I'm truly upset that everyone here has missed the point and is victim blaming. It's not your fault this happened. The tone in which people are highlighting your politeness does NOT matter, this was not your fault and it frustrates me that those who have commented are blaming you for this persons drunken actions.
Anyway, the Sale of Liquor act will apply, it might just take a few e-mails and a bit of research to find if AirNZ have their Liquor License with Auckland Council or another authority to lay a complaint.
Originally Posted by
toop28
So I had an uncomfortable experience on my last flight with ANZ.
Like all of us that travel alone, I am always seated next to a stranger.
I am polite and make some small talk since I'll be next to this person for the next 10 1/2 hrs.
Flying LAX-LHR in PE. The conversation started out fine. We then put on our headphones and watched tv.
Then the drinks began flowing. One drink, then 2 then 3 and so on. For him, not me. Dinner and more drinks. By drink 8, he was clearly inebriated. He became very creepy.
He was trying to engage me in conversation and kept looking over at me. He would tap me on the shoulder to get my attention when I was clearly ignoring him. I was really uncomfortable and just sat with my arms folded and in the corner of my chair for the whole flight.
Luckily he passed out by the next drink.
Shouldn't the FA's be accountable for how many drinks they give passengers? He was clearly drunk, yet they kept serving him.
I was going to approach the FA and ask them not to serve him anymore but I don't know if I can even do that.
What would you have done in this instance?