Originally Posted by
Often1
If this does happen, there is unlikely to be a distinction between whether one pays cash for a drink or is admitted to a lounge by virtue of ticket class or status.
The larger problem seems to be a failure of carriers to better police drunks in the boarding process.
Media and social media work both ways. A few reports of people being tossed out of the airport and people may think twice about showing up sober.
Same onboard.
Exactly. The airlines' issue and they should deal with it. If people are intoxicated then deny boarding. The law doesn't need changing.
Then again the airlines are weak at policing anything whether it's hand baggage, intoxication, priority boarding or anything in between.