Originally Posted by
kaka
if alcohol is suitable for the lounge i dont quite see why same alcohol is not permitted on the flight which is a continuation of the lounge service.
if it is about what an airline should profit from BOB vs what a pax can do to deprive of said airline's profit on BOB, i stand by the latter.
this is where i draw the line (i know its a fuzzy line and ymmv anyways) - as long as you consume it within the service of the airline i dont see why not can one take from the lounge. this is different with the blokes who loaded 40 cans a few weeks ago.
Back in the day when airlines provided a selection of magazines on board, I would sometimes take a magazine that I was reading with me and continue reading it in the lounge or on my next flight. My reasoning was that as long as it stayed within the airline's network (and didn't contribute to a major movement in one direction) I
wasn't stealing.
ADDED: I can sympathize with someone who has just taken some F&B in a lounge only to discover that one must unexpectedly go immediately to the gate. In such cases, it seems better to take the stuff as it cannot be recycled to another passenger and it's better to avoid wasting food.
OTOH in some jurisdictions, alcohol cannot legally be removed from the venue/licensing unit, so taking it jeopardizes the lounge's ability to continue offering adult beverages.