma69
I believe the rule is that the FA must be the one serving you the alcohol (you can't serve yourself) but you can give the FA (non duty free) alcohol to serve you with (e.g. a miniature of your favourite scotch you brought in your liquids baggie).
Under the FAA reg, that is correct. The U.S. flight attendant manuals, which must be approved by the FAA, and once approved are enforceable as an FAA reg, dictate that only airline supplied liquor may be served by a flight attendant.
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