Originally Posted by
cavemanzk
While I get that is an legal reason that prevents access - shouldn't the same apply to onboard the aircraft? e..g when did you last see the crew ask for photo id while serving beer on an SYD-MEL flight?
No, it's 100% a different story? One is self-serve, one is crew giving it out. Do crew ever ask for ID? Well, I've never seen it, but they could. When it's self serve and no one is watching so there is no chance for photo ID to be asked for, that is a totally different story.