Originally Posted by steveben53

Personally I don't drink whilst flying, but I don't see why the actions of one individual should affect the enjoyment of everybody else. I know several people who enjoy a drink on board, either at the bar or with their meals. These people are perfectly capable of behaving properly and not disrupting the smooth operation of the flight

Reading the article it says that the person concerned was sitting in his seat having removed his shirt. As a matter of interest shouldn't this have alerted the flight crew. The article also states that he had been in the bar for hours. The bar on the A380 is an attended bar. Again shouldn't the flight crew have realised that this guy was getting more and more pi**ed and should they not have refused to serve him any more drinks.

So no, don't outlaw drinking on board. Train the flight crew to recognise the signs that a passenger has had enough and train them to deal with the matter swiftly and firmly